The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1850-10-08 00:00:00

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The st 4*e `a°3shiP Pacific from New York will probably bestsT -taorrovv. dap, to se s 'shin America, which left for Boston on Satur ti._. out 105 passengers. p ect ; i ! iti - larryitz, the celebrated blind chess player, is ex- It i s L'yerpool during the present week. this stated that, if proper accommodation be iven in 14,i0it°etwiti, feouie coal trade, several new factories will be rth end. k oala I°t.lelaY evening a meeting was held at the Craven keeht; Birkenhead 4 i : h es' Instit .! to . promote the . establishment of a hir e i; new , in the township. entitled the " Cycloptedia of Agricul r. j e article on Buildings and Roads is written by vO4 Vepands, the boroug h engineer. 4 nesday an old man, while trying to jump from fell • atulin z d 4 to thu g S tage on board of the Birkenhead steamer, ha: aesd; at A r• He was promptly rescued. 1 10 ,. iaj uri .2_, tine Jane Massey, aged two years, died te l e in s-1 she received by a fall from the gallery of a '" ehr nond-fair, a street which runs between nd.r ow Ne xp and Pox -street. u ll arary 41 E LECTION.—Mr. W. P. Jeffreys, the nr, sj, overseer. is a candidate for Pitt-street ward, to 4f Lioltne f or South Toxteth, and Mr. Matthew Greg fichern Toxteth. I t i e st ae,lsinuw progressing for the establishment of a an d ships of large carrying capacity between the b u bee, in order to promote the prosperity t i a 'AAl ii , "'au provinces. eapi: ! " 11 .,0rc OF MASTERS AND MATES.—On SatUT- Q 4 N X a a i i 4 f Michael Reynolds, master of the toa st a , of Cork, was found qualified for a first ti T t e io g `gedr al °D of Chester will hold an Ordination in the day , of of on Sunday next ; and on the follow tloesatstt4eltiohrcleashdi.p,will administer the rite of confirma qt4'4ll,,daY morning a fire broke out in a hay loft in iki tp ) 4•Lre e t . The loft, which was of wood, was totally . ~r ta V l and much injury was done to an adjacen t Oust darnage is estimated at £5O, and the property shi p s,,Th u s s, ed. by the breaking of a stage-plank at the mee t s vs , at the Brunswick graving-dock, several ship 'rh ' ila e „, re Injured, and on Friday morning orr of the c li , 9bi o "'as Jones died at the Southern Hospital from k t i k tte N 4 f ( pf the brain. r ,° 4 l Cadiz anounce the arrival of the Spanish ,sticaiaLle Caledonia (late one of the British and North Ce 4 8 °40 at that port from Liverpool, after a run ,rati e : s two hours. Her size, speed, and splendid seNo attracted great admiration. C A ls at: l , B :re took place on , Thursday night, in the to Mr. Davies s Angel Inn . , Camden ar4t -11, iead. In addition to the buildings, which tte, t, O the ground, Mr. Davies has lost four fine A tii811(1)'nl-dug, three phaetons, a wheel chair, harness, N o , c 's , We believe will amount to nearly £5O k`l'nux Calcutta of the 21st August announce kfe ls ,t e th: Q l the ship Ariadne. bound to Liverpool, on the th' w the ,'augur Sand, with, it is feared, a great loss of 1 42'er e : e eond mate was saved, but the master and the 'uPPosed to have drifte d out to sea on a part of st . ‘pteln",:art Cherry, late writing master to the Col 4414,iisatitution Lower Schools, has been presented by ko t eeki v %th a valuable gold watch chain. Mr. Cherry EaO e u the appointment of writing master to the ' l4 t l . is Mr. Pull 4rid Puer Schools. His successor kit 4 thrp ". f o ,. ze suburban burglars have again been com tito•ngibal on a charge of robbing Mr. Lang's house, 1 . 48 4„"ad• Their term of imprisonment, for . a it 4 ,"`ed If:Pee, expired on Saturday week, and on being r' 'ea was waiting at the gaol door to apprehend --_____.......___. At . S t M i ii *laredelngicTs.—On Monday week last, a man, 11,0.10,,,,, n ', who was at work on board the Albert N l ' , teor r ing sacks of corn into the hold of the yes . - % g Ir.'?ceived such serious injuries as to cause his kftwirr:lay.—A seaman on board an American OltSt 4 ; Ins death yesterday morning by a fall. tc pt tll (l „ l ° o'clock on Wednesday night a fire broke Ilk.. Br° orkshop adjoining the engine -room of Messrs. tgesetDerY, Windsor. The workmen, who reside in q s 11, setto' o the premises, endeavoured, by the use of kt il t ae. e „lieguish the flames, but were unsuccessful. Itt i ked, - g l aes did not arrive until the workshop was h2 l - ill 81• a 0 " n V NED.—As police-constable Kermode was lly, ..d a ads on Monday morning, about one o'clock, 1 14 11 )4 4 !Plash on th e wes t s id e o f P r i nce ' s D oc k, an d k to la a h l a the w a t er , who had fallen from the quarter 144 fit,, ehlla. After considerable delay, the man was 1 1 4 th e ':,‘4 was quite dead. He proved to be the ti k / t Y, re; P• His name was Philip Vautide, a native ik lit o t to l ijakxG rlV, Can d considered eo m to m b i e tte a e so a b p e p r o T i a te % by 104 of irok er . i s m' e. k rir ss e o l Ciation to investigate the eor- XII of "e beams and weights commonly used in the \ 1 2 k r e.reton in this port, have reported that it is es ,e;tator„_, maintenance of honest . weights, to have 's or;7l for adjustment once in every four months , Sq 1,,,,_w0 stamped weights of 56Ibs. should be kept ,Illoiitetioi.ise to regulate the other weights, and that s.lktil e)s u ellons should be given to warehousemen to ?, tqllt4acas and weights very carefully. 51., 4 „ 14 4 1 ,,La•—0ur attention has lately been directed i 41, ' conducting ink-bottle of Messrs. Isaac and SO 11 ;e tta : inlY, upon comparing it with those ordina- IN li fel' 't seems to possess material advantages in at Si ;11Isliness and convenience. We have often ex -I,laltrell 0 0 :f 3 ifficulty of coming off uns:mthed in open 1/444rstio ?t ag out the inky fluid, and think that any , do „t se to frequent application of salts of lemon 4,Vad e n e '; to examine the peculiarities of Messrs. ES,ell,li'' s simple invention. nf", h av il Own firm of Messrs. Wood and Reid, of Port ety e sk iy, 7 eontracted to build a new steamer to replace D Ze it e tl e cit l i tt e telj ui lil e t r o a n o r o e u c r oa f s a t vo o o f ri N te or m th ails tAmerica.eam er ltpl t , 1 111 ( d )f . a: i n s e a w su v ffi es c s i: l nt eo glAira n n o t t ee be th e a a t tr t o li s e te c d on to - N:,_of oe They launch this month a fine new screw Nrsii e arlY 800 tons burthen, intended for the ikNIS .. as trade, and entirely owned, we believe, by k lb. ,Po g .„ °llr good old town." ,I t4 oi t i tit 4 0 7°PrICE SITE.—We are delighted to record li,l' io ~u firmness displayed by the mercantile coin- ItltOelh;esisting the scandalous outrage against the Ot; l ,e e q it i g and interest attempted by the Lords of the trtliticiiTerence to the site of the new Post-office.. tte ko,„,.,E:Ladprelsnitendataurceosmemomitptelirneglatillvoeseofo the k it o tih ., ll4, l l ip t i l a r'Y leading men 'have been attached to a erg h° Exchange-newsyoom • and the Chamber 11 1 ,:itl t 11 (: ;.°as also despatched to' the Treasury a 4.. 4 it,i9ll, ii s le to the choice. IZto eate r c APE.—On Tuesday. on the London and . 14 4 1 1 41 .4gb, r1 Railway, as the express train was passing so4ehil g il',. , a luggage truck, which was on one of the t 11 ,1 1 ,, " the last carriage broke off the handles of IZep fo in - , %,, r e k r reed one of the panels. In this car- It: : '9ki n • Alderman Sands and Mr. Councillor Neill, k'si tn t'he l' of Liverpool, who had a very narrow es k4Sii;,,t ort k ll iage was thrown off the line, but after kl it - ‘ll4 8 - g a in• The luggage van was broken off, and t iNkte l dis_ed until the train reached the next station, tit t i t , r kis t e n covered that the guard, who was on the i kkt Y La k olc 4 ,, ll l ! . oNic A fifth dress concert of this '''t P, ; 4 ,, a lee at the —The Rooms, Great George +Vs 'lltilfiTaY:evening last • the weather was unpro -110:' th 'us attendance was good, and the perform ll ki ,41 0 . It pie ces completed with spirit and success. 1 14,744,_ eh ugers presided at the piano, Miss Jessie 411!. 1 14 Air. Miranda were the principal vocalists, 's 4,k tit; of a_s r as the violinist. Mr Charles Herrmann . 11,4ety praise for his exertions in establishing this o. ll pi, Ns e i 'fte manner in which the members ac kaerh yes proves that they are not without good q f t'e \ Ot i t, v ? they been drilled in vain. : LA I ._ . ri.daY a deputation from the Wigan Coal 1, 411 11,1,!r °Juaciatlon, consisting of Mr. R. A. Thicknesse, kt l ti sti k da o ! Il es Brancker Mr. Jerdein, and Mr. W. Ite4lo4ltNatervievv with ' the traffic committee of the ! I S tOttl e 9 r th Western Railway, to impress on the 1,, O imPortance of providing at their two dock 01' piper ac Ar.tld c °mrnodation for the trade. The inter klia.o,4llNott, 0 3rs atisfactory, and orders have been given wo, estiJeers of the railway company to prepare r ki v e th '' a tes of the proposed erections. We are 1,414 Sr e .. at th e . I n iO' h . c lated h Importance of the subject is now pro tlyeel ''S 1) "y all parties. 4 Of op ', 41.1TATIoN —The deputation, which left k 4 0 the , ,,aursd ''. 4,,bfk kre es ay evening, had en interview with the 4174 1 % t, e ssrs r , 111 7 on Friday. The deputation con. bnt i A t :'lin s ; 'cagey Gream, Henderson, 'Liversedge, el'inse ti . . a lr• Gage opened the proceedings, and L ti l :I t o I, it lt t tapt the carrying out of the Pike project, el' lti .ea oh r fer th n lmPolicy and injustice of allowing the . 0 "d k '',eY t r , I c orporate estate as collateral security 4S i tthe',eelf , up raised, The interview lasted an 401,4-aord; n e a was highly satisfactory. The deci- Vlttell , n t the Treasury on the subject will be NI. T: l '4 / % 1 ", will be communicated officially by the N I g AA/ — clerk. to 4 stagwtri I•Wity l t ,ll h. ai l , 1, A CCIDENT.—On Monday, Mr. Ni • k g ,Lep ik ,tee h "epnsed victualler, Shaw's-brow, was li sh ° tb e g at 4 toe railway from Carlisle. When the %li t tt i vtad Varri at e e latter', Mr. Bowman had occasion ltt k h 'f vf 00 , 5 rao with a few minutes. T . he signal was . 4 h tl DO' h lt te IT toetie the view of resuniing his seat , 114%0 . 4 1r 5 001 .... and in endeavouring to re-enter INtit l ll4 te kit :a all, selo u eaf t t a:llap he slipped his footing and C 1 1,,, ed f carriage passing over his neck, . 1 . w. 4 an r °l'a his body Some years ago, Mr. il l o 'l lt 41 e h a activ e memb'r . of the Liverpool Fire wife and e family to deplore his li. P U N t ,r cirl, . l a % ) Ph:: blogket REv isiox.—On Thursday the re. V t. . ;NI. el-streests list was commenced in the Sessions. ~ ~_toZtl J . 4,d2:pfore the Mayor and Messrs. John Nt4 4 4 4 101,tUtio,alinson. Mr. Buckmaster, secretary 4, t i'St, i,t list of tsoci . Attion, was in attendance. , gt Paul's ~o jections, the numbers being as ) , L N l' lle h e • Pete ward 36 • E ha g 96; Castle- N• r s kt it' Itlk,,t a 74, „ P' s, 1 11'; R o ' d o x y c I n e6 e .' Abrcromby, 14- of th e the „,'"°eeeded with ea till Saturday. as St. 'Peter's ' 4154" N t , • t evi lluit adjourned t rda The 4 11 4 17.111 v‘t•A sinn cia Friday a uy' • 4„, ,,, 4 . ..,„ aur al , was as follows ey,, ad A Sat o ' , aril, 1; Exchange, 74 • Castle \l 11 )P t tee`' l ler rd aY the b• • t sin ), 4Aor st t ih i Num ~ jections to co er I; tyN, 20. Abp 94 , Y wards were heard. In the kt i al : pet er , hltfoll"e• struck out, and in the Aber h-•* I''s 2 Y., wa r d °nig objections were withdrawn: , 2. t ert ( 1 )0 1 ,; Itzeb_-'l3; Exchange, 4 • Castle-street, T1 1 4 t11 4 2 ;,4 0 11 f d 14 1 1 ' St. r an d paY, 65. The claims allowed •kt''etiPen o ,• e 'streo t "., 8, 1; Exchange, 2; Castle geti "lic e `N-st r "• the case of William • ili o ee, oiti had „ s ee, t, objection having been made etln dtt 411°athi‘ been mentioned in the address dam ' e 4 WaS written i the body of the "" 1 that tli n e notice wee good. is ra ce it! , us collef, INDUSTRIAL SCHOOLS IN IRELAND.—The Rev. Dr. Dill gave some highly interesting details to the public meeting of the Evangelical Alliance, on the beneficial in fluence and extraordinary success which has followed the establishment of industrial shools in the western counties of Ireland. The seasonable relief administered during the famine years, by English blunty, had in a very consider able degree removed the long-cherished prejudice against the Saxon ; and, when schools were opened to teach the children to read, and to support themselves by net making and fishing among the boys, and sewing, knitting, crochet work, &c., &c., with the girls, they were immediately crowded, and the most important results have already followed •, hundreds of children are under instruction ; the work produced by the girls has realized about £5OOO per annum, and there is an increasing demand for schools in the adjacent districts. Hitherto all sects have united in promoting them. _ EFFECTS OF INTEMPERANCE.—A woman named Rowan died on Tuesday last, under circumstances of a shocking character. She kept her brother's house, who resided in a court, in Bevington-street. On Monday afternoon she came home in a state of intoxication, when her brother-in-law assisted her up stairs and seated her on a chair: while there she reached her hand to a wash-hand stand to take uo a jug, and the brother-in-law imagining she might meditate an attack on him as she had previously struck him when drunk, prevented the action and hit her a slight blow with the hand upon her cheek. He after wards left her, and against his usual practice, slept from home that night; on the following morning the woman's daughter found her mother lying dead. A surgeon gave it as his opinion that death was the result of violence. as the brain was in an extravasated state when examined. As there was no evidence to show how the deceased met with the injury, a verdict in accordance was returned. FREAKS - 0i AN ELEPHANT.—A week or two since an elephant was brought from Calcutta in the ship Ann and Mary. On Sunday week, while the vessel was lying in the Albert Dock, and when all hands were ashore, the ele phant, excited by hunger, made his way on deck, where he smashed everything within his reach. He then managed to get on the quay, where he roared about in a great rage, tossing over piles of merchandise, trucks, buckets, &c., as easily as if they were cricket balls. The captain, in the course of the afternoon, happened to visit the dock with a few friends, and to his astonishment, discovered his quondam passenger in the state above described. Assistance was in time procured, and, with considerable difficulty, not unattended with danger, the huge and powerful animal was at last safely fastened to one of the iron posts. Fearing that some accident might happen, the elephant was, on the following day, despatched to London, where he will finally reside, in the gardens of the Zoological Society. VIA. AND THE MISSES RYALL'S CONCERT AT EGRE MONT.—On Friday evening Mr. Ryall's gave a miscella neous concert, in the large Assembly Room, at the Egre mont Hotel, assisted by Miss Ryalls and Miss Lizzy Ryalls, the latter of whom made her debut, before a pub lic audience, on the occasion. M. Wehli was announced as the pianist engaged. The room was respectably filled, and the audience comprised members of some of the leading families of New Brighton, Egremont, Seacotthe, and the neighbourhood. The programme was well se lected, comprising compositions by Cimearosa, Crouch, Bellini, Donizetti, diversified with some favourite ballad music ; and the performance throughout gave unequivocal satisfaction. It is not necessary to say anything in favor of a known favourite like Mr. Ryalls. That of the two ladies, however, it is incumbent upon us to notice. Miss Ryalls is a very promising singer, and executed the pieces allotted to her very creditably. In the duett in the second part, with her sister, " I would that my love," from Mendelsohn, and her rendering of the well-known ballad, " Home, sweet home," were especially good. Miss Lizzy Ryalls possesses a voice of greater compass than her sister ; and her higher notes especially are clear and powerful. The execution of Benedict's exquisite song, "I am thine, only thine," was characterized both by precision and good taste. Both sisters made a very favourable impression. M. Wehli executed two fantasias on the piano forte in his usual brilliant style, and in the last had the honor of an encore. We should not omit to mention in high terms the singing of a basso, whose name was not in the programme. MR. SPLATT'S CASE TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD A lady, having seen the affecting account of Mr. Splatt's bereavement in the STANDARD newspaper, together with the offer of the Editor to forward to him any tokens of the sympathy of the public, encloses the trifling sum of £1 in an envelope directed to Mr. Splatt, and will be obliged to the Editor of the STANDARD to forward it to him, according to his kind offer. Oct. sth, 1850. [We shall be glad to hand our benevolent correspondent's contribution to Mr. Splatt, who will duly appreciate the kind liberality.—En. L. S.] LOCAL MEETINGS. EARLY CLOSING ASSOCIATION.--On Friday night a public meeting of the Early Closing Association was held at the Charitable Institution-house, in Slater-street, Mr. Butt in the chair. The room was densely crowded, and after a variety of speeches, it was unanimously resolved that an energetic effort should be made to induce the shopkeepers to close at six o'clock in the months of No vember, Decelnber, January, and February, and at seven o'clock during the remainder of the year; the speakers stating that Messrs. Frisby, Dyke, and Co., Jeffrey and Morrish, and Carmichael and Co., were favourable to the movement. DOCK COMMITTEE, THURSDAY.—After intimating that the sub-committees had nothing to report, the Chairman brought before the committee the resolutions passed by the Dock trustees, to the effect that they could not legally take into consideration some of the proceedings of the Dock Committee, on the ground that they related to what is termed in Council " new matter," and which consisted of recommending to apply to Parliament for powers to extend and amend the present Dock acts, &c. After some discussion, during which .allusidn was made to the differences which existed between the Town-clerk and the Dock solicitor on the subject, it was, on the motion of Mr. Robinson, seconded by Mr. Sandbach, resolved that the Dock solicitor be called in to give his opinion in the matter. Mr. North, on being introduced, read his opi nion in writing. After assigning at length the grounds of his opinion, Mr. North thus concludes :—" It follows that, in my opinion, the said resolution of the Dock Trustees, at their meeting yesterday, was not in accord ance with the 6th Geo. IV., and is, therefore, void in law, and that the proceedings of the Dock Committee then laid before the Trustees, not having been then annulled by the latter, in manner prescribed by that act, then were, and now stand, ipso facto, confirmed."—After some little conversation, it was agreed that the opinion of the solici tor should be sent to the Town-clerk, and the subject then dropped.—A letter was read from Mr. John Grantham on the subject of screw steamers. Referred.—A letter from the post-master relative to the appropriation of cer. tain apartments, occupied by Mr. Lord, for postal accom modation, and the rent to be paid for such apartments, was, in the absence at Mr. Stewart, referred to Mr. Samuel Holme. BIRKENHEAD COMMISSIONERS.—The usual monthly meeting of this board was held on Tuesday. Richard Bryans, Esq., was called to the chair. The Lighting and Watching Committee recommended the appointment of six additional policemen. They also gave a statement, founded on a report of the superintendent of police, that it having been intimated that the daily attendance of Mr. J. S. Jackson was not to be expected, it was stated that the committee having no funds in their possession to pay for a stipendiary magistrate, it was resolved that the sub ject be recommended to the gt'neral board, to consider the propriety of appointing a stipendiary magistrate, or another resident magistrate, as might seem most advisable. According to the proceedings of the Ferry Committee, it appeared that the claim against Mr. Hughes, for arrears of rates due to the commissioners, had been referred to a sub-committee, consisting of Messrs. Mills and Gough, and that those gentlemen had reported that Mr. Hughes did not owe the committee anything of the claim made by the commissioners. From the proceedings of the Ferry Committee it appeared that the receipts for the month of September, 1849, were £1,464 4s. 10d. ; the receipts for 1850, £1,871 2s. 10d. ; that the receipts from the 23d April, 1849, to 30th September, were £9,527 6s. 2d., and for the same period of 1850, £13,818 14s. 7d. The total expenditure for the latter period was X 8,626 15s 10d. A rather lengthy discussion then ensued as to the pro priety of furnishing an extra boat to meet the .2 p.m. train from Chester, in case the train did not arrive until after the regular boat had left the Monks' Ferry. There had been counter resolutions on the subject in the com mittee, and on the confirmation of the proceedings being moved by Mr. Ravenscroft, Mr. Watson moved an amendment, the effect of which was to furnish an extra boat to meet the train, in case of necessity. After some discussion, the board divided, when there appeared, for the amendment 12 against it, 4 ; majority, 8. WEST DERBY GUARDIANS.—At the usual weekly meeting, on Wednesday, Mr. Alpass brought a case of complaint against Mr. Tomkins, the relieving-officer of Toxteth-park. According to the statement of Mr. Al pass, Mr. Tomkins had been guilty of great cruelty and neglect of duty in the case of a poor woman who had applied for relief. Mr. Tomkins, under much excite ment, denounced the statement as ungenerous and grossly false. It was resolved that the guardians of Toxteth park should he constituted a committee to investigate the subject, and report to the board.—A communication was read from Mr. Stephens, one of the medical officers, stating that the relieving-officer (Mr. Latham) had again attempted to remove paupers under medical treatment, without a certificate from the medical-officer, and in one case of this nature the patient was in so precarious a state that the removal might have resulted in death. Mr. Latham admitted there were cases in which he had acted without the required certificate. He was censured by the board, and told not to act again in like manner.—During the proceedings a little scene took place between Mr. Thos. Smith and Mr. Shaw. Mr. Smith attached his name, as overseer, to one of the collector's monthly statements. Mr. Shaw having observed him doing so, after the document was replaced on the table, erased the name. Much confusion ensued for some time, which was ultimately suppressed by the chairman observing, that it was wrong in any guardian to write on any docu ment after it was before the board.—Mr. Harrison brought forward a motion to the effect that for Toxteth-park there should be three relieving-officers, one at a salary of £l3O, and the other at a salary of £lOO a year; that for the rural district of West Derby, including Allerton, Garston, Childwall, Wavertree, Kirby, Fazakarley, and 'Aintree, there should be one officer, at £lO ; and that for Nether ton, Lunt, Sefton, Litherland, Orrell, and Ford there should be one officer, at a salary of £6O a year. The officers in all cases to reside within and as near the cen tre of their respective districts as practicable. After a long conversation. the motion was carried by is to 11. ARCHITECTURAL AND ARCHIEOLOGICAL SOCIETY.— The opening meeting of the above society was held on Wednesday evening last at the Royal Institution. The president of the society, Mr. J. A. Picton, F.S.A., in the chair. After some account being given by Mr. Frank Howard of the society's last summer excursion, the paper for the evening, entitled "The Genealogy of Architecture and the Fine Arts," by Mr. Samuel Huggins, was read. The object of the writer was to present a theory of art generally ; to exhibit the origin and relations of its dif ferent branches. The fine arts being the arts of the beautiful, his task, he said, would be to trace that prin ciple from its source, which divided his subject into three distinct heads :—The beautiful exists in nature,—in the human mind or imagination,—and in art. The feeling for the beautiful, he remarked, belongs to all, but only the artist can embody it. The power of expression is the faculty for reproducing in the sphere of art, The great principles of design were common to all the fine arts, and an architect would be a better architect for knowing some thing of those arts which claim kindred with his own. He need not be able to paint a picture. but he should understand the great principles of painting and sculpture, and know in what way they are identical with those of architecture. In conclusion, he lamented the want of a national system of education in the principles of taste, and complained that less had been done to facilitate the study of the fine arts than of the other branches of re fined and useful acquirement. SELECT VESTRY.—The fortnightly meeting was held on Tuesday. The Rev. Rector Campbell presided. The following tenders for supplies to the parish for the ensu ing half year were accepted :—Vaughan and Staveiey, candles and soap ; Joseph Bingham, smallwares ; Wm. Procter, tobacco and snuff; Chapman and Callis, iron mor gery and tin wares; Erre and Higgins, drysaltery ; James Parker, ale and harm ; Adamson and Tapley, linen and woollen drapery*; Bryan Renshaw, peas; Jas. Capey, stays; Henry Tate and Co., groceries; Jas. Hall, beef and mutton ; James Marsden and Son, brushes ; George Glover, clogs; William Dixon, window glass; James Johnson, timber; John Paint, coffins; John Nicholson, leather, &c. ; Robert H. Frazer, printing and stationery ; Charles Barlow, boots and shoes ; Robert Neilson, coals ; Henry Bate, hay and straw ; Bryan Henshaw, flour, meal, and oatmeal ; Charles W. Harvey, for sweet milk at sd. per gallon—the price for which it is stated to have been offered by parties tendering for the workhouse.—Some dissatisfaction was exp-essed by seve ral members that the contract with Mr. Bingham should have been renewed.—Mr. Brown called attention to one fact which appeared on the minutes ; the maintenance of the officers of the school was now costing 6s. 4d. per head, against 3s. Bd. last year—nearly double.—Mr. Harbord called attention to the necessity of re-organi sing, on a larger and more efficient scale, Mr. Gray's department. By doing so, he thought it quite possible to save many thousands a-year to the parish. The pre sent impossibility of exercising a proper revision had caused a loss in four years, in lunatics alone, of £2,700. The subject was referred to the Finance Committee to report upon ; and Mr. Brown announced that it was his intention, when the report was presented, to call for a similar inquiry into all the other departments.—Mr. Savage called attention to the proposal of the Dock Committee to establish an Emigrant's Home, a plan which would act injuriously to the ratepayers in the neighbourhood. He thought the Vestry ought to take the matter up ; and moved that a memorial be sent to the Council against the project. After some discussion, during which the general feeling of the board appeared to be opposed to the measure, on the ground that it would be injurious to shopkeepers, and would not ultimately afford the required protection to emigrants, Mr. Savage's motion was adopted. A memorial was drawn up, re spectfully requesting the Council to withhold its consent from the project till due inquiry has been made into its probable consequences. THE LI VERPOOL STANDARD. THE EVANGELICAL ALLIANCE The fourth annual conference of this body was held last week, in the Philharmonic-hall, Hope-street. There was a large attendance, numbers being present from distant parts of the kingdom. On Tuesday a number of the members, both of the British and Continental organizations, assembled in Myrtle-street Baptist Chapel, to receive the details of a missionary tour among the Jews of Austrian Hungary and Italy, from the Rev. RIDLEY HERSCHEL, who gave some interesting notices of the social state of those coun tries in connection with his countrymen. Although a nation meted out, peeled and scattered, a number of cir cumstances combined at the present moment to give them an extraordinary amount of influence in Germany, —recognised equally by the governments and the people ; —the press was almost exclusively in the hands of the Jews, and political and social topics were principally dis cussed by Jewish pens. In Austria it was believed, whe ther truly or not, that the present total absence of coin arose from the Jews having bought it up; and although in Hungary there were three millions of Protestants, so well educated as to have excited the Roman Catholics to emulate them, yet both yielded the palm of superiority to the Jews, who numbered about 600,000, and who were ' perhaps the most intelligent and cultivated of any portion of their brethren in Europe. These statements the rev. gentleman illustrated by a variety of interesting particu lars, and upon them he grounded the urgent necessity of using every means to place before the Hebrew race the simple doctrines of a pure Christianity. To show the practicability of the attempt, he urged the preeminent success which had followed the establishment of the mission of the Free Church of Scotland, seven years ago, at Pesth, where the Jewish patriarch of 50 years, standing on the priesthood, had publicly embraced the Protestant faith, and had been followed by hundreds of his country men, many of the most distinguished of whom were now missionaries, or colporteurs, among both Jews and nomi nal Christians.—ln the evening the first meeting of the Conference was held. It was commenced with devotional exercises, after which the Rev. W. W. EWBANK, who was called to the chair, opened the business by reading the Annual Address to the Conference—a really able and eloquent document. He referred to the losses which the Conference had sustained during the past year, in conse quence of the death of some of its most prominent mem bers, particularly the Rev. E. Bickersteth, and pointed the members of the Alliance to the only source from whence consolation for such a bereavement can come. He next dilated upon the nature and objects of the Evan gelical Alliance, and in an eloquent manner pointed out its definite and simple character, showing clearly that its objects were to promote the union of Christian love amongst all those who, as already one in Christ, are in possession of Christian unity. The rev. gentleman next proceeded to notice a few of the important results which he anticipated from a more general spread of genuine Christianity throughout the Catholic Church. After dwelling on this topic at considerable length, he next adverted to the want of Christian charity, so often exhi bited by professing Christians. Tho address was very warmly received.—After prayer and praise, the Rev. Dr. UnwreK, of Dublin, pursuant to programme, urged the practical resolutions enforced at the formation of the Alliance, after which the meeting adjourned until next morning, when the chair was taken by the Rev. JOHN ALEXANDER, who briefly addressed the meeting, and introduced the Rev. Dr. King, of Glasgow, on whom he called to address the Conference on the " solemn and affecting bereavements with which the Alliance had been visited." The Rev. Dr. KING introduced the subject by referring to the origin of the Alliance, and to the prophe cies which had been made of its failure, owing to the union of persons who held such various opinions. He showed that such prognostications were unfounded, and that the Alliance had gone on prosperously. Their past experience had proved that the Alliance could go on har moniously, notwithstanding the existence of minor differ ences in points of faith. The ray. gentleman then pro ceeded to the subject of his address, and in a very feeling manner adverted to the solemn and affecting bereave ments with which the Alliance had been visited during the past year, several of their greatest men having been taken from them ; but as it was the Lord's will, they (the Alliance) should bow in deep submission.—After the conclusion of the rev. doctor's truly affecting address, the conference proceeded to elect officers for the next year and the discharge of some routine business. The members and friends of the alliance held a soiree, on Wednesday evening. The refreshments, tea and coffee, were prepared and supplied by Mr. Cooke, the active and energetic keeper of the hall, and gave universal satisfac tion. The attendance was exceedingly numerous. After devotional exercises, in which the Rev. Henry Bryan, of Macclesfield, and the Rev. Tucker, of Manchester, took part, the chair was taken by John Cooper, Esq. The first speaker who was called upon was the Rev. Thomas Cearne, vicar of Sandford. The meet ing was afterwards addressed by the Revs. George Os borne, of Manchester. Ridley Herchell, of London, Dr. Pennington, of New York, (a man of colour), and John Angel James, of Birmingham, the whole of whom en joined union on the one grand point of Christianity,— Christ crucified, the Saviour of the world. The meeting closed, as it opened, with devotional exercise. On Thursday forenoon, at ten o'clock, the meeting of Con ference took place in the Philharmonic Hall. The at tendance of ministers and friends was pretty numerous. The proceedings of the meeting commenced by devotional exercises, after which the Rev. H. Grey, D.D., of Edin burgh (the chairman), addressed the Conference in an able and energetic speech, expressing the great gratifica tion which he felt at the sight of so many of his Christian brethren, who had been drawn together from different parts with only one spirit inspiring them. He then pro ceeded with a review of the state of the Society,—the evils existing, their cause and remedy,—and concluded by impressing upon his hearers the principles of peaceful love towards each other.—The Rev. James Lister, of Liverpool, next made observations. He said he had be longed to the ministry in this town for a period of not much short of fifty years. In Liverpool there had been an Evangelical Alliance in existence and in operation (on a small scale) for forty-four or forty-five years, composed of ministers of all denominations, who had met together, prayed together, and worked together in the cause for that period. He trusted that the Evangelical Alliance would go on progressing, and that its results would be glorious. The Rev. William Arthur, of London, then delivered an able and eloquent address upon the topic, " Personal responsibility in relation to the Alliance." The Conference retired to transact the private busi ness, which comprised :—Report of the council on deputa tions ; report of the council on finance ; resolutions in reference to affairs at Malta ; proposed assembly of Christians of all nations next year ; and to appoint the council for 1850-51.—A collection was made at the door towards defraying the expenses of the Conference. The public meeting was held the same evening at the Philhar monic Hall. The hall was well filled, and the platform was occupied by a large number of the clergy. The chair was filled by J. H. Graham, Esq. After singing, the Chair man addressedfthe meeting, and was followed by the Rev. T. Stratton, of Hull ; the Rev. P. Johnson ; the Rey. W. B. Kirkpatrick, of Dublin ; Professor Marttn ' of Aber deen ; the Rev. T. D. Foley ; the Rev. Dr. Bell; and the Rev. A. King. The meeting of Thirsday evening closed the proceedings. ere over he ..oug, they would have them filled as well as any other docks in the town. At present, a rrejudice existed against them, but as they were coming into use, this prejudice was disappearing, (Hear, hear.) The accounts for the year were before they showed that the Dock Estate was not in a very fir .... a condition; but still they should attribute that diminution to the deficiency of the cotton crop. (Hear.) With reference to the Albert Dock and the warehouses connected therewith, there had been a considerable deficit as compared with the previous year. One-half of the trade that was admitted into the Albert Dock was from the East Indies, which was the most valuable portion of their trade; out of the 41 vessels which entered that dock in the past year, 18 were from the East Indies. In January a coviiiderible 'reduction had been made in the charges on articles warehoused there, and this accounted in some degree for the apparent loss. The warehouse rent for tea was reduced 20 per cent., the rent on . jute was reduced 33 per cent., on nitre 33 per cent. ,• on American cotton there had been a reduction in the rent of 12i per cent., a reduction on East India cotton of 25 per cent., and on Egyptian cotton 10 per cent., and were it not for this reduction the warehouses would pay this year 4:1- per cent. It appeared from the accounts that .€13,000 was the amount of the earnings of the Albert Dock warehouses; but there was an amount of .€4,785 which stood to the credit of the warehouse since the beginning of the last year, which he thought might be fairly added to that amount, which would bring the earnings up to £lB,OOO, or more than 44 per cent. He concluded by moving the adop tion of the proceedings. Mr. DOVER moved a veto on that part of the accounts rela tive to the Albert Warehouses. He contended that those erections had cost £500,000, and were only earning .€13,000 per annum, whilst they were costing the Dock Estate .€26,000 per annum. When the warehouses were erected we were promised a return of ten per cent., but they were worked at a positive loss to the Dock E'itate of .€13,000, year by year. He said:—lf you will turn to the accounts of the Albert Dock warehouses in 1849, you will find that the taxes in 1849 were precisely the same as in 1850. Now, we know that the taxes have been reduced 33 per cent., and in 1849 the taxes are charged .€3,388, and in IMO the same sum. There is some inaccuracy there. (Hear.) How do you explain that Mr. Chairman? Now, sir, I have an account here sent to me by Mr. Ashlin, the treasurer of the health committee, and by Mr. Litherland, the treasurer of the parish, and I find, in 1849, the taxes were ('5,161 3s. 9d. ; but, in the accounts of the ware house, you debit only £3,388. What can be thought of such accounts as those? (Hear, hear.) They are, in railway par lance, lam almost afraid to say it, they are " cooked." (Cries of "Oh, oh 1") How do you account for that, sir? There is a difference of nearly £2,000. There is another subject on which I wish to make some comments, and that is, I find on the cre dit side of the account £46,782 17s. 10d., and on the debit side, for works to meet that, I find £31,490. This was in 1849, showing a much better state of affairs than in 1850. In 1850 1 find £31,118 7s. Id. for works and salaries; but, on the other side, I find £35,586 17s. Id. But in order to show that fairly, you must take the proportions of the salaries, amounting to a sum of £6,856 19s. That, I say, should fairly and honestly be added ; and taking this £31,000, and adding the other diffe rent items, you will find there is a positive loss on the work ing accounts. (Hear.) And how do I account for that? I account for it in this way ; and I say a blush ought to come over the faces of shipowners in this room. (Hear, hear, and "Oh !") Whilst in Liverpool they are paying 25 per cent. for labour above what is paid in London, they are charging 30 per cent. less for the discharge of their ships ; and I do say many of the shipowners of Liverpool are discharging their ships at the public expense. ("Oh !" and Hear.) Does any gentleman doubt it? I will put into his hand the published books, and prove to him there is a great loss on the discharge of skips, and it is high time this should be remedied. (Hear, hear.) Why are there so many complaints on the part of the operative porters against the master porters themselves ? Bemuse the dock master porter s have to compete with the public purse. (Hear, hear.) That is the plain English of it, and sooner or later they will find it out. (Hear, hear.) Ido say, sir, it is but fair and honest for every man who makes use of those warehouses to absent himself from the warehouse manage ment committee. I say it would be but decent to do so. (Hear, hear.) It is not fair that a man should go down there and fix the price of the article at what he is wishful to pay. (Hear, hear.) Now, sir, beyond the mischief arising from the construction of the docks, I have shown you they are a loss to the dock estate. What is the mischief they have done? They have brought down property worth - - '4,C00,000 sterling, and the reversion of which is in this corporation, to .t - '2,000,000 sterling. Sir. CHALMER seconded the motion. Mr. MANN, who had sat on the committee of the dock ware houses from the time they were constructed till last year, said he never had a single hogshead of sugar stored in the Albert Dock Warehouses; therefore, he did think he was not charge able with any attempt to defraud the dock estate by having the rates in that dock lower than what would be remunerative to the estate. (Hear, hear.) The charge of cooking the dock accounts had been made before this, and he had been obliged, most indignantly to repudiate it so far as he was concerned, and lie did the same now. Alderman MOORE, in an able speech, also replied to Mr. Dover, and entered into a lengthy financial statement, to satisfy the bondholders of the security of the dock estate. 'raking, not a single year, but three or five years together, it would be found that there had been a regular and progressive increase in the tonnage of the port; and the debt on the dock estate, compared with its value, was most i»significant. He said There can be no doubt of the :ncrease of the port of Liver pool; it has gone on, and will continue to go on, in spite of every obstacle that can be thrown in its way, if there is not downright bad management, of which, I am happy to say, I see no symptoms in the present Dock Committee. (Hear, near.) Now, with reference to the income of the docks, and the amount of the debt, I would say one word. I consider that the amount of the debt, as compared with the resources of the docks is most insignificant. (Hear.) You have got a debt of C 4,300,000, and you have an income of 0300,000. When your Wapping, Dock is made, that will be increased, and conse quently, I consider, the amount of debt, C 4,300,010, to be insignificant. The dock estate cost nearly C 11,000,000, and we have got the trifling debt I have just named. The Lon don docks cost 04,000,600, and they have to pay a dividend, and they have that debt: upon' them now. The: St. - Kathe rine's Dock, which is only twelve acres, and turns out about 10,080 tons annually, has got a debt of upwards of £3,000,600, and yet they can reduce their charges and pay a dividend with a debt of over .C3,0G0,000. What then will the dock estate be able to do here, or what would it not have been able to do if we had not reduced the dues, which we have the power of increas ing whenever the necessity may arise to do 50,." (1-sear, hear, and applause.) After a few remrrks from Mr. Littledale, the Council divided, when there apveared, for the amendment, 23—against it, 18; but as it requires two-thirds of those present at a Council to veto proceedings of the Dock Committee, the original motion was carried. The following is the division : For Mr. Dover's amendment.—Messrs. D. Hodgson, Dover, Cooper, Procter, Langsdale, Chalmer, Woodruff, Thomson, Bighorn ' T. L. Hodson, Atkinson, Briscoe, Avison, Ferni hough, Harbord, Garch.er, Johnson, Picton, Parker, Freme, Bennett, Beckwith, and Henderson. _ _ Against it—The Mayor, Messrs. T. B. Horsfall, Bramley- Moore, Bent, Turner, Chilton, G. H. Horsfall, Littledale, yrer, Holt, Robinson, Toulmin, Tobin, Jones, Hall, Lloyd, Mann, Fisher. On the result being declared, Mr. MOORE audibly remarked—Not one in ten knows any thing about it I Mr. FERNIHOUCH called the Mayor's attention to this as a most impertinent remark. It was not treating the Council with the courtesy which they had a right to expect. Mr. PROCTER and Mr. TYRER defended Mr. Wilson, and, after some conversation, the letter was referred to the Finance Committee. Finance Committee to cease working the Birkenhead Ferry. He stated last year that the loss on the working of the ferry was £3,265 is. 7d. _ . _ . The MAYOR said he had not heard the obseivation Mr. tHomsoN was requested not to go into the subject, as negotiations were pending for the sale of the ferry, but he persevered in his motion. . . . . - Mr. MANN moved, as an amendment, that a communication be established between the sou .h end of the town and Birken head. This amendment was negatived, as was also the motion of Mr. Thomson, the TOWN-CLERK stating that he had legal opinions, to the effect that, if they ceased to run the boats, they would lose the right of ferry. Mr. Tuomsorr withdrew his motion relative to applying to Parliament for powers to improve Burlington-street, Li mekil n lane, Whitby-street, &c., on the understanding that the Im provement Committee would take the subject up. A motion for the admission of reporters to the several committees was negatived by a majority of 30 to 10. The site of the Sailor's-home was granted to trustees for the purposes of the Institution. THE CORPORATION SCHOOLS, Mr. HOLT then brought forward the motion of which he had given notice relative to opening the schools to children of all religious denominations. He admitted that the schools were filled under the present system; but previously they were filled by a different class of children, for, although there were some Catholic children in the school still, previously there were two-thirds Catholics and one-third Protestants, being some what in the proportion of the population. This question should not be allowed to rest. The moment was favourable to its consideration. Strong religious animosities had disappeared, and a calm discussion of its merits was thereby ensured. In this question it was not necessary to go into the large subject of education; for the principle was admitted by the practice Alderman MoottE ultimately apologised, by stating that he had not meant to be offensive to any one. of the Council in supporting schools. Referring to the rules of the school, which allowed cilldren to abstain from learning the Church Catechism, whose parents signified a conscientious objection: all he wanted was to have the authorized version placed on the same footing. He asked no more; he wished to introduce no other version ; and, adverting to the nature of the funds out of which the schools were supported, he asserted they should be open to all classes and denominations. This was only just and fair. Nationally, secular education might be desirable; but in the class of children with whom they had to deal locally, lie could not consent to do without religious in struction. It was not, therefore, because he undervalued this teachin ,, that he brought forward this motion, but on the broad basis of religious liberty which belonged to the Protestant Church. He asked nothing which they could refuse him : the subject would not rest long, and it would come with good grace from gentlemen who had the power to give it. He contended that if children of different religious opinions were brought up together, friendship would be formed, and they would be saved those disgraceful scenes which often took place. He begged to move the resolution of which he had given notice. Mr. Avt SON seconded the motion. Mr. FREME opposed the motion. He agreed in the principle, but objected on the ground that the time wa, ill chosen, and that at the present moment the Catholic Ecclesiastics of Ireland had refused a similar boon on the same ground. He opposed it also, because he thought he saw in it a desire to introduce politics into the Council, which, he was glad to say, had for a considerable period been excluded. The proceedings of the Water Committee were then read. The letter from the Lords of the Treasury having been read requesting a reply to the memorial of the ratepayers, Mr. HOLT moved that an answer be prepared by the Water Committee to the allegations of the petitioners, and forwarded to the Lords of the TieasUry. Mr. BENNETT addressed the Couticil at considerable length, urging that in a matter of this importance the Water Coma tee should not be permitted to reply to the memorial of the ratepayers, without submitting the reply to the Council. After a very long discussion, Mr. HOLT intimated that the reply was ready. The TOWN-CLERK read the reply, a very elaborate document, giving the whole history of the water question, and after some further discussion, the reply was agreed to, and the Mayor di rected to transmit it to the Lords of the Treasury, by a ma jority of Vto 13. An amendment of Mr. Bigham's to print the reply and circulate it was negatived by the same majority. The Council then a')ourned of twenty minutes to six o'clock until Thursday, having sat over six hours and-a-half. ➢lr. PARKER, Mr. HALL, Mr. HODGSON, and Mr. T. B. HORSFA LL opposed the motion, and Mr. MOH AM and Mr. HoRNEY supported it; and Mr. HOLT having replied, the mo tion was negatived by 26 to 5. ADJOURNED MEETING. The Council met again on Thursday, Mr. T. B. Horsfall, in the absence of the Mayor, occupied the chair. The proceedings of the Library Committee were read and confirmed; it being stated that a meeting of the proprietors would be shortly held to determine upon the transfer of the Royal Institution. A letter was read from Sir George Grey calling the attention of the Council to the memorial from the Commissioners of Wallasey on the subject of the removal of the Powder Maga zines, and also a report of Lieutenant-Colonel Waters. The Home-secretary recommended the subject of the removal of the Gunpowder Store at Wallasey to the serious consideration of the Council, with a view to secure the public safety. The report of Lieutenant-Colonel Waters stated that the nearest point of Liverpool to the magazines was about a mile and a half distant, and the nearest point of the docks was about a mile distant. There were stored in the magazines 721 tons of gunpowder, and this large amount was a justifiable excuse for the alarm which existed in the public mind. T he magazines were without a lightning conductor. The building was not fireproof. The roof was slight and common, and there were no ventilators. Allowing the magazines to r emain in their present position was a great resignation to chance and good fortune, which called to his mind the different precautions which would be observed in such a magazine did it belong to her Majesty's Ordnance. There had been no accident in the . Mersey since Ifi73, when a vessel blew up, but such an acci dent might not endanger the magazines. The danger was not so great at the magazines,, as at the beech, and o n the carriage up. After referring to Hilbre Island, Colonel Waters recom mended the storage of gunpowder in the vessels employed on the quarantine ground as lazarettos. Mr. GARDNER We% astonished that this matter had not be fore excited the attention of the Council. He referred to au TOWN COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS. explosion which took plac e o n th e Ul vers t one s an ds, a bout ;ol d r • -r , r ~t th e s t atements by rh e nesday. the witnesses called on The usual monthly meeting of the Council wa s h e ld on Wed twenty years ago, which had bee n f e lt f or fifty. miles around. foe afoot the soldier defence . and a man named D o h erty, in mufti, with Mr. BRAMLEY-MOORE rose f or th e p ur p ose o f mov i ng , that the The Finance Committee recommended, in refere n c e to the M ILI T ARY V. CIV IL P OWER ,—Constable the able report which had been j us t rea d b e re f erre d t o a spe- - -Constable 220 charged proposed erection of the Juvenile Offenders'' Reform a t or y, on chi committee. In moving it he wou ld no t d e t a i n th e Coun , MK the Wall•hill estate of West Derby, that, the cost being esti- cil, because he believed there was no one in Liverpool but was having assaulted him. He stated that about two o'clock strongly impressed to: drunk, eu. S ns a ko t n, u a r o ia dik y ai afternoon, tatresm, pbt:l tilgt ohnet induces l a e w a s t t h i the soldier t s t o ov l d ag l i oi e a r tnot in h refused, se t f h qu_ e us ea s dr t t, r e e ra e sl t .i per mated at £2,850, the interest on this sum should he paid out from the magazines being continued where they Isere. He did are of the '1,200 voted in the present year for the formation of the ad. establishment. The committee also reported that the state of n9t think this was a Cheshire qhestion in his mind it affected Liverpool one thousand where it affected Cheshire one. If a teeing that he belonged to the Queen, and would go the surplus income would justify the purchase of an anemo art blow-up were to take place at the magazines, it would be „, meter for the Observatory. They likewise recommended the 1 "" purchase, from Mr. Earle, at 17s. a yard, of a small piece of land frightful and terrific. There never was anything of the kind whither he liked. Upon this the man in civil authority the at the corner of Lodge-lane and Smithdown-lane, with the known to the amount of 700 tons of gunpowder exploding, and seized him by the stock and began to put his advice into , the probability was that every dockgate would b e uns hi ppe d in- view of improving the locality.—Confirmed. practice, when the soldier attacked him and his companion ree The Watch Committee's minutes showed that .meetings bad and every ship in danger, as well as almost one-half of Liver- Doherty assisted : the latter kicked the side of the officer's t h e been held "from day to day," but that not a single complaint pool. [Mr. JONES : The "hole town.] H . e thought ver os hat out, &c. and both kicked him on the body. Doherty of the inefficiency of the police had been brought forward. sibly the whole town. This was no question of 'any rem y e P dial mgg They had passed a resolution affirming the efficient of the measures being applied. No man could say an accide n t cou ld was order ed to p a y 10 s . an d cos t s , f or th e d amage ,Y police, and that for the proper supervision of the men y , it was not take place, and it was purely a question of time ; an d if sus t a i ne d b y th e h at, an d t h e same sum w i t h costs for DI he necessary that two divisional superintendents should be ap- there was an accident in 1673, the greater was the probability the damage sustained by its proprietor, the soldier was would be another before 1853. He should, there- there eat pointed, and the committee recommended the Co unc il t o a p- that also fined in th.h.t an-vmni fore, with these remarks, move that it be referred to a sp ec i a l EXHIBITION OF THE LIVERPOOL ACADEMY . nd point Mr. Towerson to the north division, at a salary - of .e 9 OO per annum.—The proceedings, after a little discussion, were committee, to take such measures as might be necess a ry f or ie- confirmed; Mr. Towerson's salary standi ng over unt il th e the removal of the magazines, and to report to the Council; and that the committee be composed of the following ge n tl e - 42. " I n• next meeting. Peter the Great sees Cath er i ne, hi s f uture Em ild DOCK COMMITTEE—ALBERT WAREHOUSES. men :—Messrs. Hall, Chilton, Picton, Jones, Holt, and Moore. press, for the first time." A ugustus L. Egy, A.R.A. re, The proceedings of this committee contained a resolution ' Mr. GARDNEL—WouId it affect the navigation of the port? There is, of course, considerable merit in this picture, as Moorte.—Certainly. Many years ago there was an ex-of authorising the committee to go to parliame n t f or p owers to Mr. there is in all.the artist's productions. Every fi gure f which actually laid the bed of the Thames bare, when , an& r a allow lights and fires on board vessels, un d er cer t a i n res t r i c - all the details are correctly, and some o f th em elabor t ly, painted. Nothing, for example, can be mu c h betterathein tions, to erect a house for emigrants, and other w is e e x t en d there was nothing of the kind as much as regarded the amou n t - of the powder. te , their powers. he The TOWN-CLERK, on the. proceedings o f th e comm itt ee Mr. HORNBY wished the committee to be careful in consi- the face of th e b ur ly so ldi er on th e l e ft o f th e p i cture. re- being read, observed that the resoluti o n con t a i ne d ma tt er Bering the interests of all parties co n ce rne d, an d a ft er s o me Th e E mperor hi mse l f is also we l l d rawn. Not so Cathe which did not arise under the present dock act s .—Aft er some discussion the resolution was agreed t o . r i ne, the future Empress. Low in origin and calling, as )1d discussion, it was decided that wh a t was t erme d new ma tt er POSTOFFICE SITE. she may have been, there was no need for the artist to The communication from the Treasury wa s rea d, s t a ti ng h e could not be considered, unless at a special Council. paint her clumsy in figure and hoydenish in manner. that the School for the Blind had been selected as a site for the ~ ~-' Mr. LITTLEDALE said they would perceive by the proceed u- • ings that the Huskis zon Dock had been opened for-the accom- Postoffice. Such a mere bold-faced sand-girl was never Catherine , Yr modation of the new Atlantic steamers, and he believed th a t it Mr. PICTON recommended the merchants to d o w h a t h e an d th e E m p ress o f R uss i a. A no th er f au l t, h owever, we have rn. was the finest dock in England, and has the widest gates of his friends had to do relative to the Rivington Pike scheme— to find with this picture, It tells no tale except that namely, to do . the hest they could to carry it out. He would n- any dock in the world; and in March next he expected thewhich the catalogue tells for it. An oyster wench enter therefore, advise the merchants to make the best they could - whole of this dock, containing thirteen acres, would be o p en in g a canteen to ply her business would have been just as y lof the site selected, and have a branch postoffice in the neigh-. „ for the reception of steamers. Another very important mat appropriate as the ambitious title given to the picture, bourhood. " ter bad been under the consideration of the surveyor, and up_ bourhood. HODGSON defended the site selected by the Government which we have no guarantee of having the merit of accu- I s. on which they would have a report in the course of next week. as the best they could find, and charged the merchants, who rate portraiture of the principal characters to recommend it. 11, He alluded to the accommodation of the coal trade. (Hear, as generally favourable to free-trade, with a wish to have 60. " A Woman teaehing her Child to read." Eliza S ; hear.) There was every wish to meet the views of the coal a monopoly on all matters where their interests or convenience s ; trade, and to come to some arrangement which would be con- Goodall. This is a pleasing little picture, worthy of the were concerned. He contended that the site selected would ke ~„ ducive to the interests of both parties. With respect to the approbation of any one who has domestic tastes, and can a benefit to Liverpool, and he defended the conduct of the di ',:i Postoffice arrangement, he was afraid, from the letter read on rectors of the London and North Western Railway, who, he appreciate the virtues displayed in humble life. The '" Monday, that their wish to meet the authorities would be of stated, had never made any application to Government on the composition is sweet, and worthy of the sister, or daugh rt no avail ; but a letter had been received at the Dockoffice that , ter, of a very talented artist. 62. " View of Broadwater, Sussex." Copley Fielding. an morning from the Postmaster-general, inquiring the extent of subject of the site. A discussion ensued, in which Mr. MOORE Mr. HORNBY, and other gentlemen took part, and subse y, the premises they had proposed to give up for the accommoda ja tion of the Postoffice; which looked like as if, for a time, they guently a committee was appointed to consider the whole sub- A nice specimen of a rainy landscape. h ‘ , were taking it into consideration to allow the Postoffice to re- ject. 125. " Rivington Pike," by Robert Tonge, is a well- A letter was read from Mr. Wilson, requesting to be released " main where it is. Sheds were being erected around the from his lease of the new shipbuilding-yard at Birkenhead, in painted landscape, the distances well managed, and the e - Bramley-Moore Dock, which would help to bring into play the Id north docks, and before twelve months were over he thought consequence of the report of the Shipt•uilding Committee hay- execution artistic throughout. But it p sh u mr z t z o l e e b s seh u ow s ui t tl o dty i s_ m uaz a s: ing been adopted by the Council, the recommendation in which gine what could have indu ww c e e a d thea a rv n se y unp p op a l i wy n i. ter to select so ex oe they would have them filled as well as any other docks in the of town. At present, a prejudice existed against them, but as report, if carted out, would give the shipbuilders an advan- t c h e e ed s i o n u g r i c y .e d o r f y o a u s r u bjoct— they were coming into use, this prejudice was disappearing. tage over him, and throw obstacles in the way of his success. er Mr. Tt9msorrand Mr. JONES denounced Mr. Wilson's con- •,, (Hear, hear.) _ The accounts for the year were before them ; , -ion art. .1011 t. Jut it puzzles us to ima gine what could have induced any painter to select so ex ceedingly dry a subject —we have no wish to be witty —as the source of our future water supply. We shout' gest for it, although we know thst . ,c is purchask private party, a niche in the Council chamber. 196. " Aqueduct crossing the River Aire, at Shipley, Yorkshire," J. Clayton Bentley, is a very meritorious pi - ture. Mr. Bentley has in the exhibition other pieces, each worthy nr • ed bya uy or praise, one of them especially, No. Country Lane, which is a genuine piece of nature. 29. " Please remember the Grotto," Thos. Webster, R.A., is one of :,he most spirited and carefully-painted pictures in the exhibition. The precise meaning of the scene may not be familiar to all our readers ; but will be perfectly so to those who have spent the month of August in London. It is the custom there, on the commence ment of the oyster season, for the children to collect the shells and form them into a kind of grotto, in which a fire is lighted, to maintain which with wood and coals they beg coppers from passers-by, holding out an oyster-shell for a tray, and using the supplication " Please remember the grotto ." The s cene i s exce ll en tl y managed, and the figures the young urchins full of character. No one could refuse such a petitioner as the shy little girl on the left of the picture. The laughing little fellows on the right are exquisite specimens of happy boyhood ; and the business• like proceedings of the young gentleman, who acts as ar chitect and stoker, are excellently expressed. W e un d er . stand that the public are indebted to our townsman, Mr. Naylor, who is its owner, for an opportunity of inspecting this clever picture. 37. " Van Tromp, going about to please his masters, ships a sea, and gets a wetting." J. W. M. Turner. R.A. As a specimen of the artist's peculiar style of gorgeous colouring, this picture will doubtless be prized by his admirers. It has, however, many faults, indistinct ness of drawing apart. The yeasty appearance of the water is not relieved, as in nature, by any portion of the clear and transparent element ; and, by an error in per spective, the foreground resembles a wall more than a level plain, or even an undulatfng surface. 12. " Portrait of T. Chilton, Esq. J. Robertson. We regard this as decidedly the best portrait in the Exhi bition. The likeness is good, the attitude easy and natural, and it is perfect, in finish and colour. 15. " The Halt," by R. Andsell, is a pleasing speci men. The horse is well painted ; and the girl tending it is a fair portraiture of her class, although not so well finished as the horse. NEW MUSIC. Annie Bell, Ballad, written by Mrs. Crawford, composed by Alexander Lee. London : D'Almaine and Co., 20, Soho-square. _ _ One of those sweet and simple compositions for which this composer is known to every lover of graceful ballad music. It is admirably adapted for that class of singers who prefer the expression of feeling and nature to asto nishing us with the successful accomplishment of difficult passages and extraordinary musical effects. Descriptive Series, No. 2. The Mountain Rill. Com posed by J. F. Duggan. London :•Houlston and Stoneman. Paternoster-row. The title of this series is sufficient to point out the de scription of music to which it belongs. In the present number we do not think the composer has been altogether successful; yet the difficulty of the attempt to describe is music the rippling sound of a mountain rill may well be pleaded as an excuse. The accompaniment is very pretty, and rather expressive of the effect required. A. more successful composition is No. 3 of the series—The Nightingale, G. A. Macfarren. The melody of this piece is very expressive of the subject, perfectly original, and several portions of it shew great fertility of musical con ception. How Glorious is our Heavenly Home. Sacred Song; dedicated to her friend, Mrs. S. C. Hall; written and composed by Mrs. Mackinley. London : D'Almaina and Co. The authoress of this piece has already produced many clever compositions of this class; and she has added to her previous reputation by this effort. The music is chaste, and impressively devotional in its tone, and, as well as the poetry, will be a favourite with the lovers of chamber sacred minstrelsy. Dtstrta eto . The Marquis of Westminster Las lowered his Cheshire rents ten per cent., and presented his tenants with £5,000 worth of hone manure. OLD STAGERS.—Within a few days the church-yard at Croston, near Chorley, has received the dead bodies of three individuals who have much exceeded the usual time allotted to man, viz. :—Robert Christopher, of Mawds ley, aged 89, George Dandy, of Tarlton, aged 89, and Lawrence Farington, of Croston, aged 89. The latter has been parish-clerk of Croston upwards of half a century. LORD STANLEY AT BURY.—OR Friday Lord Stanley laid the foundation-stone of the Bury Athenaeum, in. Market-street. The whole population turned out to share in the festivity. His lordship made an eloquent speech on the occasion in praise of mechanics' institutions. The meeting was also addressed by the Earl of Wilton. A cold collation followed, at which Lord Stanley addressed the meeting, and was followed by the Bishop of Manches ter,wer e ls n l r o . p \ o V l t ica ß l r a o l w l u n s 0 11 n I s . P m . , a a d n e .d other The g p e r n o t c l e e e m d e i n n g . s There wound up by a soiree. NOVEL MODE OF DRAWING A TOOTIL—The originator of this novel mode of tooth drawing is Joe Hart, a miner in the colliery of Mr. Ridgway, at Blackrod. Having a tooth that gave him some uneasiness, and entertaining a hearty contempt for " them bits of doctors,' as he ele gantly described the faculty, he determined to remove the tooth with a more simple contrivance than the mem bers of the medical profession usually employed. The jo iner, who assistance that he required was that of the who consented to encircle the doomed molar with a piece of wire. To this wire our friend Joe attached a cord, from which was suspended a wheel, somewhere about 401 b in weight. Having seen that all the fastenings were secured, he . threw the weight with considerable force from him, giving himself a jerk that almost brought his head into his hands. The unfortunate tooth did not yield to this violent attempt at ejection ; but Joe, nothing daunted, proceeded to make another attempt, when the second essay proved more successful, for the tooth was so loosened that a tug with the pincers at once removed it.— Lancaster Guardian. ARRIVAL OF RANDOLPHUS DE TRAFFORD, tSQ, AT CROSTON HALL.—On Tuesday R. De Trafford, Esq., arrived at Croston, near Chorley, to take up his perma nent residence at the ball, after his marriage with the Lady AdeWde, daughter of Earl Cathcart. Great prepa rations had been made for their reception, triumphal arches being erected at the gates and on the lawn. They were constructed of evergreens, tastefully ornamented with dahlias and other flowers, and surmounted with flags of all sizes. On the first arch was a flag with the words " Welcome heie," in large letters, and on the other was a flag bearing the crest and motto of the De Traffords. the whole presenting a very gay and tasteful appearance. The carriage containing Mr. and Lady Adelaide De Traf ford, was met more than a mile from the hall by numbers of persons, who took the horses from the carriage, and, fastening ropes thereto, drew them at a very smart pace, amidst great cheering, and preceded by the Croston band, to the hall, where they were received by a concourse of the tenants and other inhabitants with nine times nine, and long-continued cheering, Mr. De Trafford, who was deeply affected during the whole of the proceedings, thanked the people most feelingly, and presented them with a very handsome gratuity to drink the health of him self and lady.. The bells of the church had been also rung during the whole of the time. THE MOVING MIRROR.—WO observe that the pro prietor of this singular work of art has removed his paint ing from the Concert-hall to the Theatre Royal, where it will be exhibited during the present week. As it will be shortly removed from the town, we recommend all of our readers who may not yet have seen the Moving Mirror, to avail themselves of the opportunity yet existing to in spect one of the most interesting works of the kind ever produced. The delineation of the Mammoth Cave creates unmitigated delight. The pai n ti ngs are a d m i ra bl e . It was a novel idea to bring to view the splendours which have rested so long in dark ness , an d b y art i st i c e ff ec t to aid the imagination in comprehending the grandeur and magnificence of the subterranean halls, domes, and grot toes 600 feet below the surface of the earth. The Falls of Niagara are also admirably delineated, and are pre sented under their summer and winter aspects with great effect. On Saturday evening an audience of 1200 persons were present at the exhibition in the Concert-hall. We wish the proprietors success with their chaste, moral and inatructive POLICE INTELLIGENCE. JEALOUSY AMONG THE JUVENILES. -On Tuesday, Thos. Sweeney, a boy fourteen years old, summoned Joseph Birtles, a schoolfellow, about his own age, for an assault. In stating his case the complainant alleged that he had been struck and maltreated by the defendant. Birtles, in reply, said, that having been shewn a letter by a girl to whom he was paying his addresses, it gave offence to the complainant, who became enraged and offered him violence, and he did nothing more than resist it. Mr. Rushton : " Oh, T see, you are a rival suitor for this girl. I would advise you to agree about this matter. It will lead you both into trouble; but he is jealous, no doubt. Now, go away." There was another summons arising out of the same affair, in which boys about the same age were the disputants. On Thursday Edward Hitchcock, John Woodward, James Newall, and John Walker were committed for trial for their connexion with the robbery of a quantity of cot ton from the warehouse of Messrs. Daniel Buchanan and Co., in Neptune -street. On Saturday three lads, named Cassidy, Wright, and Foster, were committed on a charge of stealing a pair of shoes from the shop of Mr. Kent, in Everton-road, and a pack of cards from Mr. Woolard's shop, in Castle-street. The prisoners were well-known thieves, and had been several times in custody. At the Police-court;on Thursday, William Macaulay and Martin Maguire were examined on a charge of steal ing a variety of silver sacramental vessels from the house of the Rev. James Fisher, a Roman Catholic priest, living at Little Crosby. Mr. Sirrel, of 54, Barbican, London, was also charged with receiving the same with a guilty knowledge. The robbery having been committed without the borough, the prisoners will be taken before the county magistrates to-day. YESTERDAY A STRANGE REASON FOR BEING DRUNK.—An Irish man, who had been bailed out, was charged with being druAk. In his defence, the man said that, some time ago, he sent his son to Ireland, for the benefit of his health, and that, on Sunday, he received intelligence that the youth was dead. Subsequently, he fell in with a friend ; but how he became drunk he was unable to say. A respectable-looking woman, who gave her name as Mary Davis, was charged with stealing a few pounds of butter from the shop of Thomas Johnson, in Toxteth. She was committed to prison for seven days. A lad named Thomas Jones was remanded on a charge of stripping a large quantity of lead front an unoccupied house in Islington. A HARD-WORKING MAN.—Three ill-looking fellows, well-known to the police, and one of whom is the keeper of a common brothel, were charged as suspicious charac ters prowling about at an untimely hour. The officer said they were all at the corner of Shaw-hill-street at a quarter to one o'clock on Sunday morning. He had driven them away once, but they almost immediately took up their old position, and knowing that depredations were constantly committed in that neighbourhood, he took them into custody. One of the fellows defended himself by alleging that he was near his own door when taken, and another by saying that he was a hard-working man. The magistrate asked the officer if his statement were true. Officer—He has only done two hours' work for the last six or seven years. (Laughter.) The men were re manded. Another fellow, named Samuel Willett, was committed to prison for two months, as a suspicious cha racter. He was taken into custody about one o'clock on Sunday morning, in Prussia-street. _ _ . Row IN STANLEY-STREET. — Mr. and Mrs. Moss, who carry on the business of brokers in Stanley-street, were charged with being drunk, and with having assaulted an officer in the discharge of his duty. Eastwcod, 545, who appeared in the witness box with two black eyes, and his face otherwise bruised, stated that as he was passing along Stanley-street at twenty-five minutes past one o'clock on Sunday morning, on duty, he saw a door con nected withi premises open, and, by the direction of Sergeant Thompson, he informed the inmates, but Mrs. Moss, instead of thanking him for his attention, called him a " Peeler," and many other names such as we re frain to stain our paper with. The serjeant came in for similar compliments, until she was informed that unless she went into her house she must be taken to bridewell, as she was " drunk and disorderly" just use h t e he ne s r e e r r g s e a a w nt b 's e fere expression, ; lent blow on the constable's mouth. H e got i n t o hi s h ouse , and was pursued by the office r s, w h o f e ll over t h e furni ture,and then commenced the m ill ; w hil e on th e groun d, Eastwood,suhea manner as to ‘ p ‘ u g l o led the titin hair from his head, and pummelled his body as well, with hearty good will. Mr. Dover, who appeared for the de fendants, cross-examined the officers with but indifferent results ; he likewise called a number of witnesses, one of whom refused to be sworn ' and the remainder set out by stating that Mr. and Mrs. Moss were perfectly sober, an assertion which was flatly contradicted, by the bridewell keeper who received them. Mr. Rushton remarked on this fact, and deferred his decision until he should have had an opportunity of hearing Mr, Superintendent An der's statement, by whose order the parties were taken into custody. The result of this precaution was the find. ing the defendants' 60s. and costs ; the magistrate, at the same time, took occasion to censure the demeanour