The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1836-08-05 00:00:00

- --= i `~- .-=~ AUGUST 5, 18!1,6. ..as gond of a verbal dvapidly Oa ishiog the lent of the •dship said lest of the Nood per t he was a -cle of the qi that the trpng Iva- El be again ed to pro mr insular lent laws, !ir notions ..pendenre ut our be- connected articularlY ,ommons• Poor L 2 ise to an ered very the Poor positively Member's )or relief; and cllll. )tarv, bu t ive copied s perhaps re inconi the worst ssed that Christian rah-of-in- is a coun alth, and ition. was voted fested, on t, and Ice its duty• Lion upon t by the a trade vantages. !led. To question• >era's bY Ifishness ; cted rviel le first to lo kicked it, after a Russell. m by the -ners, the ler year's Fe, whicb ipersede• weather'" Ali he ho arry, the allusions ; n former ntlY, but Lie whigs for for vhich the opiniov, veen mi s. Our I speech• Ind Lor(1 in force those of Jehalf of for Lord rtTeers lajority, 06 have cials of lords" ] ow n bti salutary th, as it of a fo- rch, o 1 Our SO- ,pith un- fornt of nothing I:kery of igion- --- ieu pu [ of pur- e virtue t of the 'stained sring Of 501005 tendon lonotirt moral ,s•tarve acrifice etiolate t facto. ngiori- ness of been 5° R, Peel cession the un- omm ol 0 dwel l rvative nsi.it~i' honour ,t Lord incl C"' o f our e witil- advar' n•dship n their is pro . anife.st her husband's sick bed with the greatest anx;ety. He depart this life on'the evening of the 28th ult. TintliE O'CLOCK. Consols for the Account, 91 to 91i. Report s p ea k s con fid ent l y o f t h e res i gnat i on o f Si r C. Gre ville, the representative for Warwick, in consequence of im paired health; and, it is added, that a requisition from the ecnoservatives will be handed to Mr. Canning (son of the late Right Hon. George Canning,) requesting him to offer himself for -the borough, in case of a vacancy. LIVERPOOL POLICE. THE TEMPERANCE SOCIETY.-111 our police reports of last Week there was a case of assault against a policeman, charged to have been committed by a person said to be a member of the Temperance Society. The report stated merely what transpired in court. The delinquencies of one member of a large society can hardly be said to attach blame to the whole body ; the Tem perance Society, however, think differently, and the seceretary, we believe, of the society has called upon us to say th a t th e members of the society were at tea at the time the assault was committed,. and, moreover, that a bottle of rum was found in the delinquent's pocket whsu taken to the station-house, and that for these reasons the person could not be a member of their society. "JUSTICE FOR IRELAND."—On Tuesday, at the Police-office, three I r i s h men , name d J o h n Dougherty, Morris O'Dounahue, and Henry Stanley, were hi-ought before the magistrates, Ada m Hodg son an d R o b er t Elli son Harye),.Esqrs., charged - with hav ing gone into a gin shop in Vauxhall-road, and each having drank a glass of gin, and walkedeut again, " remembering to for get" to pay for them. The inspector of Vauxhall-road stated, that between four and five o'clock on the afternoon before, the three prieoners went into Mr. Peunington's spirit vaults ' in Vauxhall -road, and had a g l ass o f g i n eac h ; b ut w h en as k e d to Pay for them, they said that was not the way they did in Ireland; thev did not understand the meanin g o f s o unjust a demand, and, after using very ins u lti ng l anguage t o M r. Pennington, left the shop, Mr. Penningtou calling after them. He (the inspec tor) then, went up to them, and wished to persuade them to go back and pay for it. They asked him what the devil he had to do with it, and said they would tea c h hi m a bit o f j us ti c e, n o t t o meddle with another man's business. l'hey then jumped upon his toes, and tried to leg him and trip him up, and severely struck him, and, had it not been for the a ss i s t a n ce o f a p e rson passi ng , he sh ou ld have been very ill used. He then got some further assistance, and the justice of this treatment and conduct appear ing to him very equivocal, he had them all taken into custody. Batcheldor said, that in bringing the prisoners from the Vaux hallsroad Bride Well, Dougherty called on the crowd outside to rescue them*, and he was apprehensive of another riot; he was obliged to have hilnironed. The prisoners all denied the charge. the magistrates, however, thought, in justice, they could not ( I ‘less than. fine Dougherty ss. and costs, and require him to find bail, .in default to be committed for fourteen days; the other two to be fined ss. and costs, or be committed seven days. Pisosisr:—On Tuesday, at the Police-office, two men, named William Anderton a n d 'William Roberts, were brought before the magistrates charged with having stolen a saddle, the pro pertv. of William Hulme. Mrs. Hulme deposed that her hus and was a cartowner, and the prisoner Anderton was in his service as a'earter. About noon on Saturday last she ordered the prisoner to take the best saddle and the mare and cart to Jacob Draper's, in St. Andrew-street, and leave the saddle at Draper's. She saw him drive - aivay for that purpose. She af terwards saw the prisoner, about seven or eight o'clock at night, in She had not seen him again till sh e saw hi m i u cus tody. S.he had since seen the saddle in the possession of a per son named Hasslewood. A witness named Hasslewood deposed to having purchased the saddle of the two prisoners for 6s. and a quart of ale. A policeman deposed to taking the prisoners into custody and finding the saddle at Ilasslewood's.— l'he same pri soners were then put up on another charge. Mr. Daulby, the brewer, of Boundary-place, deposed to seeing Anderton enter the_ brewery yard about four o'clock ou Saturday afternoon, and walk off with a coat which was laid across a barrel, he then Walked out of the yard and disappeared, and the other prisoner Walked up to him and asked him what was to do. John Ineson deposed to working in the brewery, and to having left his coat on the barrel about half an hour before. He went to look for it on some information being given to him by Mr. Daulby, and fou n d • it gone. The prisoners were committed to take their trial at the sessions. " A TE;IPERANCE ...... gOCIETY MEAIDER IN TROUBLE.—On Tues day, at the Police-otlice, two common prostitutes of disgusting aPpearau ce , named Ann Sullivan and Cath er i ne N e dl ey , were 'Wbrought before the magistrates charged by a young man, named illiam Johnstone, whose general appearance bespoke him ~ simple as a suc ki ng d ove ," w i t h h av i ng ro bb e d hi m at a pub lic -house the night before of a sovereign and some silver. The complainant stated that he was a stranger in Liverpool, and the tight before came from Dudley to Liverpool on his way to Scotland. He resided at Carmuck, near the town of Kilmar nock, in Ayrshire, where his father was a teacher. He was walking down one of the streets the night before, when he met the prisoner Sullivan, and asked her if she could show hint the way to the Temperance Coffee-house in Manchester-street. She replied she would if he would give her a glass to drink, to which he agreed, and they walked on together till she brought him - to a public-house, which he had since learnt was the News in Williamson-street, and they went together into a room up Stairs and he called for h a lf Ai glass o f b r andy for her and a glass of ale for himself, for which he paid 9d.. receiving Is. 9d. tin chance out of half-a-crown. He p u t this change into his pocket where he had a sovereign and 2s. 6d. - Soon after the Other prisoner, Catherine Nedley, came in and sat down near them. He was sat on the sofa along with Sullivan. Nedley asked him if he would treat her, which he refused to do, but afterwards gave her a shilling to show him the way to Man chester -street, and at the time took out hi s sovereign , which the p r isoners must have seen. Nedley instantly seized hold of his hands, whilst Sullivan picked his pocket of his money. He aVe an al arm and ran out o f th e d oor, an d h el d the prisoner f ast in. The servant womanthen came up, and h e t o ld h er t hat the prisoners had robbed him of a sovere i gn. N ot b e i ng ' t le to get assistance, he ran down stai rs t o l oo k f or a consta ble, and th e pr i soners ran out o f t h e room and into the street by , - "fferent doors. He saw them meet together again, and fol ilotved them, calling out " Poiice!" when Sullivan ran, into a "se, whilst the other remained in the s t ree t. G arre l l t h e oliceman soon after came up, and he informed him of the rob.; 1 ,7 and pointed out the house where Sullivan had entered Wile policeman went in and brought the prisoner out ; he after s:r„d.,s got further assistance and took Nedlev also. Ellen "'la, the servant at the News public-house, ileposed to the av(t)dalplailiant coming in about half-past ten o'clock, as he had atc e `l , along with Sullivan, and to serving them with liquor, 0.. that afterwards Nedley came in. After the complainant came 4 al the room crying he had been robbed, she called the ostler r l ; liut they told the ostler they had only gut a shilling. The ittziPlainant then went out and -called a policeman. Garrell P ol iceman deposed to taking the prisoners into custody. are ' corroborated the complainant's statement. Both prisoners th e °ld offenders. They were committed to take their tri a l' a t sessions for the offence. —_ • dalfhe Liverpool Assizes are expected to commence on Thurs -1 Y.next. It will be perceived the - caleuder is very light. The fol °wlng is a list of the prisoners and the offences fur whi . ch . they true to be tried :—:Two for murder; five fur killing and stuarNirto,gt.);. 1,: for cutting and wounding; two for bigamy ; four r s' i , r -Y 4 nd one for arson, u,'"ol'ut FANCY BAZAAR.—We are requested to state that ;r h aodsorn e dol . reported in th e Li ver p oo l Ti mes t o h ave b een h'9 M i b s ' ve n y Mrs. Hol'ines S , was in fact, presented to the committee s Fearon, of tanley House.. M Atkins is making great r , 1.4 FHB zootoGlc.l 1. GARnENS.—_r. i`i;,l•Parations for the . approaching fete, to take place at these ' - ilrti ens an Monday aria Tuesday evenings next. w eath er S ho . uld witnessthe this prove favourable, the concourse of spectators to hOB novel exhibition May be expected to be . very great. We ( -, Pe it 'nay answer the expectations of the. spirited projector. 4,1,,,1re"T MATCH'—The return match between the Liverpool „ a r - ,nester garriso cltibs was played on Monday last, ,;aOOl, and terminated in favour of the former, in one innings, sixty-four notches-to spare. o ti 'atclzer MATCH.LA match will be played o n Monday next, hhe C hester orou n d, b e t w e e n s i x mem b ers o f the Birkeni t:'! d .elub and five of the M a nl e y, aga i ns t e l even mem b ers o ethester garrison club—to commence at eleven o'clock. ititl!ittlitNGHAM THE4TRE.—The Birmingham theat re is closed £ 4 4 . a su ccessful s e a son . M r . Stirling's benefit produced ther,iorriNG OF THE TowN.—We understand, the directors o for ija3CoulPany, Dale -street, have contracted with the . council d ,4tooghting the whole parliamer,!ary borough, for a perm 0 „, e Y e ars, ou exceedingly moderate terms. tollitiackett, the American comedian, having returned from the . 1 , , it ent, has accepted an engagement for a few nights at the dokniik Opera House, where he made his appearance on Mon hk,; ev ening, in the character of Colonel Wildfire, in Bernard's a e _ e , of th e " Kentuckian." Afterwards, we understand, Mr. eattettett is eugaged to perform some of his most popular Amer-- N e ,_ l l,!ts, at -Liverpool only, whence he has taken passage to t , x ork, by the Ist of September packet.—Herald. • - ti,„!-•!!VRRPOOL MECHANICS' INSTITUTION.--We hope in a short e rle to be able to announce to our readers the completion of the „ettaut fabric erected in Mount -street for the members of this ornilrable institution, and which, we doubt not will prove one a,at,i.F brightest ornaments of the town. Whilst anxiously of ,:"og its completion, thy directors have not been unmindful , i . Ve present wants of the public. Besides the engagements eil mr• Dorsey to deliver the lectures on education, which have e tio ß tl ege, d so much attention in the town, they have been fortunate 1 ,,_,gt1 to secure the services of Edward Sang, Esq., one of the a nt celebrated philosophers of the day. who is now delivering 4trPular course of lectures on the mechanical properties of the to,,gosOiere, to numerous and delighted audiences, at the lecture tt:'Po t i lo, in Slater -street, which he illustrates with the' valuable and riate apparatus that belonged to the late Sir John Leslie, to which a more excellent collection has never been seen in iip ie !• It is impossible to avoid being pleased with the per to 0 1 , '_' ) us and engaging style of tae lecturer and we are happy TheuZerye his audiences increasing cacti successive evening, toti o l4 thes, as usual, are warm, patronizers of this useful insti -,..i, 13, and when the new lecture room —unequalled in the town 4tt ° Pened, we trust their accommodation will be the first thing b ell ged to. tv tthat - "I:NG .Ba rtitismis.—lt has at length been discovered ot even. should the registration bill pass this session —which is ,s_e_Ons.idd very likely—it would be impossible to bring ther'elehinery into immediate operation; and the . judges have Pr esent been directed to appoint the revising barristers, for the t Year, as heretofore. E Nil ~gtiej).GßAN'rs.—Upwards of 12,0(X) emigrants have arrived at kirit siti e !his season, and 30,000 are on their way . from Great k toe s t t t . , , , , the United States, most of whom will arrive this snip "ave ar i!'e 9rt of New Yolk. The whole number that ' will lyed•in America from Europe between May and Nos . ler aber, IS computed to near 100,000. THE FUN S. The d em iS e o f M r. Ilothschild D has not had any effect on either of the markets to the present hour. Consols opened 90 91 ; at present tlity are 911 i; Money.9oi 91; ExcheqUer Bills, 9 ll ; India Bonds, 2 disct-par ; -Bank .Stock, 212 7 1 , 213; India Stock, 259 260. In the Foreign Market Spanish Active has improved owing to the report that Cordova has been.replaced by General Sars field. Spanish Active. 35 7 36t 1; Passive, WI It; Deferred. 141 15; Portuguese.76t; Three per Cents, 46% 47; Columbian, 27 1 28; Mexican, 311 32 1 • Dutch Twoand:a-half per Cents, 551 2 4. HALF-PAST ONE. Consols maintain the prices of 91 to 913 for the Account, and 91!for Money • Exchequer Bills, 11 9; Bank St uc k, 213 ; I n di a 4 4 fiLitock, 259 260; India Bonds, par, 2 . clisct. In the Foreign Market Spanish Bonds continue - buoyant at 3 e4 364; Passive, 118 f 1 ; Deferred, 151; Portuguese, 77;. , Three per Cents, 47. Columbian, 271 281; Mexican, 311 :32;1; Dutch Two-and-a-half per Cents, 55x 5.54. A steamer sails this day to bring over the corpse of Mr. Rothschild from Rotterdam, with his family. We have no further arrivals from the Peninsula. Stephenson Brighton Shares has fallen since yesterday from 2y, prem. to 22 dis. The Shares of Cundy and Gibson's Line have both advanced. In other Shares little doing. The intervention of France with Spain is confidently spoken of.- - TOWN COUNCii, ESTABLISHING A N OBSERVATORY. Mr. Councillor HOPE then proposed that the committee should consist of fice. The resolution, appointing a special committee on the sub ject, and nominating Messrs. Brown, Carson, Atikin, .Hope, and lloskell, was then carried. THE SESSIONS. The MA Yon said that he had taken the opportunity of commu nicating with the Recorder after the last sessions on the propriety of holding the sessions more frequently. He had expressed his concurrence to hold two intermediate sessions, one in October and the other in January, which he was of opinion would be sufficient. BRITISH ASSOCIATION. The MAYOR said he had intimated that he thought it would be desirable to send an invitation to the British Association for the advancement of science to hold their annual meeting at Li verpool the next year. He had received a communication from the Literary and Philosophical Society of the town, stating their wish that the invitation should go from them. He had had a resolution prepared on the subject ;—" That a respectable ap plication, in the name of the Mayor, be sent to the British As sociation, in4iting that body to hold their annual meeting at Liverpool, and that the rooms of the Town-hall be offered for their accommodation." It was desirable that the invitation should be sent immediately. 'Councillor Dr. CARSON moved the adoption of the resolution. The Town-hall would do for the meetings of the society, and the Theatres, or the Mechanics' Institute, might be obtained for the admission of the public. The society met, on the 22d, at Bristol. As a member of it he should be very glad to sup port the invitation now given by the Mayor. Mr. Councillor BLACKBURN suggested that the society's meet ings should not be held during the assizes. Mr. Alderman BROWN seconded the resolution, which was unanimously adopted. THE BOROUGH GAOL. The MAYOR said he had received a letter from Mr. Fox Maule, the Secretary to Lord Russel, on the subject of the enlargement of the borough gaol.—The letter was then read. It stated that it appeared to Lord John Russell that the most desirable course was to erect a new gaol. Referred to the gaol committee to report - on the whole subject to the'council. The MAYOR said, connected with this subject, he was very sorry to have to announce to the council the death of a very valuable officer, Mr. NeighbOur, whose death had certainly been caused by the increased duties and anxiety of his office. This subject would, however, come on on a future day. A petition was read, presented by Mr. Egerton Smith, from the inhabitants of t'ool-lane, complaining of the delay, and con sequent inconvenience and loss, in the completion of the im provements in Poal=lane. Mr. Councillor HOPE proposed that it should be referred to the improvement committee. As a member of that committee he took the liberty of saying that the progress of the alterations could net be accelerated. Mr. Councillor E. SiniTa seconded the motion, and recom mended that the street should be called by some other name than Castle -street, as the inhabitants were dissatisfied with the name as not sufficiently distinctive. The MAYOR recommended South Castle-street to the notice of the committee.—Resolution agreed to. FINANCE COMMITTEE. The report recommended that no further proceedings should he taken relative to a pier at Toxteth-park until Captain Den ham had been communicated with. That notice be given to the occupiers of all slaughter-houses to remove to the slaughter-houses lately erected' by Mr. John Etches, which had been inspected and approved of'- Resolved, that no further payment be made to the, Reverend Thomas Moss, the lecturer of Bt. John's, as the section of the municipal act did not authorise the engagement of more than one lecturer; on which section counsel's opinion had been taken. Rcsolved, that counsels' opinion be taken on payment of the salary of the Rev. Mr. Formby, one of the ministers of St. That the petition of the inhabitants of Wallasey, on the sub ject of the removal of the Magazines, cannot be entertained. A further report of the committee resolved, that the minister of St. Paul'sand the lecturer of St. John's be paid, but under an arrangement, that the amount be refunded front the endow ment. The MAYOR inquired if the report should be confirmed ? Mr. Councillor RATH BONE wished to make a few remarks on the memorial of the inhabitants of Wallasey, He would move that that part of the report relating to the Powder .Magazines should not be confirmed. It appeared to him a very serious subject. The report of Lieutenant Robinson on these maga zines did not appear to him to be sufficiently distinctive on a subject where life was concerned. The report spoke of the re sults of an explosion being more of conjecture than of cer tainty. More of conjecture where life was concerned ! With respect to Liverpool, Lieutenant Robinson said, " I do not conceive that any material injury can, by an explosion, accrue to the town of Liverpool; but I do not thereby mean to assert that the site is wholly unobjectionable." In that report not one word was said of the inhabitants of Wallasey ; it was com pletely silent as to what would be the effect of an explosion there. He had heard that sparks from the steam-vessels had flown very near the place, and steam-boats were continually passing at the time they were discharging the powder. He felt no doubt in saying, that the lives of ninny depended upon their decision. At the present time a very large expense was going on in altering the magazines, which he suggested should be put a stop to till - some further information on the subject bad been obtained. There were at present 500 people within a quarter of a mile of the place, and if an explosion were to occcur, it would not do for them to !say " whose fault is it ? if we could have foreseen this accident we would have prevented it." It was their duty to see that the magazines were placed in a differ ent situati o n t o w h a t th ey a t p rese nt were. He would therefore move that this part of the report be refe , Fed back to a com mittee. Mr. Councillor E. Siairit 'said he understood that objections had been raised to the removal of the depot to Ililbre Island, owing to its difficulty of access. He could not understand in what way. Ile believed there was 26 feet of water close in ' shore at one side of the island. Owing to these magazines the property in the neighbourhood was very much deteriorated. A prop.osition had b een ma d e s ome time ag o f or c o nver ti ng t h e building now used as the Liscarti Hotel into a school, but it was found impracticable, owing to the obections of the parent s to send their child ren i n t o th e neighbourhood of the magazines. The finance committee thought that fire proof ceilings would lessen the danger. He thought there were great objections to going to any expense whatever on the present building, because he was convinced that in a very short time they must remove it when the population became very dense. Every day it was in creasing, and therefore the would only have to undo what they were at pre s ent d o i ng . 'lt was not in the buildingitself that the danger was so great, but in the transfer of powder. The powder was carried within a very few yards past the hotel door and on the public road; and there was a danger which they could not guard against, and that was lightning. He hail been at the trouble some ime ago to ascertain the effect of various explosions which ha taken place in the country, and he had found that in' many i tances they had originated from lightning. Some time a go th e Li scar d *H ote l had taken fire. and .it was important to remark, that several sailors who were there—rough fellows—were so alarmed at the danger that they ran away. There were 20 houses now where there was one at that time, and in a,short time there would be a hundred where there was now one, and the danger of fire would be consequently much greater, and if ever one did occur, all would run away to .save themselves. He knew that during a storm of lightning, the greatest dismay existed amongsyhe inhabitants there. He Was entirely of Mr. Rathbone's opt*. that they sh ou ld p ause. Councillor D r . C ARSON agreed wiTh Mr. Rathbone with re apect to the report of the engineer, that it was exceedingly de fective. Explanations were given of the effects to be expected (firom omthe i m p u l se g i ven to the surrounding atmosphere, but the a nger to be apprehended from that was not so great as the con. .t,r:li.ction of the :itraoqphere which would follow, which was,not would uld scattered n ot be i s n a f e e l! il , , l.irled.to at all if any Of these magazines *ere to explode, i l r i e; ti conceivedo n li k e that can canon Particularly as they wctre confined, the materials around would i a y s e r t p o o b o e ) apprehended, not only to the•re l :t llls ' danger a ' l4 w slapping, but to Liverpco The council hekl its quarterly meetit4, , on Wolnesday. The Di purr TowN-CLERK read over the minutes of the lase me_etit4r ; after which, The lifavoitsaid.ii had occurre I to the town-elerk and him ' self that before reading over the committee reports the general business should be gut through. The first was an application- from Mr. MattlieW,Tavlor, ap plying for some situation in the Court of Requests.—Referred to the (kind of Requests' Committee. A letter was read from the Rev. Rector Campbell, acknow ledging an application fur the money in the Savings' Bank belonging the corporation schools, that it should be paid over to the treasurer. The letter went on to state that it should be so paid as soon as they could get it out of the bank, and should have been paid, as a matter of course, after the application of the Mayor, now that the connexion of the rectors with the' .schools was dissolved. The MAYOR announced that it would be paid on Friday (this day.) __ An application was made from the minister, wardens, and congregation of Great George -street Chapel, praying that the rooms under the chapel might be allowed to be appropriated to the purposes of a school, to educate children of all denominations. Mr, Alderman 'BROWN begged to move that the petition be granted. It had been opposed on the ground that it would be an injury to the property in the neighbourhood. He did not think it would be of the slightest injury. Mr. Alderman But.LEY seconded the motion. He also had property there, and did not think it would he injured by it. Mr. MORECROFT and Mr. I3ouroN made similar remarks.— Granted. • The Mayon said the next was a letter f i rom Mr. Wm. Lassei, , jun., on a very important subject---the establishment of an observatory. The letter was then read by the deputy town clerk. The letter commented on the propriety of erecting an observatory in Liverpool, which had been generally acknow ledged. It bad been thought that it would require a-very large sum of money, but which would not be the case. Having An observatory would be tne means of enabling mariners to correct their timepieces and chronometers, which was very important to . them. This might be dune without much expense, by erecting a ball five minutes before mid-day, and letting it fall at the mo ment of mid-day. Chronometers might be sent to the observa tory for correction, the charge to go to the support of the obser vatory. An outline of the plan of the building was then given. The total expense of the instruments necessary for it would not exceed £169. A small annual expense would be incurred in keeping the building in repair, in addition to the salary of the astronomer. The greatest desideratum would be to obtain a clever and rather enthusiastic person to place in it, as much might be-done.by such a person, even with indifferent instru ments. (Applause.) Mr. Councillor HOPE felt much pleasure in bearing his testi, trimly to the abilities and talents of Mr. Lassel to his:gerieral good sense, as well as to his high astronomical attaininints,:and his full competency to give en tion on the subjeet.., M r . Horsfall wa s aware th a t h e (Mr. H ype) had taken some trouble in introducing the subject to the preceding council, and' he was gratified in stating that it had met with theirapprobation. No thing had however been done ; and bethought it was a discredit to the port, soluiportant a one as it was, to be without an obser vatory. :lie presumed there would be no . difference at all in the opinion of the propriety of establishing one if they had funds. The funds Were shown by Mr. Lassel'S remarks to be by no means so large as it was thought would be required. He should be extremely glad if a committee should be appointed to see if the object could not be attained by a support from their own funds. He would move that it be referred to a special committee. Councillor Dr. CARSON seconded the motion. lie bore testi mony to the high qualifications of Mr. Lassel to give an opinion upon the subject. The Literary and Philosophical Society would be very happy to co-operate and assist in its erection, and also to contribute towards the funds for the object. The MAYOR said he believed there was no difference of opinion on the propriety of having such an establishment if it could be done. With respect tP., its being kept up when once it was established, he - imagined the charge of regulating chrono meters would defray it. He had, on a previous occasion, ob served that there was not-an observatory between Greenwich and Glasgow. A memorial, numerously signed, had gone from the merchants of the town to parliament, begging a clause to be introduced into the dock bill on the subject. That bill had, however, been-lost. THE LIVERPOOL, STANDARD. There was another point which should not be overlooked. He was told that the inhabitants of Liscard lived in such aoprehen sirin of danger that many who were nervous were in the habit of retiring from their homes at night through fear. Were the in. habitants to be kept in such a continual state of apprehension ? They ought not only to look at the inhabitants of Liverpool, but that the magazines did not interfere with the comfort of the surrounding . inhabitants. Wallasey was a beautiful situation for the erection of villas and as a watering place, but, owing to the Vicinage of these magazines,. people would not go there. If they could be removed, without injury to the trade of the port they_oUght to accomplish it, both f or th e p ur p oses o f h uman i ty, from considerations of property, and for the safety of the town of Liverpool. He was entirely of opinion that no further steps shOuld be taken in this buSiness at present. The Ma von was afraid that if no further steps were taken on the subject it would not answer the object of the petitioners. ' Mr.' Councillor Coonais' had been asked to whom.the pros perty belonged, whether the council had the.power of making the alterations? He understood that the land belonged to them. Was that true? The Maroti.—ln reversion. Mr. Coosa N.—And the buildings also? The Maroa.—The reversion only. The town-clerk stated that the lesees were so numerous and it, was so uncertain where they were to be found that, at one time when it was in contem plation to buy up the leases, it was considered that nothing less than an act of parliament could enable them to do it. Mr. Councillor COGLAN thought that men might as well be killed outright as frightened to death, and if the inhabitants around the Magazines were in such a feverish state of anxiety it was incumbent on them to consider every means to abate their fears. It was not quite certain that the plan recommended by the deputation of the inhabitants which had waited upon the committee, to have, floating vessels for the magazi nes , was t h e most eligible, as, during, some great storm the vessels might get removed and be floated into the immediate neighbourhood of the town. He certainly concurred in the prayer of the memo-. rial, that the magazines ought to be, removed. Accidents might occur; they had known magazines blow up ; and what had happened might happen again. It was possible that an in cendiary might fire them. If any accident should occur, they would be dismayed to recollect that they had neglected an im portant duty. It did not appear to him so great a point that they should have powder magazines at Wallasey. No difficulty could occur in having the magazines on Hilbre Island. He thought that a committee should be appointed to enquire into this subject and to turn their attention not merely to the erec tion of fit magazines but to find the most eligible site for them, The inhabitants who had signed the memorial were numerous and were very respectable, and not likely to take this proceed ing from the common feeling of self interest, for the purpose of improving their property. (" Hear," and a laugh.) Mr. Councillor BLACKBURN thought the fears of. the inhabi tants of Wallasey w ere well grounded. A dreadful explosion had occurred during the last year in Leeds. 1301bs.a. powder only_'had exploded, and it was in two diffarent parcels, which 'did not explOde simultaneously, but, the shock watilelt at a distance of tiro; miles, the. gals, in a, neighhogriug mill , 'were instantly extin gu i s h e d, a large ,clitinney.n.eas• smihristedso, that it was thought dangerous, and had to Aie , takeurritsysai, five persons had been killed; some others injured, and,two houses. reduced to a mass of ruins. This was producesl fiysl3olbS. of gunpowder, what must be the danger,frorn the immense:quantity contained in the magazine. He was rather surpriaed,fo hear the cheers of the council at the statetnent that the petitioners were influenced by personal considerations ,ol . preßegt- riWas not that a proper consideration ? Ought they notto4u.ke into con sideration this nuisance, even it it were not worse than an in jury of property. That was of itself important, and they were bound to attend to the petition on that ground even if there were no danger to life. Property was very considerably deteriorated in value, and persons in the neighbourhood lived in a con tinued state of apprehension ; he therefore urged on the council by all possible means to abate this nuisance. Mr. Alderman LEATHOM said, as chairman of the finance committee, he might be expected to say something on this Sub ject. Considerable attention had been paid to it. The com mittee hid met frequently on the subject, and he would claim for them the character of possessing as much of the feelings of humanity as any of the gentlemen who had spoken. When the deputation had called the other day on the finance committee, they had various projects for a remedy. One of the projects was ttS have floating magazines, to have one near the entrance of the river, another to have one near Frodsham, and another to have one on the shore. They were told in reply, that to have a floating magazine near the entrance of the river would be a nuisance • there was a coal depot there, which had been found a great'nuisance, and it was going to be ordered to be removed on that account. It was stated that it might be painted white, and notice 'given for vessels and steamers not to pass near it. How such 'an order could be enforced he could not understand,' As to mooring one near Frodsham, it was inaccessible fur more than half tide and the magazines, and vessels going the re wou ld have to re ma i n on the sand when the tide went out tearing themselves to pieces. If they were removed to the shore, would the inhabitants of any part of the river consent to it. Would the inhabitants of Toxteth-park, or, Bootle, or Woodside, or Eastham consent to it? It was impossible. They spoke of the North West buoy. The light ship at Formby had broken two very strong and superior chains, which was but a small vessel, and if placed there the probability was, that it would break adrift, and perhaps float up to the town. Hilbre Island was quite dry on one side at low water, therefore vessels going in there to take in gunpowder would have to lay on the sand, and run the risk of being greatly injured. Mr. Smith spoke of 26 feet water on one side of the island; it was on the Dee side, where it was very rocky and Perpendicular. It had been sur veyed the last week for another purpose, and it had been pro posed to put a fence there, when it was stated that there was no necessity, as on that side it was perfectly inaccessible, and that was where Mr. Smith said there w as suc h a d epth of water. The intention of the committee was to reconstruct the present magazines, to sink them to a certain depth in the *round, and rise a mound of earth betwixt each building, so that if an explo sion took place it might be thrown upwards, and not do much injury. There was much ground near it, and it was proposed to plant trees there, and have proper arrangements in having the powder carted out in pr o p er car t s. Th e corporation had also a right of shore a little to the south of this, and it was pro posed to cut a road right through the mound of earth, and have a private cart road. He believed these were the improvernents that were to be made. As to the project of lemovin ,, the ma gazines the greatest difficulty would be experienced; they could not be removed without an act of Parliament. He thought that to appoint another committee would be to declare that the 'present was committee incompetant, and in effect dissolve them. ( Hear.) With respect to private property he believed that purchases had been made in the neighbr,urhood of the maga zines by a joint stock company, with an intenti o n t o ma k e a profit; theref o r e if th ey could- get the nuisance removed the property would be enhanced in value very materially, and that was the principal object of the application which had been made. (Hear.) Mr. Councillor BOLTON said that in addition to what had been observed, they were a trading community. It was desira ble, no doubt, to abate all nuisances as soap manufactories, vet they were allowed because of' benefit to the community. Th e manufacture of gunpowder might be dangerous, but did they wish to exclude its importation and exportation. As a branch of trade it was desirable, and there was a necessity of having a convenient deptlt. The dangers appeared to him to be una voidable dangers; and, they must recollect, that persons had erected property around this nuisance' with all its dangers, it had not been placed amongstthem, they had come to the nuis ance. It would be au injustice to remove it tosthe neighbour hood of any other property. A necessity existed for the maga zines, as a branch of trade the prosperity of the town depending upon it. He knew of no place se convenient as the present site, with the improvements that had been suggested that the buildings should be constructed in the best possible manner for the prevention of accidents. He thought that the nuisance was unavoidable and must be submitted to. (Hear.) Mr. Councillor E. SMITH, in explanation, thought Hilbre Island was not inaccessible to boats, and it was not customary to lay the ships close to, they were frequently a quarter of a guile off. Mr. Councillor SHIEL thought, that with any degree of con sistency and regard for their own characters, they could not refuse to appoint a committee. They were told that the ques tion was surrounded with difficulties, and every man acquainted with the subject must be acquainted with that fact, and for that very reason was it necessary to have a committee to obtain in formation on a question of so much importance. The danger of the present magazines must be apparent to every person; it was disgraceful to 'see. The question involved the lives of a very large portion of people. There could not be a greater proof of the providence of the Altnightythan that these magazines had remained in .that situation so long without accident. 'He was sorry to hear an argument used on the opposite side, that the interests of the town were concerned in their remaining; so far as that argument went they were on equal terms for the interests of the inhabitants in the neighbourhood of the maga zines were concerned; but they added, " our liveti are endan gered " What could they say in opposition to that " that their trade might be injured!" He was extremely surprised to hear gentlemen applauding such a sentiment. He had much plea sure in supporting Mr. Rathbone's motion, Mr. Councillor LAWRENCE, as chairman of the sub-committee, fully concurred in what Mr. Shiel had said. They should not allow the magazines to remain in their present state one mo ment longer than they could help. He could not see that there could be any objection whatever's° ascertain if any more eligi ble site could be found. Ile should feel a satisfaction if his opinion could be done away with, that a more eligible site could not be fixed on. He should consider it no personal affront to himself if they came to a different decision to what he hhd done. He would willingly suspend the decision of the committee for a limited time if the committee could find a more fitting site. If not shortly found,.he hoped the magazines would not be allowed to remain as they were. In this respect he could not concur with the petition of the inhabitantS of Wallasey, to leave them in their present state, and for that roman have their soon re moved. Mr. Alderman EVANS would recommend gentlemen who pok it upon themselves to cast reflections upon the moral feel ngs of gentlemen in the Council to take a case where they could catch the Council more decidedly- wrong. It was extremely. odd that it was only since the late Mania for speculating, and the great rise of land on'the other side,that the inhabitants had found this nuisance out. (Hear ) It appeared to him to arise from men who had bought land at a magazine price. If they looked at the interests at stake, what were they? Twenty or thirty hous es . Was it material that these houses were affected. TLey knew that Liverpool would not lose those inhabitants they would go elsewhere. As to these new-born alarms about maga zines, he had lived in a fortified town where he believed there were plenty of nervous ladies—in Quebec, for instance, but he never heard of any person expressing apprehension. It was money that was at the bottom and nothing else. ( Hear.) These were new-born tremors entirely. He would say, that they wanted no committee, it had been clearly ascertained that there was no better situation. Gunpowder was the principle article of exchange for palm oil, (hear,) and palm oil was the only means of civilizing Africa. (Hear.) He would rather give those respectable men all they could hope to gain by the speculation, and buy them nut and keep the magazines there. Let them look at all the towns in the world wherever the possession of security was required, they did not hesitate to pull down the suburbs and make a waste around; and if these magazines were necessary to Liverpool, could not they make a little waste around. But parties had gone and built these houses there; he wished they would make him a good bargain, and he would go and live there at the very walls. They knew it was reduced to an absolute certainty that no accident could happen in pow der-magazines, excepting a mere possibility as .of the sky falling. Mr. Councillor LAWRENCE HEYWORTH thought the inhabit ants were not justified in complaining, for they bad placed themselves in that position: He concurred in the propriety of appointing a committee to inquire into the cas e. Mr. Councillor RATHBONE, in reply, thought this question might have been agitated without the temper which had been called forth ; it might have been agitated without imputing un worthy motives to any party. H e had no property there, and he brought the question forward merely as one of importance to the town of Liverpool. As to those twenty or thirty houses, they contained 500 or 600 inhabitants, and he was nut for send ing them all to their account in a hurry, thinking that they might do better without them. And, if gentlemen had bought land on speculation there, were they not authorised in doing it? Had they not the statement of the Dist Council that these.maga zines should he removed,, whtelt was sufficient ground on which to calculate that they would. - He'hoped the Council would not impute unworthy motives to gentlemen without any grounds for so doing. The resolution was, " That the memorial of the in • habitants of Wallasey be referred hack to a Cominittee. with instructions, to report on sotne secure place for the Magazines, . and that-the- committee do consist of the following gentlemen. Mr. Blackburn, Mr. M'Gregor, Mr. Hornbv, and Mr. Birch." Mr. Councillor II ENRY WRENCE-Witii a limitation to he added that the finance committee suspend their decision only for a certain time, as it was important that the Magazines should not be left a day longer in their present state than could be avoided. it was agreed that the report of the committee should be brought in by the next monthly council. The resolution with this alteration was then put to the vote and carried by a majority of 36 to : 12. The following is a list of the division :—for Mr. Rathbone's amendment,—Messrs. S. Hope, Horsfall, Sheil, E. Smith, Thornely, Bowdon, M•Gre- . gor, H. Holmes, L. Hevworth, Mellor, Walmsley, Birch, Bid ton, Wool!right, Bright, H. Hornhy, Rathbone, Maxwell, H. Lawrence, Lassell, T. Holt, Carson, Morecroft, Blackburn, Coglan, Alison, G. Holt, Jordan, Duncan, Blain, Moon, Bulley, Barclay, Robinson, Jones, and the Mayor. Against the amendment,—Messrs. J. Holmes, Thornhill, Harvey, Roskell, Sanders, Tayleur, Evans, Freme, Stuart, Booth, Leathom, and Benn. The following gentlemen were then appointed on the com mittee; Messrs. Blackburn, Mellor, Morecroft, M‘Gregor, Hornby, and Dr. Carson. Several gentlemen were applied to who refused to make a seventh, urging want of tune, &c. At length, after much dis cussion Mr. Alderman EVANS wished to inquire if the council bad not the power of compelling gentlemen to be on committees.' The MAYOR replied certainly, and called on Mr. Lea thorn who had repeatedly declined owiug to his being ch a i rman o f the finance committee, and already concurring in the conclu sion of that committee. • Mr. LEATHONI said if obliged to serve he should call on Mr. liathbone who had declined for want of time. Mr. Alderman BARCLAY thought though the council had the pow to compel gentlemen to serve on committees, yet in com mon courtesy, they ought not to be compelled against their in clination. Mr. Barclay was then nominated and made the seventh mem ber of the committee. Mr• Councillor SANDARS moved "that it might be an in struction to the committee to inquire into the value of property a mile round the Magazines during the last fifty years, and want would be the value of the property if the magazines were removed!' Mr. Councillor. RATH noNE suggested as an amendment that the surveyor should make the report. Mr. Alderman ':VANS seconded the resolution with a recom mendation that the time should be shortened to thirty years which was acceded to. Mr. Councillor MAXWELL wished to know the objectof this, as it would be attended with great expense. Mr. Councillor BOLTON thought it would be quite sufficient to ascertain he present value. M!,,Councillor SANDAUS differed from Mr. Bolton: Parties 1 1, 44,1?onght . ground within a quarter of a mile of these maga- Zings fOr an old song, with all its d angers , an d if they could Succeedin,getting these dangers removed they would obtain a blast enormous per centage. Mr. Councillor SHELL wished to inquire if Mr. 'Sandars's "mile" was to extend.also across the river. (Laughter.) Mr: Councillor BLACKBURN said, such a report, if made; could only be conjecture. How could they give a report as to the value of property on the removal of the magazines—they could only give an opinion. The MA roa.—Certainly ; and they could report their opinion. After some further discussion a division was come to on the resolution, when there appeared, for the resolution 22; against it 19. • FOr, the motion—Messrs. J. Holmes, Horsfall, Thornhill, E. Harvey, Rawdon, H. Holmes, L. Hevworth, Mellor, Walms• leV; Birch, "Woo!fright, H. Lawrence, Roskell, Sandal -8, Jordan, EVaas, Blain, Moon, Freme, Robinson, Leaf hom,and the Mayor. Against the motion—Messrs. Shea, Bolton. Bright. H. Horn by, Rathbone, Maxwell, Lassell, Holt, Carson, Moreeroft, Blackburn, Coglan, Alison, G. Holt, Duncan, Bulley, Barclay, Booth, and Jones. THE CHURCH QUESTION. Mr. Councillor RA THBONE would first ask a question whether those bills of the churches had been paid, as well as passed the committee ? Mr. Councillor SHEIL.—They have. Mr. CouncillOr RATHBONE then would move this instruction to the finance committee," that no payment be made till a report on the church question be made.'.' He had felt, as a dissenter from the church, that it was one which had better be left in the hands of churchmen; and he had shown,by his conduct that he bad leaned to the liberal side. But he felt a necessity now to adopt an opposite conduct. 'When he sa w placards cautioning the public against sending their children to the corporation schools, having the names of the Rev. Messrs. Gladwin and Wray attached,. whilst they at the same time were receiving payment from the corporation funds; he did think it a most indecent proceeding. When he saw the Rev. Charles Lawrence preaching against those schools— Mr Councillor HENRY LAWRENCE.-4 beg leave to state that I was present at the time, and he never preached against the schools. Mr. Councillor 11 AziirioNE.—l believe he did one evening by inuendo allude to those schools and preach against them. Mr. Councillor LA W ENCE.—I am alluding to last Sunday, and my remark applies only to then. Mr. Councillor HA THRONE believed he bad preached against those schools, and he did think it was extiernely indecorous that those men who were supported by the corporation funds should be preaching against these schools, and he did object to making them any further payments which the law did not cum pel them to make. He felt It necessary to state so much in ex planation of the course that he had formerly adopted, and which 'he wished to pursue. And he must take this opportunity of contradicting a falsehood which was circulated regarding those schools, that the Bible was excluded. He had himself read the Bible to the children in the north schools, and he had no doubt but that it was also read in the south schools. If after that con tradiction it was so reported again, he must say it was a most dar ing falsehood. He would tell theni fairly that he had only wanted a text to preach open that day to let it be publicly known what was done out of doors, that if people, not from a feeling of Chris tianity, will not do what is right, - they may be obliged to see the deformity of their doings and abstain from them. Mr. Councillor LAWRENCE HEYWOOD believed he might state that the reports which had gone abroad of the bible not being allowed in the schools was a perverse falsehood. He thought it had 'been so circulated by people fur pecuniary re ward. The MAW/rt.—That remark is a little too general. Mr. Rath bone had stated what he had done to express his indignant opinion of certain reports out of doors. He thought they might all have their opinions on that conduct, but at the same time he thought they should all agree that a period of excitement, like the present, was more likely to subside by not using accrimo nious remarks from time to time. (Hear.) And that the council would feel a self-satisfaction in performing their duty without turning to the right or to the left. He woul,l, therefore, beg that the council would not prolong these discussions in the council from time to time by such remarks. There were per sons ou both sides of very pure intentions, and he thought the subject had better be left to the softening influence of time, and he did think that if they did net set the example this accrimony would nut cease in others. The committee of inquiry on the legal proceedings regarding the churches. would report as soon as possible, and he thought if Mr. Rathboue was insured of that that he would withdraw his resolution, and not visit innocent parties with punishment. (Loud applause.) Mr. Councillor RaTneoNE, with the permission of the se conder, at the request of the Mayor, would withdraw the reso lution, after what he had stated. But, in vindication of himself, if he appeared warm he had to state, that the people were throw ing brick-bats at the children who went to these schools when they were playing at marbles, and that he himself had been constantly subjected to abuse. So far as the abuse went—that for it (snapping his fingers) —but the brick-bats might kill the. children. He thought after this explanation the council would not say that he had done wrong. The MAYOR.—The police will repress the nuisance. The finance committee report, with the exception of the part relating to the magazines, was then confirmed. LEASES COMMITTEE. Several applications were made for the renewal of leases.— Report confirmed. WATCH COMMITTEE, This report set forth that a letter had been received from Mr. John Shaw, the proprietor of a saloon in Williamson-square, requesting to be supplied with a code of laws for the conducting of his establishment, to which a reply was sent, referring him to his license, and to the extracts from a c t s o f par li ament there with delivered. It was resolved, t hat the house lately occupied by Mr. Parlour be offered to Mr. Wbitty, in lieu of his present residence. The following are the names of eight individuals re commended by the committee as proper persons from whom to select a collector - under the Board of Commissioners of High ways :—Messrs. T. Sammond, J. P. Tyson, J. Glover, C. W. Townshend, E. Green, J. P. Myers, J. Coiner, and W. Sant ley, jun. Resolved, that a sub-comMittee be' appointed to inquire into the aprropriation of the moiety of fines levied on. informations against beer sellers by the police. TOWN-HALL COMMITTEE. Resolved, that Messrs. Barclay and Wilson be offered £lOO as compensation for the discontinuance of the carriage order. That the sword-bearers and other officers be supplied _with cloaks, as usual, but without the lace.—Confirmed. IMPROVEMENT COMMITTEE. Resolved that the town-clerk be requested to bring the consi deration of the suap-manufactories before the committee of by . laws.—Confirmed. MARKET CONINIITTEE. Resolved that the further consideration of' the establishment of a pig -market be postporied.=Confirmed. EDUCATIoN commITTEE. Resolved th a t a copy o f the rules and regulations be forwarded to the clergy, and that they be requested to continue their at tendance on the schools. That the committee were unwilling to abandon the hope that the rules would induce the clergy not' to abandon the schools. That Mr. Farrell had been appointed master of the North School at a salary of £9O per annum, with one Penny per week from each pupil. Mr. Councillor RATIIiONE remarked that the only clergy man of the established church who had yet attended the schools was the Rev. Mr. Aspinall, who had been m os t i n d e f a ti ga bl e .— Confirmed. CATOLIC SCHOOLS. Mr. Councillor BLAcknu H ai4 brought forward his motion on this subject, and moved the following resolution :—" That the recommendation of the finance committee, that the land in Seel-street Should be sold for a smaller sum, being for the pur poses of a catholic school, should not be agreed to, and that it be laid dow n as a fi xed principle that no di ff erence should be made in such applications, and no grant be made to any school but such as were the property of the corporation and under the management of the council. h He trusted that it would not be necessary for him to disclaim, as he had already done, having any objection to the grant on the ground that it was a catholic school. He was not influenced by any such feelings, and if the application had•coine from any other sect, he should have felt just the same. 1-le thought that their only course was to refuse to make uny grant for any-schools in order to avoid of fending any party. As a council in the management of their aflair,they Ir i ot sit to hear a rgumen ts, and to say what de nominationght and what wa s wrong. They ought to lay down a rule at•once in this respect which would prevent all col lision and warfare. Mr. Councillo r Hope seconded the resolution. He. did so, in additition to the previous arguments, on these grounds, that mal'iny, such grants was in au indirect manner doing what the' municipal act forbids. It did not allow the making of pecuni ary grants. He felt a strong and insuperable objection to violate the principle of the municipal bill. Mr.Councillor LEATHOM said It similar grant had been made to the medical schools, and for that reason he should wish this grant to be made; but he would not press the objection. • M r. Councillor Coo LAN differed with the mover and seconder. They had not placed the question in a proper light. He thought they ought to grant the application of every school, as well as the present application, whether it proceeded from Muggleto nians, Unitarians, or any other sect of christians. They ought to do their utmost in promoting education, for.in promoting it, they were promoting the cause of the human race. •.• On the division there appeared for the motion, 32; against it, 9. The following is the division:—For the motion, Messrs. S, Hope, Logan, Sheil, Thornely, Rawdon, M'Gregor, H. Holmes, Mellor.' Birch, B o lt on, B r i g h t, Rathbone, Maxwell, H, Law rence, Lassell, 'l'. Holt, Morecroft, Blackburn, Roskell, G. HOlt; Duncan, Evans, Blain, Moon, Bulley, Freine, Robinson, Booth,. Leathoni, Jones, Benn, and the Mayor; against the motion, Messrs. J. Holmes, Thornhill, E. Harvey, Walmsley, Woo!fright, Carson, Coglan, Alison, and Jordan. noitouon counrs' commITTEIL The TOWN-CLERK then read the second report of the committee on the Borough Courts of Passage and Requests. The report was very voluminous. After stating the constitution of the courts hitherto as regulated, (we understood) by act 25, George. 11, c. 23, it went on to state the proposed changes, which were to take place under the new act. The old court had the power of imprisonment for forty days, and of isseing executions against goods only within the borough, and by a recent act they had a power to arrest debtors even beyond the seas salthough th e debts were not incurred withi n th e local jurisdiction. There had been the last year but one 625 actions brought in the Bo rough Court, which would average amounts of about £3 108 each, which had been pursued at an expenSe of not less than 30 per cent, and if they hail-been suffered to go on - to the last stage, would have averaged more than 500 per cent each. The f u ll cos t s i n t h ese 625 cases, must have equalled the amount of the debts. The last year there had been 715 cases, averaging amounts of £7 each, the costs of which amounted to £2300, while the debts amounted to £1528. All these cases might have been dispe•Sed of at a Court of Requests, at a cost of a few shillings only for each action. - They had wished to make the limit of the amount £lO. as the matter was laid before parliament, but the lecislatpre reduced it to £5, and to thiathey reluctantly as sented. The 15ill hademet with considerable opposition from inter ested parties and practitioners. By the bill the Borough Court is to consist of the mayor, the assessor, or in the absence , of the mayor, two aldermen may sit, but no bailiffs. The town-clerk is em powered to grant rules to show cause, kc. The serjeant-at-mace is not to serve processes himself, b u t is to superi tend the bailiffs who perform those offices, and to prevent extortions. He is to give se -curity, and to hold his office during good behaviour. Any defendant being served with a process, can crop the same, confess the debt, and make a promise of payment. If this promise he not fulfilled, a pro cess can lie taken out at little expense. The jurisdiction of the court is limited to £5, but a creditor may if he choose, reduce his debt to that sum. The power to imprison has been limited to seven dayi, hut the process against the goods can be issued at any time, without appeal to the statute of limitations, and its operation is not confined to the borough, but extends throughout all the counties. In cases of felony the power of imprisonment not to be less than ten days nor more than thirty days. In 1835 there were 808 persons committed to gaol from the Court of Requests. at an expense, exclusive of the re gular expenses of the caol, of £389 17s Bd. In the same year, there were 36 prisoners committed from the Borough Courts, at an expense of £5 each, on debts averaging £3 17s 9d each. The royal assent to this bill was expected to he given in a few days. All fees. except those to the bailiffs, were to go into the borough fund. All officers were to be paid a salary. It became imperative also that a stipendiary com missioner should be appointed as soon as possible. Mr. WALmsLEY said in the matter of this report and in the arrange ment for the bill, the committee had done nothing more than give their opinion and advice. For the principles of the bill and its details they were altogether indebted to the Town-clerk, whose indefatigable at tention and talent were beyond all praise. Other points had, been in troduced into the bill, which not meeting the wishes of the legislature, they had been reluctantly compelled to give up. The bill would come into operation on the 31st of the present month. With the enlarged jorisdiction he did not doubt but the amount received from fees would pay the commissioner. It would he seen by the bill that the present clerks were provided for on an average of their last five years' salary. This step had been indispensable. If it should be their pleasure to adopt the report he would take leave to move an early day for the ap pointment of a commissioner, who must he a barrister of five years standing. and also for the considerations of the amount of his salary. Mr. Cooneillor JOHN Munn moved that the report he printed. The MAYOR inquired if it was the pleasure of the council to adopt the report and have it printed and circulated. ire thought it might be proper to refer it back to the committee to state their opinion as to what would he the proper amount of salary of the commissioner. Mr. Councillor JOHN Hor..ants begged that that no:nt might be referred back to the committee, and to report when the appointment was to take place. The TOWN -CLERK thought it desirable that they should not fix the salary and make the appointment on the Same day. The council might determine that the salary should not exceed a certain sum, and leave it to the committee to determine what the sum should be. The present clerks appeared to be entitled to £7OO a-year each on an average of the last five years. The MAYOR said the council would, perhaps, not propose less than £BO3 per annum. Mr. CouncillorWar.mstace said many might suppose tharthis officer would only nave to devote two days of the week, but iu fact it would require his whole time ; and it ought to be laid down as a rule, where it could be applied, th a t an y o ffi cer o f that corporation should devote the entire of his time to the service of the corporation. He would move " That the council do meet on Monday. the 18th instant, and appoint a commissioner to the Court of Requests, who must he a bar rister of five years standing, and who will be required to devote the entire of his time to the business of the said court. except chamber practice in the evening, without interfering with his official duties; and that the council do instruct the committee to fix the adequate salary to he paid to the person filling the appointment, not to exceed £BOO per annu-n." The resolution was seconded by Mr. HoLanis. The TOWN-CLERK said that the number of notions commenced in the court annually was 20.000, and the new jurisdiction would increase this number, and it would require four days in the week, at least, to get through the duties. Mr. Coiincillor COGIAN thought that in justice to the public, the commissioner should sit every day. Mr. Councillor S. HOPE proposed that the maximum of the salary to he fixed by the committee he £BOO per annum. Mr. Alderman Evaris was of opinion that in the present state of the bar they could get competent barristers for much less. He moved that £6 O O per annum be the maximum. He was confident they could get very excellent lawyers for £4OO n-year. Oh, what numbers there were at the bar who would jump at £6OO a-year. Mr. Councillor BIRCH seconded the amendment for £6OO. After a very protracted and desultory discussion, Mr. Councillor JOHN HotatEs moved that £7OO a-year be the amount which was seconded by Mr. MORECROFT. On the division on the first amendment for £6OO instead of £BOO, there appeared for £6OO fourteen, against it twenty-five. The fo) lowing is the division : _ For the amendment—Messrs. Thornhill, Shell, Harvey, M'Gregor, H. Holmes, Birch, Bolton, Maxwell, Roskell, G. Holt. Evans, Freme, Leathom, and Benn.—Against the amendment, Messrs. J. Holmes, S. Hope, Logan, Thornely, Rawdon, Mellor, Walmslov, Woolright, Bright, Rathhone, Lassell, T. Holt. Morecroft, Blackburn, Coglan, Alison, Sandars. Jordan, Duncan, Blain, Bulley, Robinson, Brown, Jones, and the Mayor. A short discussion ensued, and Mr. John Holmes's motion that the salary he fixed at 4'700 per annum was put, when there appeared for the motion—Messrs. J. Holmes, Logan, Thornhill, Shed, Harvey, Thornely, Rawdon, M•Gregor, H. Holmes, Mellor, Birch, Bolton, Lassell, T. Holt, Morecroft, Roskell, Coulan, Alison, Sandars, Jordan, Duncan, Blain, Bulley, Brown, Leathom, Bean, and the Mayor. Against the motion.—Messrs. S. Hope, Walmsley, Wooßright linthbone, Maxwell, Blackburn, G. Holt, EVans, Freme, Robinson, and Jones. For the motion Against Majority —l7 The council was proeeeding to other business, when a member pro posed an adjournment, which was immediately acceded to. The meet ing was adjourned at half-past three o'clock to eleven o'clock on Mon day next. OPENING,OF THE BOTANIC GARDEN This really delightful resort and credit to the town was opened injury done Wednesd a y l as t. Th e d a y o f opening, owing to th e done to the plants, had been for some time postponed; it was, however, conducive to one good result—the making of the in tended opening niore generally known. The weather fortu nately was extreniely fine, and about two o'clock great numbers of carriages, conveying almost all the gentry of the surrounding neighbourhood, and all the principal inhabitants and the fashion and beauty of the town, began to drive up to the gardens, whilst the front of the entrance for a considerable distance up and down the road was lined by carriages and spectators witnessing the arrival of the visitors. A strong body of police was in at tendance to preserve order and prevent confusion. On entering the garden, the scene which presented itself was truly splendid ; the whole extent of the magnificent area of which the garden is composed being covered with groups of fashionabies gaily dressed. At the upper end of the gardens, fronting the hot houses, a long marquee of an elegant design, open at each end, was erected, with tables down the centre, on which were exhi bited the prize flowers and fruits, and up and down which the company promenaded. Opposite the centre of this was the handsome fountain erected by Mr. Rowley, of London, throw ind up some beautiful jets d'eau of various designs, and diffus ing its agreeable .coolness around, whilst it harmonized well with the scene, and added beauty and finish to the whole. A little to the left, in front of the tents, a most excellent military hand of music was stationed, which continued playing nearly the whole time. To the right of the Marquee a tent was erected, and furnished withices, jellies, and refreshments by Mr. Lynn, of the Waterloo Hotel; whilst in the distance down the gardens in various parts great numbers of small tents were erected for shelter or for shade, under which groups were sitting enjoying the scene. The eye could not rest on a spot in the garden where some group was not promenading or occupying seats, whilst the upper part nea r th e b au d an d the marque 4 was one dense crowd of elegantly-dressed belles and beaux. Perhaps the only drawback on the appearance of the garden was, that the shrubs were not of sufficient growth, giving it, so far as they were concerned, a naked appearance, a fault which time only .can rectify. The garden itself is laid out in five long parallel walks from too to bottom, the intermediate space being filled by various shaped beds of flowers, and plants, and serpentine walks. On first entering the marquee to the left, on the centre table some very beautiful specimens of the cactse tribe presented themselves. One (the cereus senilis) was of remarkable ap pearance, being precisely similar to the grey head of an old man. We believe it is a very rare specimen. Passing down the table, a group of the heath tribe was arranged. The plants were fine and bold, and some of the flowers exceedingly beau tiful, having the appearance of various-coloured wax-work. A group of geraniums, which obtain e d th e fi rs t p r i ze , the property of Thomas Littledale, Esq., were next arranged, some of the flowers of which were very beautiful. A little fur ther down was the balsam tribe the whole of which presented a very pretty feature in th e exhibition; one a scarlet balsam was a particula r ly fine and beautiful sp ec i men . A v ery rare and beautiful plant was nex t p l ace d , t h e property, of Messrs.Whaj ley, a Lucantha, an d w hi c h o bt a i ne d t h e seco nd pr i ze . Near this .. , • were plac e d some very rare exot i cs of. the i feropc.i it -Lodclyestt tribe, the property of Chas. Horsfall, Esq. ' The ofwhole e had thesea anda splendid ohchideous plants were very singular in appearance' rich . and beautiful flower. At the centre of the table andwhich firma was placed, the property of Mrs. Cropper, a number of fine ob tained the gold medal, and near it were beautiful. sum rolither a /t ' b r o e sa which won the specimens of tbefusia tribe; one a fesiali rui. 1 fruoemspoeecnnaro:t: Coining up the greenhouse prize, was extremely table a very fine and elegant plant, the tre l irY • flue P .- '‘' n ' was placed. There was near it th au e i e r x e.s. tC. Bold, property o. Esq. Passing the Lachenauttia formosa, the fern, in e 5 on, some very fine specimens of the first introduced into the property of C. S. Parker, Esq., and . Europe were placed. Also a very flue specimen of the Solya Hetrophylle, and a comli•etunt pur p urum, the property of the • splendid scarlet flower of numerous petals, garden, having a and of a waxy appearance. On entering the Marquee to the right, being a continitation of the preceding, a aifferent class of plants presented themselves, the top being appro priated to flowers, the centre to fruit, and the bottom to vegetables. The top of the table was ornamented by a splendid and most fragrant basket of flowers ; the pro perty l e of Mr. Walker the President, whilst several other similar baskets were stationed down the table, one in particular cpntaining two magnificent cogi:ombs, and a fine specimen of the heath tribe was much admired. 'Lower down several stands filled with grouPs of dahlias of the most splendid and variegated appearance presented themselves, which were followed by groups of carnations and panzies, altogether having a very pretty effect. On the fruit table were some beautiful peaches to which the prize Was awarded , grown by the Marquis of Westminster. BeloW this was a basket of six different species of very fine fruit, which won the Mayor's prize. Some melons, the property of William Smith, Esq ,were extremely large, and diffused a delicious fragrance. .'There were several plates of grapes of extraordi nary s i ze and beauty, the property of Mr. Woodhouse; and a Magnificent pine grown by Charles Tay - - lure, Esq., which won the prize, as well as many other compa ratively inferior specimens of various descriptions of fruit. A plate of apples (lemon pippins, the growth of 1835, were in fine preservation and deserving of notice. Lower down the table the various specimens of vegetables, cucumbers, &c. were very fine; the . cabbages were of extraordinary sire. S o me t' n i e w " e • Vs, invented metallic wire for supporting wall trees, vines, he ' table, &c. the production of Mr. Rowland, spread about . ut , i , t and non excited some attention from its extreme pliability and it was liability to rust. The hot-houses were not oi s ieli through anticipated that the great number ofp r e 7rrijo passingus to the plants, and keeping the doors open might ne b i , n , L n gradually to dis perse, four to five o'clock the coip 1. an deased with the exhibition. perse, every one apparently highly fo i rm a most favourite public We anticipate that the garden will . tulip entitle ' s it to resort,as its extent, beauty, and attraction is fist of the plants for which the prizes do. The following a were awarded BA LsAms-.—Mr. Thomas Walker, bronze medal. CALCHOLARIAS (six varieties,) Mr. Starving, bronze medal, CAIII4ATIONS.-Ist pan—Duke of Leeds, Paul Pry, Lydia, Lady Stanley, Linnaeus, Miss Bacon—Mr. Charles Potts, of Chester, silver medal. 2d pan--. l vVilliam the Fourth, Paul Pry, ' Madame Maria, Lancashire Witch, Queen Charlotte, and Princri George—Mr. W. J. Gaudy, brQuze medal. Coeumnaas.—Wm. Smith, Esq., of Fiilwood bronze inedali Coxcdaing.—Hehry;Ss, Esq., bronze medal. FERNS.—C. S. Parker, Esq., silver medal. GRAPES —list prize—Lombardy% Mrs; WoodhouSe, silo i" medal. 2d prize—Hamburgh, Mrs. Preston—bronze medal. H EARTEASE.—Henry Moss, Esq., bronze medal. MELONS '(Netted Kock.)—Wm. Smith, Esq., bronze Medal; ORCHIDE,E (singl e Sp e ci mens. ) —O uc idi um, Ch arles Tayle r; Esq., silver medal. PELARGONIUMS. —Lord Brougham, Archduchess, Lord borough, Ne Plus Ultra, Grandissima, Hill's Champion'-Thos; Littledale, Esq., silver medal. PINES. —Charles Tayleur, Esq., silver medal. PEACHES.—Marquis of Westminster, !Ironic medal. CHINA ROSES (ten varieties.)—Mr. Skirving, silver medal. GARDEN RosaS (fifteen varieties.)— Do., bronze Medal; SUCCULENT PLANTS.—C. T ay l eur, Esq., silver medal. Srov OR GREENHOUSE (ten varieties )—ISt prize, Mrs; Cropper, gold medal. 2d prize, Messrs. Whalley-s, silver medal. SINGLE STOVE OR GREENHOUSE.—lSlprize—Foebsia bosa—Mr. Skirving. sil ver me d a l . 2d prize—Lachenalia for mosa—l. 0. Bold, Esq., bronze medal. ORNAMENTAL SHRUBBY PLANTS.— Sollya Leterophylla; Mr. Skirving, bronze medal. • ORNAMENTAL HERBACEOUS PLANTS.—Cureopis Drinnmon= dii, Mr. Skirving, bronze medal. DAHLrAs.-Ist pan (six varieties,) Mrs. Preston; silver medal: 2d pan, Mr. Thus. Walker, bronze medal. CELERY --la prize, Mr. Thos Walker, bronze medal. VEGETABLES.—Ist prize—onions, parsnips, celery, cabbag cucumbers (white and green,) cauliflower, red beet, carrot; peas, beansi" French beans, parsley, and lettuce--Thos. Walker, silver medal. 2d prize —kidney beans, carrots, celery, cucurn hers, parsley, cauliflower, lettuce, and onions—Wm. Smith, Esq.; of Fulwood, bronze medal. First prize of cut flowers, J. N. Walker, Esq., silver medal. Second ditto R. W. Preston, Esq., bronze medal: Best basket of f r uit, th e g if t of the Mayor of Liverpool, a priza of the value of £5, won by Mr. Thos. Walker. TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIPERPOOL STANDARD: Sir,—Perhaps there never was a period in the annals of out' town characterized by more of virulent and acrimonious feel• ing, than the last few weeks—two or three of our journals be.: ing kept fully employed in rising; circulation to pedantic effu= sions flowing from the pens of the would-be-learned of the pre sent day—all directed against the ever -memorable proceedings of a late tneetiug held at the Amphitheatre; .a meeting which, for its ulterior objects , in the fireser ro ti on o f th e mora l s o f our jurenile population, is well entitled to public confidence and universal support. It is truly pitiable, sir, to see how far the spirit—the malig nant spirit of barhoUred envy levels its shafts of bitter calumny against objects and designs worthy of the greatest respect; but it is the province of that hateful disposition to bring down, if it were possible, the objects of its envy from those heights to which it can never attain • and it is no le ss piti a bl e t o o b serv e with what apparently breathless anxiety the writer of that in comparable Pindaric piece. —occupying, for want of better matter, a whole page of the Chronicle of Saturday last —seem§ to desire the meed of public approbation, by a vain attempt a the extreme of th e l u di crous . T ru l y, if ever Vanity exhibited itself in all its native Originality, it certainly does there; for the author of this singular effusion evidently aims at something marvellous in this gigantic attempt, though, in his attempts to excite universal admiration from those of his readers—if there are any—who can sinrinaon patience and courage enough to peruse the whole, he is being made the greater dupe of his own fancy, and the complacent cheat of his own exuberant folly. To . animadvert on the varied "contents of this master-piece of composition is . not now my intention ; neither do I judge it worthy of the trouble, though it were easy to accomplish the task: this, however, I beg to obserVe, that (lid the writer pos sess but a particle of the genius of that talented individual, whose name he has with insufferable vanity assumed, I ens per. suaded his lucubrations would have been followed by far bright er results, and that he would have carefully avoided going out of his depth, by treating of a subject for which he does nut possess sufficient intellectual penetration to fathoth. Aly surprise on the present occasion is, that anyman, or set of men, occupying a public situation in the town as publithers of a weekly journal should so far forget their standing in society as to admit within the columns of their paper such ridiculoui twaddle as above alluded to, calculated as it is to excite involun= • tars , disgust rather than create interest or administer to amuse;; went. It cannot lam sure add to the dignity or respectability of any journalist to condescend to publish what would be abso= lutely unfit for the filthy pages of those meaner receptacles of slander, " Paddy Kelly's Budget," or the " Brazen Face,". much less to connive at and encourage writers, whose love of falsehood is sometimes found as rife as their inclihation to as= perse and defame. But whatever maw be the designs of calum niators in traducing and slandering the honourel in society, the objects of their virulent spleen rise superior to all their attacks Far removed from the power of injury, they by that means re ceive additional lustre, and triumph over all Their adversaries. They achieve this triumph in nothing so much as by adopting the'practice of a Celebrated AMP„ touching a similar attack on private character—by treating such creatures with silent con= tempt. What is most desirable in all writers is, that they should sm. , pulously adhere to the troth, always bearing in mind that false , hood carries with it its own refutation. in narrowly scrutini zing the statements of writers of the same kidney as the lulus natter, under consideration, we recognize the greatest careless ness on this point—the most contemptuous disregard of facts. Truth requires nothing of the ornament and gloss of rhetorical flourishes—which are too palpable in this modern Martima Scribblerus--it seeks only - a plain and candid exhibition of its sualities—which, arrayed in their native sitnplcity cannot fail in commanding the approbation, and influencing the judgement of the candid and sincere. 1 ani, sir, &c. Liverpool, Auy. 2, 1836. : NgW. BANKRUPTCY BILL; We desire to call the attention of our readers to this bill which was introduced into the House of 'Com mons in the - month of July, and which the Solicitor- General is endeavouring to drive post-kuste through Parliament. Verily a most ravenous fit must have seized upon the Whig-lawyers, and a most liberal fit upon their patrons, who would so generously throw out fur their scramble fifty new commissionerships all at once. We extract the following excellent remarks from the John Bull : "To our legal and commercial readers in general —to the partners in• the great 'agency houses of attorneys and solicitort in London—to attorneys and solicitors at Manchester, Leeds / Birmingham, Liverpool, Bristol, and other such places—to as.; signees in the country under very oal as well as very new hank.i ruptcies—to those who may have thought their stewardship:: concluded, and to those with whom it may have just commenced —to all the pre sen t coun t ry comm i ss i oners of bankrupt—to all country bankers who may have any dividends or other property connected with any bankruptcy in their banks—to the numerous race of account an t s a ll over England and Wales, and to the public at large, we recommend the perusal of a bill brought into the House of Commons under the auspices of hit Majesty's Attorney and Solicitor-General, entitled 'A bill to amend the laws relating to bankrupts.' " Be it observed, at starting, that the laws relating to that subject have five hundred glaring er rorS ou the fare of them, nut one of which (roes this bill profess to touch. It Commences by• giving a power to his Majesty to appoint forty or fifty commis sioners, as many registrars, as many clerks, and se many official assignees (all with good salaries no doubt, though the amount is not vet set out,) who are to go roving about the country to per form the duties thereby imposed upon them. "The Court of Review has been called one 'of small utility: . but, if its utility be small, of what utility can such a commission or number of courts be ? The Court of Review can indeed hear anddfeaculidte is wantcomplai o n f t complaints employment. when courtsy brought before it : it s chiefut these proposed courts are not only to 'hear and docile, but are to go about roving and fishing for abuses, which they are afterwards destined to cUrrect: We have heard of a club called the Rovers, who rove to Box Hill at Epsom race time, and who rove to Henley to fish and eat mutton-chops at the Red Lion Inn—but the Rover Club will be a farce to the roving and fishing of these commissioners, clerks; registrars ' and official assignees, with their turtle at B r i sto l and Liverpool, and their venison and champagne at other places; And what in the world is all this for ? 'Who ever asked for such a commission? who wants such a court? and is not the present tribunal for country bankruptcies amply sufficient to answer the exigencies of each case ? hf uot- , --let such a case come to Lon don, and be executed in the new court, and not before a judge, to whom power is given to send any one guilty of a contempt, (and God only knaves,_ as Mr. Faulkner can tell, what may not be now-a-days called a contempt,) to any gao l i n E ng l and or Wales he pleases. Sitting at Berwick-upon-Tweed he may in carcerate the poor devil at Penryn, for the pleasure of the learned Solicitor-General who represents that place. "So much for the commissiouers' part of ibis bill, which then goes on to give the accountants in bankruptcies' clerks an ad ditional salary of-£11 . 410 a year, and provides that in no ease shall official assignees be liable to costs—so that henceforward those persons may be as litigious, as officious, as troublesome, and offensive as they please , (we do not mean to say th;,y are so now,) and they can in no case be made to pay costs. We trust we have shown enough to convince those who may read these remarks, that.this is nota Measure which ought to pass without some mote consideration than it can have. in this hot weather,, and at the end of the month of July. With the exception of two things, it contains not one single amendment of those laws which it professes to amend —one, the giving commissioners of bankruptsjurisdiction over equitable as well as legal mom !gages— . and - the other (which is done in a very bungling way, or rather not halfdone.) the appointment ofa taxing officer in bankruptcy. "The bill professes to establish one uniform system for all costs in bankruptcies; it enables the Lord Chancellor, howeser, to .appoint ate or mere persons to taxsUch Costs, excepting the costs .incurred in the Court of Bankruptcy, which, instead of having one uniform system. is having one or more systems for country fiats—six different systems in the Court of Ba - nkruptcy—and seventh system, an appeal by the officer of the Court Review. This last system is the strictest, and beams harder on the solicitor than any other system in any other court; but it has the merit ,,, of being most beneficial to the Creditors of bankrupts ; em o i cannot see why this systeM should oot be the one adopted• seven exclusion of Oldie rest. There can be no uniformit i s n w I does this, different taxing officers in London (not one of wh the bill abolish, and from . six of whom, by aboliihirm a g i, ) and one or 6th Geo. c. 16, sec. 14, it takes away the powerof a o t:t i m: try costs. Let more persons (under this new'bill,) t to If a dopted, and appoint any one of these seven systems, we say, be well as country, so as try' one person only to tax all costs, tihn and truly and se make the practice everywhere really would be secured. are convinced that great atlrtntengat.,... militant in bankruptcy, we " Since the appointingo h chief registrar of the court are not very believe the duties of the commissioners We say, doub le 1 his s alary. and give him. the appoi n t- • ,00d 11 be - dune than any this b•1'1 1 pro noses, or any rovenr , meat, and much Y're,ommt. *ssioncrs can effect.''' ---- ImPitovxmo.„r of . T HE R18111.E.---We und ers t an d t h at Capt. Belcher, K.N. has been employed fur several weeks, b y dime _ tion of , ' h e Admiralty, in surve ) i ng. thi s coast front Porraby Point v n orthwards. menbera o f t h e 6 n corporation of Preston deput e d f or th a t pur pose had an interview with th e captain, at Lytham, when lie showed them his chart of the Ribbl e, from Preston to the sea, upon a setae of three inch es to a mile, which is nearly com pleted. In answer t o several inquiries, Captain Belcher ex pressed a very fav oura bl e opinion of this river for the purposes of navigation, anti stated hts readiness to confer with any engi neer of eminence who might be appointed to make a report on the works whi c h- wouldbe required. At the council meeting, Thursday s a resolution ;vas passed to emplo) Messrs. Stevenson: Son, c i v il engine Stevenson: • Edinburgh, fur this purpose.. 14 r. Stevenson has b een f or many years eng i neer t o t h e Commis- . , . sioners for the Northern Light -houses, and is well known trout the extensive works he has planned and executed in England, -: Scotland; and Ireland, He may Cow be expected here - in a iew.„ days, and the result of his communication with Capt. Belcher is looked for with great interest. -The soundings of the Ribble are not yet marked upon the Ehart, but we understand they are nearly all taken within_ trd banks, and that Captain Belcher will proceed with the deep soundings as the weather Lay pCI 4 mit A...h.. 171.........%.T...