The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1843-12-05 00:00:00

Dee• 5, 1843 hi t THEI E OUTPOURING OF THE HOLY -'"DAY THE IST OF JANUARY, 1844, BEING THE 4111 ST DAy OF THE NEW YEAR str i t , ea tlY Beloved in the Lord,—lt is under a deep loft„"erapid progress of time, and of the commanding gt : k e n ae our Lord'S - warning to his Church should have ' 44 ° present moment,—" Behold, 1 come as a thief blessed is he that watcheth and keepeth his garments, ,, toi te a l I now, for the EIGHTH TIME, call upon you to ot r , - , 11 a GENERAL CONCERT FOR PRAYER FOR THE GURIN G OF THE HOLY SPIRIT, which it is pur bog) by Divine permission, to hold on THE FIRST FIRS 1 OP THE . NEW YEAR, MONDAY, JANUARY THE ' 844 te lle day of the week on which the New Year falls, /' ( : )rCi la very favourable season for this devotional union. .y ou !ie FIRST OF J ANUARY, 1844 , w ill d awn u p on y our w ith th e sweet savour of the Sab b ath st ill f res h upon hst, pirit ;—on th e d a y a l so w hi c h, f or seve ral y ears t or h as been set apart by many of the Lord's servants th a !Pecial pray er f or t h e extens i on of his kingdom. So i on ' when united with those devout Christians who ET g your own commun i on, you w ill b e i n f e ll ows h ip Ith c c t° 'w orld the excellent of the earth" in all parts of the ha; Pou r " Our Heavenly- Father, for his dear Son's sake, si i ,,,°nt upon his people " the Spirit of grace and of teeation," that their prayers, presented before the krZie by their Great High Priest, may ascend as an bl e ;table off er i ng, an d b r i ng d own a very a b un d ant sin g. aspect of th e ti mes spec i a ll y ca ll s f or thi s U n it e d aYer - of the F a ithf u l ; f or t h e N ew Y ear approac h es 4 , t a k a day of darkness and of gloominess ;"—a darkness p at k, that t h e L or d a l one can clear the sky, or dissi tile clouds now suspended over us. 14 p,,adverting to th ese d ar k s h a d es , it i s ver y f ar f rom tl` 11 tention to speak of th em in a spirit of reproach or or'd'nd accusation. I refer to these events with feelings by e e? sorrow. For to a mind in any degree influenced ttia ° l , l r Lord' s comman d to hi s di sc i p l es, " L ove one f4P n ,: e r," hew h um ili a ti ng i s th e s t a t e o f our hi g hly f h m t ed, but deeply sinful, Protestant country ! tkij England, a l as ! i nstea d o f b e i i _ %ag the religion of our Protestant ` continues' to be disturbed by Tractarian errors, it, 1 , 11 Transub s t an ti a ti on, or somet hi ng very s i m il ar to lii, e " a a B been p reac h e d ; an d so w id e l y h as th e l eaven , (1 , that one of the bishops in our sister island, to 4e4 its influ ence , has published the powerful charge Velivered against these errors ; whilst the Bishop of 1 4, e 2tta in the East, and the Bishop of Ohio in the ii,"") have found it necessary, even in these distant Norto guard their clergy against them. ! 4h ci 4 is this the only cloud. For such, alas is our dp d !cl state, that whilst most persons of sound wisdom lafe f , lnt elligence consider, humanly speaking, that the °f our country depends, under God, he worki ng c l asses w i t h a S cr i ptura l education, the Pr e ,'pt to i n t ro d uce t hi s nat i ona l blessing has been bpon e . tite d by that want o f un ion which is so desirable Ile rid e 'o vital a su bj ect. Th ese are t h e c ._ „u over Pr o t es t an t E ng l an d. P o ,,•_'eotland alas ! the prospect is still more gloomy hep d t e n d e disruption ' in the Church, which was only appre last year, has ac t ua lly taken place ; and now— . .wh o does not deeply lament it !—we see a divide( I valk 3 ; They " w h o t oo k swee t counse l t o g e th er , an t ae P , unto the h ouse o f G o d in company," are nose Ilt e o N 4 B : tr a a t i e d; and, as man y cons id er th e mselves to he, an€ arc ed by consc i ence to avo id commun i on with, i t k; e , i t ually to oppose, each other. as to Ireland, what meets us there, but undis the ; el rorts to b urs t th e b on d s w hi c h now un it e th 811 empire, k e pt un d er on ly by th e s ti a w, or by m ili tary f orce ? 'when are the ca ll s f or a d evot i ona l un i on among th ose I a 4 ( 0 'igh and cry for the abominations that are in the ki k b, And imperious indeed is the call. For if Al ,ltlc't;'`Y God, in his unmerited mercy, does not help us, the ? Who but he, who dispels error by giving t ke e li ght of the knowledge of the glory of God in the I , ll 4th °l Jesus Christ • " who softens down contending hearty-11) by shedding ' abroad a spirit of love in their -; and who " ;A c es the wrath of man to praise . stetthe remainder thereof he restrains ;"—who but this t piv e r a nd gl or i ous God, the Omn i poten t R u l er o f t h e i c hriq s ,r — " the God and Father of our Lord Jesus 7, united in main- 7orefathers, our )uds now sus- strong arm o ' -- who but he, of whom it is declared that .. l lth ell the enemy shall come in like a flood,. the .. th q eb,,14)....rd shall lift . up a standard against him , 1.." 4 4 ` He can befriend us ? Blessed be his name ' ' I IICI said, " Call upon me in the day of trouble, ant 'Wh'eliver you ; and thou shalt glorify me." teri tv ? ; then ; " that loves the Lord Jesus el- - c',)r reme m b ers hi s t he e '4 may be o ne ; as t h ou , F at . 11110ye,,Piat they al so may b e one i n us 'love that thou hast sent me"—whli. t hei r noti ona l co ncert , and, as with one heart, presen lN Oliy jay ak e , il hited pray er t h at the Lord, for his dear Son's Nhipour down the abundance of the enlightening, ng, strength en i ng , comforting, and san c tifyi n g )1 , 4 e of the Holy S p i r i t, so that the clouds now hangir last prayer that a that the worl of join it m a t i t R in dije . tiine appear P Of" ti," ll s almost un necessary to o ff er other motives _ titqtlt. trjdevotional un i on, so powerfully ought the state ttii, u ritry to press upon us ; still I cannot but men reasons:— • tbi:'‘vit a - ',T state of the Lord's ancient people. When td P l. eB " °1 ) for a concert for prayer on on the tirst day of el ) e q s ki , ear was given, the foundati of a Pi:ot.es ' Was laid on Mount Zion, and the building nd mnrning P r Q 0 es • 1 88„ 1151x.21. 31 ng u pr!(1 At 4 Work in a ll p ar t s , N i c t he ehu Ord er to our m i ss i onar i es . 4 0 ( i 44 at r n e ll• Application has since been made to thf C o 4 14 C onstantino le to have this order rev- - ~'ati,f n ' ati granted allowing the work to - A t 4.e t, - t a t i ct° rY - ans,ver has as yet be ic Na n e n, prayer ascend that h, ti:Nlllionarch to make a decree h iil e f or t l d ed by the God of heaven, let it be d d r , e k r 2e house of thp o stop t that what wag i l - -us Ne ill 'or th e buildin g of our Protestant chu rc h i n •Jeru th tl v 1e 411,1 that, when built, the house may " b e fi l l e d Oh ~glory of the Lord." the Pray fproor the peace of Jei " They shall pros Durin g the present yeal 1.4at112.ea1l t o China has been w 1 ' of the Chines 8° h ave bee n enlat may ever 4.ty. Our east so that, besie 1 9 , the highly -venerated P' use over a large portir e, has now Scinde 0 4 : and fy. of Malac i to th, Straits sending the ( 1y to unite in t. k e t are s ome of the s p ec i a l ca ll s e l h e uq . a pproach of the new year th, Cri et s " Pere In every Christian heart ! . • . hole of Hin >f thes Elay they find act : that "„"41. "'pe er ' will he encouraged by th is for assf, prayer, on the first day of th e p resen t It was more e x t ens i ve l y h e ld th an on any f ormer &, 1 (14, ; 48 obser ve d on t h e cont i nent of Europe, tta ti ''ll the U n it e d S tates, on t h e coasts of the Tt 40 ,1;) f , 4 and in th e E as t an d West 'lndies f 0 1; - ' 0 copies of the " Invitation" were circi. day t wing suggestions are respectf u lly o ff ere d, who are d es i rous o f a s i m il ar un i on on Alon •tq:,,t• j,„4,arY 1, 1844 : to t '(i4" Christians follow the example of our blessed WtetAra 25), who rose u p a grea t w hil e b e f ore d ay k l lO,ll O P r aYer. Let th em th us secure t h e bl ess i ng o f ‘ I I) r , I Y ; a3 : B , " Pray to thy Father which is in secret, a tner which seeth . in secret shall reward thee kqpi4tt them call upon the Lord in their families, for th„ (1 he poured up on th emse l ves an d t h e i r house /terl'4l,d'lr neighbours, their country, the ministers of t i be Churches of Christ, the remnant of scat, ?,e• a n. and outcast Israel, and upon the Gentile 1 0)/b `' 0 1) . ,1 er e circumstances will ad m it o f a morn i ng Nl4it t o th et th e congregation be assembled, and, in addi- Gpo : appoi n ted pra y ers an d a suitable sermon let er r ; r e devoutly-disposed par t a k e toget h er of? the v r h o he Lord; or, as may he more convenient, 'e congregation meet in the evening for public I k4 ' l . 11,1 let an appropriate discourse be preached. 4 aY, ministers of the Lord meet on the follow „'"a their brethren of their own communion, in '44l3'W-I.43'er for themselves, their flocks, the whole ehri. klt k , to r , 4 , 't, and the world at large ; and then spe tlll„tihm,`,4,4 together upon the most effectual means for f or coming coming of the Lord's kingdom, and parti spt r, th.,,ne continuance of such a general concert for Leo,.2t the year may proceed according to this de 10t11,11.14 e Lord accompany t h ese means of grace, or Lt !' a s may be a d o pt e d , w i t h hi s a b undant bless 1` fr q alaY it indeed be a season of special refresh th4listhe presence of the Lord. th e ~,he the prayer of all who read this paper ; Y,4t tN, ew Year is now approaching, it would be ,IVllfi, n aness if those who approve the object, and 1 4 # '14 i 11 ° 0 over the press, would republish and cir ,,l)(ttit 44 Invitation, which any one into whose hands it Ny . % L." PULL PERMISSION TO DO. u e With all who love the Lord Jesus in since- 414 1 , 1 14,1443's their affectionate brother and servant in . ' 43, 1 , , JAMES HALDANE S TEW ART . 7e s, Liverpool. *".............".....„„.„....„........-- tiltil i e , gar -__________________ tih' e4let fever is prevalent et Kirby Lonsdale.. Four iv ttel W ave On :011,,114,48xt.h,4,Ye occurred. On the 23d two children, , aged three and five years, the sons of grave. The :Itt,i t r di e r P, an, died, and were interred in one 4 14 1 ,tie v ,„" 0 0 the 29th, and a daughter, 1444.-4 Years, died on the 30th. The father and named Alice, were buried on Saturday. SPIRIT, ON ITATION TO UNITED PRAYER, CORRESPONDENCE. TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD. SIR,—In an answer " To Correspondents " of your journal of last Tuesday, allusion is made to a letter signed " A Member of the Church of England," urging the duty of giving expression to a feeling of Christian sympathy for the present very critical position of Dr. Kalb!. now a prisoner " for conscience sake" in the Island of Madeira. In order, therefore, to elicit more direct attention to the humane suggestions of your correspondent, and for the purpose, if need so require, of stimulating the public mind to an immediate and cordial response thereto, it may not perhaps prove unseasonable to cite the few following re marks, relative to the ♦ery valuable exertions already made by that truly excellent Christian - philanthropist, as copied from the observations of one who, only three years ago, visited that remote clime, and who had the pleasure of a personal introduction to the worthy doctor himself:— " That mild spirit of religious toleration, exhibited by the ecclesiastical authorities of the Romish Church, has given encouragement to the friends and supporters of scriptural education in Madeira; and one happy conse quence resulting therefrom is, that during the period of not more than three years, upwards of 500 copies of the Bible, of our own ♦ersion, without note or comment, have found their way into the various habitations of the Roman Catholic community, and especially so among the poor. This large distribution of a treasure so truly pre cious, cannot be made in vain ; and although, when such books were first being circulated by a worthy gentleman (whose name and labours I shall mention in the sequel), the ecclesiastical heads took alarm at such unlooked-for proceedings, and forthwith instituted a special inquiry into the objects contemplated by the individual Scripture propagator,—suspecting, however, that no ♦ery great harm could result, so long as they themselves were dili gently vigilant, the excitement thus caused soon after wards subsided, and so the respected party was again allowed to enjoy the free exercise of his profession un molested, and consequently unsuspected by any. " The worthy individual above alluded to is a Dr. Kally, a native of Scotland, and by profession a physi cian, who, on his way to Madeira, procured his diploma at Lisbon, with the usual license to practise among the Portuguese immediately on his arriving at that remote colony of the great Atlantic. The doctor's knowledge of physics, coupled with long practical experience in skilful surgery, soon procured for himself a name worthy of high commendation among the resident poor of the island, and especially so as medical relief was sought and obtained by them.without any pecuniary award, save the warm and cordial response of a truly grateful heart. " This worthy and benevolent gentleman, however, does not content himself with merely administering to the physical necessities of the indigent poor, but, along with that, he is also carefully anxious that their spiritual interests should likewise he deeply consulted ; and this he does with a fervency and zeal, which never fails to characterise the labours of a truly disinterested philan thropist. Bountiful in dispensing medicine for the body, ' without money and without price,' he at the same time deals out with a liberal hand, as opportunity oilers (and he is always in season to the native poor of the island), the bread of eternal life. Himself an accomplished scho lar, and versed in the language of the Portuguese, Sab bath after Sabbath, and often during the week, is his little chapel actually besieged with anxious hearers, who, although as from necessity they are compelled to attend mass and confession, as enjoined by their own church, are nevertheless seeking instruction, and deriving edifica tion, under the valuable and sound scriptural ministra tions of the doctor himself. In addition to his almost constant practice of Bible exposition and prayer, he has also established several school-houses in the island ; and in these the pupils, consisting of both children and adults, are instructed in the first and simplest rudiments of secu lar learning,—based upon the same principles as our own church practice, by allowing the Divine Scriptures, with out note or comment, to occupy a first and chief place in all his educational schemes. As I have before remarked, his professional advice and medicine are both uratuities to the poor, than which nothing appears to tell more powerfully or persuasively on the mind and natural feel ings of the indigent Madeiranese, a very prominent fea ture in their character being the procuring of the requi sites of life at the cheapest possible rate."* Thus much touching the philanthropic labours of Dr. Kally, whose critical and perilous situation in Madeira loudly calls for our cordial and united sympathies ; and, to repeat what so recently appeared in one of the London journals in reference to the same momentous question, " unless his release be speedily and imperatively de manded by the British Government, in all probability the doctor may he transferred to some more remote place of confinement, where he may never more be heard of." I am, &c., 29th, 1843 * Vide " Reminiscences of Madeira." 1641 TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD. Ma. EDITOR,—An old proverb says, " What is every body's business is nobody's business." Now, as 1 hap pen to belong to the Nobody tribe, I shall be obliged by your inserting, in your valuable pajtkr, the few following Somethings, which, though wri",Mi , by Nobody, deserve more or less the attention of - rAt'yb'ody. I aaa a plain man, Mr. Editor, and make a rena.ark or ask a question Las things occur to me. ast Sunday forenoon week, i.e. the 19th of this in stant November, I was at my usual place of worship, attentively listening to a good Gospel sermon, when tho minister and congrezation were, us is often the case, greatly annoyed by the progress of a herd of swine through the street. The bipeds and quadrupeds seemed to vie with each other which should produce the greatest number of discordant notes. I must, however, do justice to these objects of Jewish aversion, by declaring I did not hear a single oath from any one of them : so the hog is more moral than the hobgoblin that drives him".—Apro pos, Mr. Editor: there was a great to-do, not very long ago, with the Railway Company about Sunday travelling! Be pleased, worthy sir, in your next week's publication to inform the ladies and gentlemen and public of Liver pool, if you happen to be acquainted with any respectable office where ladies and gentlemen can insure their shins against damage from the very numerous wheelbarrows which are constantly perambulating the flags put down for the pedestrian's convenience.—Query : Who pays for putting down these flags and keeping these footways in repair? Not the body corporate, I calculate? I conclude it would be construed into an infringement of " the liberty of the subject," if people were prevented from setting their own chimneys on fire, to save the ex pense of sweeping. Smothering tt trifling consideration ; and if a shilling can be saved, never mind a house, or even a street, being destroyed ; and, moreover, let this benefit be recollected—it may help to keep the firemen in practice;, and the engines from getting out of order. _ _ I am quite ashamed for being so troublesome, but can you, Mr. Editor, afford me information as to the pre miums given by painters, whitewashers, and broom-ma kers, to the chimney-sweeps, for emptying their soot sacks, and then well shaking them in the open streets, when the dining and drawing-room windows are so invi tingly open to catch the morning breeze ? Law is very far from being a cheap commodity. Through you, my worthy friend, I may ask a counsellor a question without inclosing a fee. If a carpenter's bas ket of tools, slung across his shoulder, should chance to have a saw projecting some ten or fourteen inches, the teeth of which come in contact with the pretty face of a belle, or the moustaches of a beau, and destroy their beauty, might a deodand he levied on the teeth of the saw ? Or should one of the huge sharp-edged iron shovels used for unloading salt and other purposes, and carelessly car- _ vied on Pat's shoulders from place to place, just happen to dislodge a few teeth from the mouth of a passer-by, could any reward be claimed for a discovery of a preven tive of the tooth-ache ? It just occurs to me that I have observed of late a considerable addition to the number of dentists. I hope there is no league, but of late we hear so mach of the Bread League, I am rather a l arme d . _ . " I hope I don't intrude" beyond pardon on your pa tience, but I have a great curiosity to ascertain correctly whether any serious apprehensions are really entertained by the gentlemen of our Police•court, and indeed by the police body generally, that in consequence of the efforts making for the education of the rising generation, and the moral amendment of the town, their services will not be much longer required. Such things have been surmised as possible, and it is presumed that to prevent so serious an injury to such a number of persons and their families, and to avert so serious a calamity as the suppression of juvenile delinquency, St. John's Market is patronised as a nursery, or rather training-ground, for juvenile practi tioners of both sexes, and contributions received weekly, especially and invariably on Saturdays, from the pockets •f ladies and gentlemen. And now, my patient friend, I think I must say fare well for the present. How shall I requite your kindness? By the way, are you fond of segars? Be sure let me know, as there are some good ones to be got in Dale street, and the owners pay neither rent nor taxes. I was surprised, till let into the secret, how these sailor-like looking men durst accost persons in the street, and offer them smuggled segars and tobacco, and such a number of them, and in the very teeth of the police; but I find the town is in delicate health, smoking keeps off many com plaints, and so the commissioners of excise and the me dical practitioners are trying an experiment—if of benefit to the people, I say never mind the Queen's pocket. Yours, faithfully, EPSILON. Nov. 30th, 1843. TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD Stn,—At the opening of the Conciliation Hall, Dublin, Mr. O'Connell did me the especial honour to prefer against me a triple charge of sedition, sectarianism, and bigotry, at the alleged instigation of a priest in Manches ter. That charge was of so unfounded and calumnious a nature, yet so pregnant with consequences, that I feel myself bound to repel the allegation which has stained with unretracted falsehood the lips of the Irish Dictator. How, however, logical subtlety could torture a simple repeal address4o the Catholic into an instrument of se dition, or how even his legal acumen could denounce my placard to be sectarian or bigotted, transcends my powers of reasoning, and defies the judgment of those who have seen it, and who know something of the force of language and the value of written legible words. In that printed paper, or placard, Mr. O'Connell's quick eye has detected words which no other eye but his own can see, and which, as they do not exist, logi c ena bl es me to a ffi rm can never be made visible either to his or any other mortal's vision ary powers, however acute and perceptive. To waste words, therefore, upon that which is not, would be egre gious folly ; for, besides that the English Catholic loves his Queen too well to violate, by preachings of sedition, the laws of his country, which are guarded by her execu tive authority, his intuitive convictions of the madness of such advice are so keen and vigorous, that he would hunt from his society the wretch who would be so bold as to put it into the shape of active thought, even for a single moment. The charge against him and me is wholly un tenable. As regards the judgment exercised in the propriety of issuing a Catholic address, there is matter for variety of opinion : as regards sectarianism or bigotry, there is none. Mr. O'Connell has himself followed the example, by moving an address to the Catholic hierarchy, exclusively, on their rejection of state establishment. On this sub ject there is no settled law, hut much matter for opinion with Catholics, &c., as to its expediency or non-expedi ency; but no bigotry is incurred, as it is decided for vo luntary or state support. Yet this is a vital question with society and religion at the present moment. I have addressed to Mr. O'Connell a subdued but firm letter on the subject of his attack, but have received for answer that I am cut out of his books, and my future letters are to be thrown into the fire, reserving only the signature. If he received the letter which issued from my hand, the public will not fail to perceive two things connected with his conduct, viz., a failure of due forms of courtesy, and a total disregard for the acknowledged principles of justice by which men profess to be guided. If the letter would have confirmed his views in expelling me from the Association, why, I ask, was it not read in public? Why was it concealed from every eye, and pri vate judgment " without appeal " passed on me by him whose duty it was to shelter the innocent until declared to be guilty ? Is this Mr. O'Connell's form of national justice ?—this his boasted rule of universal liberty of con science, which he says I have violated?—this his firm basis for a most amiable superstructure of concession to sects and creeds—of conciliation to all shades and shapes of politico-religious ex i s t ence ? A h, sir! if such be O'Connell's plea and argument in favour of national jus tice, and against Catholic ascendancy, it deserves to be weighed down with contumely ; it will and must be over ruled by the edicts of law and the principles of common sense, as a stupendous piece of capricious, distorted, and illegal mode of legislation. And is the sincere friend of Ireland to be judged and condemned—to be drazzed forwards at the information of any base repeal scoundrel, and be branded with ignominy at his pleasure? Methinks I see the days of old Venice revived, when the dungeon received its victim, the judge passed his sentence, and the Lagune in its waters washed away all remembrance of him who fell a victim to private information, dropped into the Lion's mouth which gaped over the chambers of the Inquisition ! Yes, O'Connell ! your ingratitude and your injustice are too broadly displayed towards the friend of your country, to be forgotten by those who swell the cry for justice, without any other motive than rendering services to humanity. Methinks I see you stand in the grand Conciliation Hall, and, with invincible argument, thus virtually attack the man who has pleaded your cause not uneloquently, as follows : " Ir : ishrrien! behold this day the undoubted friend of Ireland presents you with his manifesto in favour of civil and religious liberty, through my instrumentality. For years has he laboured hand and heart in our cause. For years has he braved the storm of hatred in our behalf, and gathered in full harvests of indignation from England for fearlessly advocating Irish justice. Now, fellow-re pealers ! behold I doom this friend to expulsion from our new-raised superstructure for being too righteous and over-active in that cause. The greater his services, the more weighty his deserts, the deeper our gratitude ought to be—the more unfalteringly will I doom him to anguish, scorn, and detestation. And, because he has risked fame, friends, and fortune, I decree in my supreme mandate their irrevocable loss. Irishmen! such shall be the re ward of every ' Saxon ' who dares penetrate our ranks in search of illimitable justice.' We will bind him over to penal chains, and deliver him into the hands of his ene mies. So, hurrah for repeal! Our justice shall extend over all the world." Yes, O'Connell! I tell you, in perfect freedom, that your florid sentences are folly, if the deep meaning of justice to nations and iddividuals be not hidden amid the scented roses of repeal which you so profusely shower upon us. You proclaim, in your conciliatory do,aiments, the illimitable right of universal conscience; but I tell you, that it is bounded within the pilla.., of despotic in gratitude. I tell you, also, that you play fast and loose with that which you profess to abhor—Ribbonism ; and that, while with one hand you avert your eye from its dark and murderous doctrines, with the other you draw to your embrace societies which, lording it over towns and villages, aid you with their funds and influence, and, at last, will lead you to your final fall. Like a magician within the charmed circle, you inflame your repealers with the bright light of patriotism, ascending from the sub terranean chambers of fire ; while, in the end, 3 ou will be consumed by the very mysteries of which you are the hierophant leader, yet menial servant. I a►n, sir, yours truly, &c., THOMAS RAWLINSON, Jux. Prescol, Dre. Ist, 1843. We have now loading in this port six_ vessels for New York, 3,468 tons ; three for Boston, 1,310 tons ; four for Charleston, 1,929 tons; three for Mobile, 2,454 tons ; nine for New Orleans, 6,479 tons : total tonnage for the United States, 15,610. We have, also, 15 vessels loading for Africa, 4,312 tons, and 14 for Calcutta, 6,394 tons. LOSS OF THE BRIG NELSON WOOD.—The brig Nel son Wood, of this port, bound hitherto from Demerara with a cargo of sugar, rum, molasses, and iron wood, was totally lost, on the night of the 26th ult., at Mace Island, on the coast of Connemara. We regret to state, that the master and nine men perished, and only four of the crew, the mate and three others, were saved. The vessel went to pieces and the cargo was entirely lost. PACKET-SHIF Coburg. — Tile flue new packet-ship Cohota, Captain Hepburn, arrived at this port, on Monday last, from New York, which city she left on the Bth ult., in company with the packet-ship Patrick Henry. She was built by W. H. Webb, of New York, for the Messrs. Griswold. The Cohota is 145 feet long, 32 feet width of beam, and 21 feet depth of bold, and measures 700 tons, and was built in the same yard as the Montezuma. Her accommodations are excellent. NEW , Suir.—A new ship, named the St. George, bur then 1,000 tons. would leave New York for this port about the 20th ult. She is to be commanded by Captain Ferris. She is 146 feet long, 34 feet 6 inches broad, 32 feet deep, and 7 feet 8 inches between decks, making 850 tons by measurement. She has extra transom knees and ble water ways bolted throughout. She has a cabin up very neatly to accommodate from six to ten iengers, including baggage, and cargo room enough to •y twenty-eight hundred bales of cotton. With thi s cargo she will draw but fourteen feet of water. THE MURDER AT KNOWSLEY.—OR Friday the pri soners previously examined on suspicion of having been concerned in the murder of a gamekeeper at Knowsley were again brought up. James Shaw, a farm servant at dou fitte pass carr Eceleston, stated, that, on the night of the murder, he met three men on the borders of the township of Windle Rainford and Knowsley. Two of them were Rimmer and Fillingharn, and the latter had a gun. Thinking they were going to poach he informed the gamekeeper, and proceed ed with him towards the wood where the murder was com mitted, but they did not see them again. Whilst there he heard two or three guns fired. Both prisoners were Com mitted for the wilful murder of Richard Kenyon, but they each denied the charge. INQUEST.—An inquest was held before the Borough Coroner, on Saturday, touching the death of John Hall, a seaman, 53 years of age, who died in Ashton-street, Toxteth-park. It appeared that the deceased had com plained about a fortnight since of a difficulty of breath ing, and a cough, and that on Monday last he went to a druggist in Stanhope -street, and procured a mixture of laudanum, morphine, and other substances, a table spoonful of which he was directed to take every four hours. Instead of obeying the order, he swallowed the entire dose in 17 hours, became seriously ill, and died on the following day. A verdict was returned, " that the deceased had died from the effects of an overdose of administered by himself." opium GOVERNMENT EDUCATION.—The Privy Council have ordered the plans of the first Industrial School, under the new system of education, to be published in their forthcoming report. This is to be erected at Kirkdale, near Liverpool, and is for the support and education of twelve hundred children, divided into three classes, in fants, boys, and girls. The plans are remarkable for sim plicity of arrangement and capabilities for the master's and matron's supervision of the charges to be intrusted to them. Well-ventilated workshops, for the teaching of carpentering, tailoring, shoe-making, &c., are found upon the male side ; and upon the female side are those of laundry work, straw platting, &c. Some notion may be formed of the extent of this edifice by mentioning that the space occupied by the masonry alone will cover up wards of sixty acres of land. An infirmary detached from the main building, is provided for all the diseases prevalent amongst the juvenile poor. The style is Tudor Gothic, executed in red brick and stone dressing. The site is on an open rising ground of considerablealtitude, commandibg the mouth of the Mersey.—Morning Post. 11 ODN EY -STREET SCOTCH CHURCH.—The annual meeting of the shareholders of Rodney-street Church, was held in that building on Friday evening. Mr. W. Hen derson presided. The accounts were read and it ap peared, that,. after having paid the Rev. Mr. Park his salary of £4OO, there was a balance in the bank of £276, and that the seat rents for the year had produced £931. It was resolved that the accounts be printed and copies be sent to the shareholders. The following gentlemen were elected to the committee of management in lieu of those retiring : Major Thompson, Dr. Petrie, and Messrs. Armstrong, Clow, and Jack. Messrs. Nicol, Ramsay, Thompson. Steele, Angus, and Mackay were elected in lieu of those who had resigned. Mr. Adam intimated that he should resign his secretary and trusteeship. Mr. M'Andrew also resigned his trusteeship. Dr. M'Cul loch eulogised Mr. Adam's conduct while acting as secre tary, and moved, that the thanks of the meeting be given to him, which was seconded and adopted. Mr. Adam returned thanks and the meeting separated. MEETING OF ODD-FELLOWS.—On Wednesday even ing last, a meeting of this body took place at the Assem bly-rooms, Lord Nelson-street, for the purpose of receiv ing information from a provisional committee, which had been appointed to make inquiries relative to the purchase of the above building, for the use of the members of the Odd-fellows' Society. The chairman said the plan which they intended to adopt was that of a building society. The shares are to be 30s. each, 10s. to be paid in January, and the rest by instalments of 2s. 6d., so as to suit the convenience of the members ; and it was intended to ap ply to some of the most influential gentlemen in the town to become trustees. In reply to some inquiries, Mr. Jones explained the reasons why the building did not re munerate the parties who at present held it. He said he had made a rough calculation, and was of opinion that, with proper management, it would realize sixteen per cent. after the payment of all expenses. Several persons gave in their names as shareholders, and, from the feeling manifested at the meeting, there is every probability of the purchase being completed. TOWN COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS On Wednesday a special meeting of the council was held at the Town-hall, for the purpose of taking into con sideration and determining upon the proceedings and directions of the Dock Committee, on the subject of fur ther dock accommodation, north and south of the present line of docks, upon which the council of the 31st October last came to the following resolution : 1 " That it is expedient that a special meeting of the council should be called for an early day after the 9th of November next, to take into consideration the subject of going to parliament for power to purchase land, &c. to the north and south (both or either) of the present line of docks, for further dock accommodation ; and also for power to make a communication by water from the pro posed new north docks, eastwardly, to the Leeds and Li►erpool Canal, and to purchase land necessary for that purpose ; and that in the mean time the Dock Committee be at liberty to give the requisite parliamentary notices, all proceedings thereon being subject to the determination of the council, as trustees, at the special meeting to be called after the 9th November next." The Mayor took the chair at eleven o'clock, at which time there were twenty-nine members in their respective places. The MAYOR opened their proceedings, by asking whe ther Mr. Bramley-Moore, the chairman of the Dock Committee, had any proposition to make to the conncil? Mr. BaAmeey-:MORE said, the object for which the council was called had been considerably altered, in con sequence of the motion passed at the meeting of the Dock Committee on Monday last, and which was to the effect, that a special committee should be appointed for the fur ther consideration of the plans, and also because that special committee could not meet until after the time should have expired for compliance with the standing or ders of the House of Commons. Therefore, the object for which the council had been called, was for the present done away with ; and the course now to be decided upon was, whether the council would order the plans to be de posited, and wait for the report of the special committee or not ? It was quite competent for the council, as the trustees of the docks, to move for the deposit of the plans, and to wait for the report. No consequences would thereby be incurred. It would neither commit the council nor the Dock Committee to any particular measure, inas much as no steps were required to be taken until the 31st of December, and no proceedings could be taken in par liament until the end of January, or the beginning of February. The council would not be bound by the plans in any way, because those plans might be subsequently altered • and their deposit would be merely in compliance with the standing orders and resolutions passed by the council on the 31st of October. When he saw the course the council would adopt, he should be prepared to go fur ther into detail. The MAYOR asked whether Mr. Moore intended to submit any motion ? Mr. MOORE replied in the negative. He hardly felt it competent in him to make a motion, because he was the chairman of the Dock Committee, and, also, because the majority of that committee bad expressed their opinion in favour of delay. Mr. BIRKETT said that, after having given the subject a great delay of consid erat i on, h e t h ought it desirable, and, inf act, due to the trade of the town, that the plans should be lodged, the more particularly as the lodging of the plans would not involve the council in difficulty or much expense. In a grave case of the kind, where it had been proved by the resolution of the Dock Committee that much greater dock room or water space was required for the present trade, to say nothing of the prospect of an increasing trade, it was unlikely that a committee of the House of Commons would throw out their bill, particu larly as much opposition was not now to be expected. Mr. MOORE said he was authorised by the dock solici tor to state that it was the duty of the dock committee to deposit the plans in order that the council might carry out the resolution of the Dock Committee of October last. As the special committee would be appointed on the fol lowing day, he thought it imperative on the council to de posit them, and that the town. clerk would coincide in this opinion. The TOWN -CLERK said he fully concurred with the view taken by the dock solicitor. The great object of de positing the plans was to give notice to landowners, so that they might know the extent of land which was pro posed to be taken compulsorily from them, but this did not apply to the internal arrangements. The simple pro ceeding of lodging the plans would give the council time to consider as to whether they should go to parliament or not. There could be no sort of injury committed by lodging them, but there might be great injury if they were not lodged, and if, on a future occasion, it should be deemed advisable to go to parliament. Mr. BIRKETT said it would now be evident, after the opinions given by the clock solicitor and the town-clerk, that the council ought to proceed. He had made inquiries from ship-brokers and ship masters, and the result showed that much greater water space was required, and that they should not be doing their duty if another year were suffer ed to pass, the more especially as it might take five or six years before the contemplated docks could be erected. He was sorry to hear it asserted on 'Change that one of the members of the dock committee had made use of very strong terms about not going to Parliament. Mr. EVANS asked what reference this had to the busi ness of the day, or what the council had to do with asser tions on 'Change? Mr. BIRKETT said he should not press the matter fur ther' but conclude by s ub m i tt i ng t h e following resolution : —" That the consideration of the subject for which this meeting has been called be postponed until a day in De cember, to be appointed by the Mayor, save that, in the .meantime, the Town-clerk be directed to arrange with the Dock-solicitor for the lodging, ur the plans, inasmuch as that proceeding cannot prejudice the public considera tion as to the whole or part of the accommodation pro posed, and will be necessary if the determination be to proceed as originally recommended by the Dock Commit tee, and that all oth, r preparations for going to parlia ment be continued, subject to the determination of the meeting in December." Mr. Woon said that, were it not for his being a share holder in the Harrington Docks, he should be happy to second the motion. He felt surprised that the growing evil of the want of water space in Liverpool should have been so long delayed ; for, as he had to cross the Mersey twice a day, he was in the habit of seeing a number of vessels, which, owing to the want of proper accommoda tion, could not get into dock. In his opinion, the Dock Committee must have been recently frightened by the proceedings of the Birkenhead Commissioners, in refe rence to the Wallasey Dock. (Hear, hear, and laughter.) But there was no cause of alarm ; because not one ship in five hundred would enter the Wallasey Dock unless com pelled to do so by want of room on the Liverpool side of the water. (Hear, hear.) Mr. THOMPSON seconded the motion. Mr. G. H. LAWRENCE expressed his belief that the council had nothing to apprehend from a parliamentary contest, and nothing to be afraid of on the part of their opponents in Cheshire—opponents as they were often called. If they could satisfy c rtain bond-holders and others, there would be no difficulty in obtaining a bill; but it was not at all surprising to his mind, that the Dock Committee should have felt desirous of acting with cau tion on the present occasion, and that the council should share in the feeling. The council had hitherto proved itself worthy of its trust, and competent to undertake the management of the affairs of the docks ; and he trusted they would neither undermine nor endanger the good understanding and confidence which existed between them and the merchants of the town. He thought they ought to be doubly cautious in the matter when they were ap proaching to an expenditure amounting to nearly a mil lion and a half of money, not to be taken out of their own pockets, or to be defrayed, in case of failure, by a borough-rate, but to be extracted from the ratepayers of Liverpool. On the other hand, he was aware of the ne- ! cessity for dock accommodation ; and though he did not agree with those gentlemen of the Dock Committee who would plunge them into such extensive schemes as were at first proposed, and subsequently withdrawn, yet still he thought that in the present session, notwithstanding the plans of their Cheshire neighbours, they should go to parliament. But his ideas of going to parliament were limited, for he looked solely to the corporation property at the north end of the town. (Hear, hear.) His plan was, that they should seek for powers to make a large steam dock on their own property, with the view of re lieving the Coburg Dock, and affording accommodation to the timber trade, as well as the trade of the town ge nerally ; and those advantages were to be gained by going to the north. He was delighted that the gentlemen on the Cheshire side were about to make extensive improve ments. He confessed that the plan of the Wallasey Dock had come upon him rather suddenly ; but, then, he had always said that, if they were willing to make docks, they were at perfect liberty so to do. He was against the sys tem of keeping the corporation land in Cheshire; but if he had had the least notion that the council would have sanctioned the erection of docks on the other side, or that they wanted to have docks there, he should not have been a party to the alienation of that property. The council would not, however, have sanctioned any such erection ; in fact, •it would have been suicidal policy on their parts if they had : and it should be remembered that the Cheshire people could have gone to parliament for liberty to make a dock if the sales had never been ef fected. The sales were wise and proper ; and Mr. Evans ought to be satisfied with them, because he would now have docks and the dock-warehouse scheme into the bar gain. (Hear, and laughter.) Mr. Evans would further agree that the council bad no right to keep the Cheshire property idle for the benefit of the dock estate—an estate in which the council had no primary or beneficial inte rest. The Wallasey Dock would take away a great deal of the surplus traffic of Liverpool, and improve the re mainder of the corporation property in Cheshire ; and he wished the scheme success. His proposal was, that that part of tha plan which related solely to the north end of the town, be lodged. Messrs. North, Lace, Stewart, Smith, Kilshaw, and others declined to vote, on account of their having an in terest in the Harrington Dock Company. The Council adjourned at half-past one o'clock. DOCK COMAIITTEE.-THURSDAY At the usual monthly meeting of this body on Thurs day all the members were present with the exception of Mr. Molvneux. Mr. RIPLEY, alluding to the transit sheds, said that one of them was at present occupied with tobacco, althogh on Monday the committee had refused to allow any more for that purpose. It appeared from Mr. Ripley's state ment that Mr. Pitcher had applied to him for leave to open the shed, and being informed that the application must come before a sub committee of the Council, he (Mr. Pitcher) applied to the chairman, who gave an order to open the sheds. The CHAIRMAN said he looked over the act, and found that the goods in the sheds were to be considered, before they were weighed, in the same light as if they were still in the hold of the vessel, but there was no mention of the ship at all, so as to prevent her from beinr , jerked. Mr. RIPLEY : Then the s h e d s m i g h t be taken posses sion of for twelve months? The CHAIRMAN: Yes. Mr. RIPLEY said that was not the spirit of the act of parliament. The inspector -general said he would limit the time to 14 days, at the end of which he would remove all articles to bonded warehouses for the purpose of secu ring the Queen's dues. Mr. AIKIN said from what he had seen that (lit} , these sheds might be made useful for the general uses of the port, but if they were allowed to remain full of tobacco, or any other article, they would be of little use. Mr. EVANS said it would not becoming in the com mittee to go in the teeth of the act of parliament. Know ing how that act was obtained, the party spirit, and the private interests that dictated an unreasonably short pe riod for the retention of goods in the sheds, he, for one, was happy to find that they could act in a good spirit by availing themselves of the defect of the act. Was it not absurd and unjust, that the articles were to be removed in one day after they had passed the scale ; articles which might have been transhipped again in the course of a few days? After some conversation the subject was dropped. it being understood the solicitor was to be asked whether the committee could make such regulations as would ob viate the difficulty in which they were placed. Mr. PARKER thought the motion a most extraordinary one, and that the Dock Committee were in a very curious position. The Chairman of the Finance Committee had touched on Cheshire, and made a long harangue, as if he had done wrong in selling the land, (no, no, from Mr. Lawrence,) or as if he felt a sort of sting. (Laughter.) Mr. Wood could tell him that all the Cheshire people who were coming across in the steamers had a smile on their countenances, as much as to say they had frightened the Dock Committee. (Hear, and laughter.) Mr. Woon.—That's a fact. Mr. FARICEIR continued.—There was an old tale that it took nine t a il ors to make a man, and it took nineteen Birkenhead commissioners to make a Jackson. (Conti nued laughter.) The pi c t ure d rawn by the Birkenhead commission ers an d the Cheshire people, at the position in which the Dock Committee had placed the Council, was this :—they were saying " Liverpool is going down the hill—it wont be long before their docks will be fish-ponds, all the trade will go into Cheshire, and the Liver, that aquatic bird, will be stalking through their desolate streets. and going away with the retiring tide that u se d t o come into Whitechapel." (G reat laughter.) He concluded by DOCK DUES AT RUNCORN. The number of vessels which entered the port of Run corn during the last month was 170, tonnage 8941 ; dues £4O 3s. 4d., being an increase on the corresponding month last year of £6 16s. 7d. SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON THE DOCK PLANS. Mr. HORSFALL proposed the following members to constitute this committee :—The:Cbairman, Mr. Nichol, Mr. Shand, Mr. Evans, Mr. Aikin, Mr. Holt, Mr. Bold, Mr. Ripley, and Mr. Middleton. It was then arranged that, as the chairman was ex officio a member of all sub committees, his name had better be omitted, and that of Mr. Horsfall substituted. Mr. RIPLEY asked whether the council could compel this committee to report before the 31st of December. Mr. Nicol said they could. Mr. HORSFALL said he very much doubted it. Mr. INItcoL : I think Mr. Tobin ought to be on the committee, and I move th a t hi s name b e p u t on th e com mittee in place of mine. The motion not being seconded, Mr. Nicol, said he was so anxious that Mr. Tobin should be on the committee, that, without meaning the slightest offence, he should propose Mr. Tobin's name ______,................,...„,..............„ saying that he should vote in support of the v i ew t a k en by i instead of Mr. Holt's. After some little conversation it the majority of the Dock Committee. i was resolved i n or d er to save all unpleasantness, that Mr. Mr. Honosois said he was surpri s ed, a ft er th e decision Tobin's name should be added to the committee, which come to by the Dock Committee, that they should have now consists of ten. made such a sudden change without offering any sound The re-construction of sub committees was then pro reason for that change. It appeared to him that they had needed with. They are now constituted as follows :—. been working in the fogs of November, and th a t they Sub committee of works—Messrs. Horsfall, Evans, ought to be given the clear month of December to alter Moon, Nicol, Middleton, and Shand. Marine Sub Com their course and lodge their plans. H e b e li eve d the mittee—Messrs. Holt, Bulley, Ripiey, and 'robin. Har- Chairman of the Finance Committee never imagined that bour-master's Sub-committee— Messrs. smith, Moon, the Cheshire people were going to make a dock at W a ll a . Sanbach, Chilton, Bold, and Boyden. Finance Com. sey Pool at the time he sold the land; an d that if h e had mittee—Messrs. Barclay, Holmes, Molyneux, and Trot had any idea that a dock was to be made there, a higher man. price would have been asked. But no apology was offered da A y, l f e n t r te t r he sig d n is e n d ha b r y gi T n . g B uf . vessels a a d s uded. the neuornm: for the sale; it was a bona fi de sound trans a cti on a t t h e plai ne d of the short time allowedsflas by w n th re rge C a ustoms, each. time; a n d th e Ch es hi re dock should have his (Mr. Hodgson's) hearty approbation. mittee to apply for an alteration in the prescribed hours-- Mr. ISAAC HOLMES thought they ought not to lose a After a little conversation, the matter was referred to the day in making a dock at the north, a n d i n opening a corn- Harbour -master's Sub-committee, the members present munication with the Canal. The d oc k s an d th e C ounc il being of opinion that it was a subject which ought to be were as closely joined together as man and wife, and he taken up immediately. hoped that what had bee n j o i ne d t oge th er w o u ld never b e A letter was read from Peter Halliday, asking with re put asunder. (A laugh.) He differed fro m M r . L aw _ Bard to the regulations of the transit sheds, whether the twenty-four hours commenced at the first beginning of ol,t h,f r ee e sr n eur c pai enp supply y n this reason to find fault with the language of that gentleman, landing the goods, or at the termination. The feeling although it was seldom he had yet, undoubtedly, his language was that day worthy of repro- which prevailed in the committee was, that the most bation. (Great laughter.) He concluded by saying th a t liberal construction ought to be placed on the act, and the Council might have made £20,000 a-year by means of that if goods began to be landed one day at ten o'clock, the Cheshire property, which was now alienated from the they ought not to require them to be removed before next evening. corporation. Mr. EVANS spoke at considerable length up on th e ge .. A memorial from the carters, requesting permission to neral question. He maintained that the Dock Committee allow their horses to stand under the sheds in rainy wea bad nothing laid before it by which even they could be ther, was referred to the Head-constable. said to understand what they were about in the case. tie THE COUNCIL AND THE DOCK COMMITTEE. thought a year's delay advisable on many accounts, and 111 r. HORSFALL wished Mr. Worthington, the dock that it would be justified, and more than justified, by the solicitor, had been there, as he intended to have asked him fact that about that time they would open a new dock, as to the proceedings yesterday at the council. He was and, in all likelihood, they would have the Queen's Dasin their legal adviser, but they saw very little of him, and he nearly, if not altogether, in the form of a dock too. He ought to have been there that day. lie (Mr. liorsfall) hncaroidtrynbee been no that consulted,tilli had d t d decision ecla rv%.e,dh ; ot b uo u ut t i zh le : t e doubtedto contrary,kknow ow should think this would answer, if he might descend in the did not find fault with the decision of the council, if they illustration, as a very good luncheon to stay the appetite a g n I h :a . hu to n t h of the port for one, two, or even for three years. He would whether they had a right to do so, notwithstanding the not wander over the river, except so far as to say, that it might do very well for gentlemen to fling their caps up in He (Mr. Horsfall) spoke with great deference to the legal more than he did, but the Dock Committee were peen gpoah;itdofsahyotohoeuyrw, butere wrehaednythtoeymeoemeteotothgeorse,stions as it g hh e iag n di t ' I e al m erg e i arid demand, th e y must l oo k at the th i ng in an liarly constit ute d . If it were constituted as another corn_ arithmetical an d not i n a ch i valrous manner. There was mittee of the council, the council would have a righ t to no question but Li verpoo l was a l rea d y i n so gigantic a control it, but he wished to know what authority the mould that she ought to have proportionate space in which council had over the rate-payers ? There was a wide dis to expand yet there were men who wou ld con fi ne every tinction, whi c h h e thought roust have bee n l ost s i g h t of b y • thing to the ' old borough, played a dirty little act, placed the council, for they had decided th.t the rate-payers warehouses on the top of the bill, and made it the Black should he entirely under the control of the council, and Hole of Calcutta in order to augment their burgess and that was quite foreign, in his opinion, to the construction freeman property. B u t as t h e council were the trustees of the la w . for the docks and commerce of the empire at large, ho- Mr. Hos? said he believed the Town-clerk, from the nesty as well as interest required that they should act as if very commencement of the Municipal Act, held an they were the rulers of the British Empire with respect to opinion that the Dock Committee were, for new matters. the docks. He should that moment prefer that the dock merely a committee of the council. The Attorney and estate should give the Harrington Company from £50,000 Solicitor Generals gave an opinion against that; but to £70,000 in money to let them alone. (A laugh.) He, higher authority was got, arid it was thought to be right. not apprehending that there was a little kind of a conspi- Still it was extraordinary that the rate-payers should be racy existing ac ross th e r i ver to possess themselves under the c ontro l of the council. of the land for the purpose of making a dock, thought Mr. HORSFALL said he wanted to see the solicitor that selling it in lots only to mere individuals was the way Mr. Nico l er . said be k new t h e d ock solicitor consulted there, becau se h e should be glad to know on what grounds to prevent it ; b ut h e qu i te re j o i ced sow that the Finance he had changed his opinion. the Tow n -clerk, and h a d adopted his opinion. t C h o e n' p ' r n e i c t u te r e so h r a s d t o m t a n d e e m t a h k e i n s Mr. Anus th oug h t t h ey ought not to take any further g a l e o s f , d u o n e d k s t o h v a e t r t t h h e e y r i h v a e d r . been Mr. Hs opinion.ortsgaet.—Th at may be, but I want the dock steps this sessi on , an d t h at their plans on the table were solicitor extremely ill-digested. The best watote serve the bur i‘s• ey' eitheror for the plans, servant of o l f ) i Mr. AIKIN.—The dock solicitor had no right to act without instructions from this committee. gesses, the interests of the town, and a their ware tinhsiselftrtuaskte,sotthtehme s t e o rv P a r t e i s t t o o f ri s . mr l ie le . houses of value, was to keep their port dues as low al Mr. HORSFALL.— So far from that, he goes to the sur possible. They would be enabled to make Liverpool prosperous—they might give to Cheshire the offal, the shreds and tatters of the trade, while the value of the body else. If he were the servant of that trust, he had no right to go w i t h the plans without being di rec t e d b y the trade would always come to Li verpoo l , i f they kept their port charges lo w . —(H ear, h ear. ) If they doubled their committee. dock rates, trad e wou ld f i n d i ts l eve l , as water did, and go Mr. Nteors—l b e li eve the dock solicitor would con where the do c k rates were low ; and if they proceeded on Sider himself the ser vant o f the trustees ; and who are the the present pl ans, t h e i r d ock rates must b e raised, or they trustees ? Mr. HOR SFALL. --I should be glad if you would find never could p a y t h e i nterest o f t h e i r d e b t. He then pro ceeded to sh ow , t h at d ur i ng the l ast four years there hadany thing of th at sort in the act of parliament. Mr. Nicol. s a id th e i r proceedings, as regarded the new been no in crease of tonnage into the port, but positively arament. The law laid a decrea se t o the extent of a few hundred tons ; and, plans, were n o t un d er the act of p therefore, h e sa id there ought to be no haste in going ta down by the T own - c l er k , and to this li the dock s o li c it or h a d parliament. li e concluded, by saying that the Haering- given way, was, th a t t h ey were a distinct hoard, or corn ton Estate was worth the money aske d for it, as laud for mittee, under th e d oc k acts; b ut for all new matters, sheds, but not worth any thing like the money as water. apart from th ose acts o f parl i ament, the council could Mr. Nicol, contended that no proof had been given of claim the right of controlling them entirely. the plans being ill-digested—that it was imperative on the Mr. AIKIN contended netttha Mr. Horsfall r uewo T fa h s e c y : b n i a ta d r: zrei Contrary to tt a o, u , It t i l l i je o ea r d ' u i y t n y dp t ea o rs:tead, ,d ti understanding g e o r ere but b ar utatos ought gi y: iel virtue ixt o ios f rt acts be ea -s Dock Committee to take their present course and that it t t o w h ee is n d l t i i i t m ies a t n o d th t a h t e c b oorna would he unbecoming in them to be constantly going to committee Parliament for driblets of Dock accommodation. It was dealing with plans as emarnving from this cJmrnittee, it et v t l o - as ree d e ir iv ect i ly ris in opposition instructions the opinion of Mr. Henry Holmes that the trade of the e port doubled itself every twenty years, and that there was no doubt, looking at the change made in the tariff, that the trade would prospectively increase. There might or to act in any way in connection with that estate with have been le ss ac ti v i ty i n t h e t i m b er trade during the last out their di rect i on. . 4. discussion of some length followed, in the course of four years than there had been previously, arid this might Lr o, ich the CHAIRMAN stated thi.t, at the request of the account for the decrease of tonnage alluded to by Mr. h vn-clerk, he had signed an order for the deposition of Aikin, but, at the same time, it did not follow that the T docks were the plan, und er t h e solicitor ' s order. Mr. Mo not crammed full. spoke strongly in favour of th e d oc k ex- For which h e was re b uked by Mr. Aikin, M r . Sh an d , ollE tension, and said th a t he h a d no pre dil ec ti ons f or the north and others, h av i ng, as they thought, compromised the committee r by so doing, over the south end of the town or vice versa. When they effect . tirovS submitted a motion, which was to the considered the situation of Liverpool, and its proximity _that solicitor to the Dock Trust s!:ould be di to the western world, they ought to make some effort to reeled to state a case for the opinion of counsel as to the meet the demands upon them, for, to this port, vessels legality of the proceedings of the Town Council in de from the western world must necessarily come. The trade positing pl ans not adopted by the Dock Committee, and from the U n it e d S tates had gone on increasing from year to year; and as it was very pro b able that before long they Tvli Council e and the D oc k C ommittee in the affairs of to o, point out genera ll y the respective jurisdictions of the would have a mo re e qu i ta bl e ad j ustment of the tariff with respect to sugar and oth er ar ti c l es, as well as a fixed duty the M i r )o Il IPLEY secon d e d the motion. Estate, on corn, the present accommo d at i ons of the port would ** Mr. neon th oug h t they should first get the opinion be totally inade qua t e t o t h e demand. He concluded by saying that if M r . Aiki n had gone back another year be- and reaso ns o f t h e dock solicitor in writing, and moved a vond the four t o which he had allud e d, h e wou ld h ave resolution t o th at ef f ect. Mr. TROTMAN seconded it. found an increase of 287,000 tons, and that if he had em- Mr. EVANS said they had that already. ' If he agreed braced a period of eight years, he would have found an with the Town-clerk they would not be sitisfied, and if he' increase of 736,000 tons, together with an increase in the decided against the Town-clerk, his opinion would not receipts of ha. ~.......icinz from the increase of to nnage be taken alone. to the East Indies. Mr. BLACKBURN asked whether Mr. Hartley had re- bex-lw—lier7a's'tlie;;lotiCT best form or -n- . Biro ig 1 tsr has Uolle What is believdVd ported that the Albert Dock would attract a new trade, ille l l t ' d n ga , e i attend here and tell us whether e has not now in existence, or the trade from the other docks? Mr. Mew. stated generally what Mr. Hartley had oTeh The o vo o t r e not h Mr. Nieop s were ti t en taken, when there appeared for reported. Liverpool had not become a place for bonded s amendment five, against it seven ; namely, goods for export to the extent that London had, and Mr. for—Me n, Smith, Boyden, Troupe!), and Hartley meant to say that the Albert Dock would lead to Nicol • ss!3. , against it—Messrs. Evans, Holmes, Aikin, Rip those bonded goods being lodged in the new warehouses. . ley, Bold, Bulley, and Moore. Mr. Blackburn argued from this answer that one of the Tire motion of Mr. Evans was then put and carried, the most effectual means for meeting the necessities of the voting being i,hle exactly the same. case would be to build warehouses on the margin of the arc's. committee adjourned at ten minutes after three If they were to build warehouses on the margin of the ' o clock. Prince's Dock, all this discussion would have been saved, the trade of the port would be increased, and the interests of the merchant secured. Mr, .BIRKETT brieflv replied. The Council divided, when there appeared, for the trio tiou, 31 ' • viz: —Mess rs . H odgson, Shaw, Houghton, I. Holmes, Blundell, Thompson, Edwards, Tinne, Aspinall, Sothern, Royden, Hornby, Birkett, Boutflower, Bushell, Rigby, Lloyd, G. H. Lawrence, Plumpton, Leigh, Glaze brook, Trotman, Harbord, Houghton (alderman), J. Lawrence, Crook, Nicol, Bramley-Moore, Molyneux, Chilton, and the Mayor. Against the motion. 12; viz Messrs. Shand, Thornhill, Chimer, Blackburn, Preston, Aikin, J. Holmes, Parker, Bailey, Holt, Moon, and, Evans. The motion was accordingly declared to have beer carried. 1M5E0...,.., C9M1N1Etm.r.• Amongst the insolvent debtors recently discharged from Lancaster Castle was Taylor Jennings, banker's clerk, who, at the last assizes in this town, was a prominent wit ness against Anderson. COTTON.—The estimated stock of cotton in this port on the Ist December, 1842, was 421,250 bales, and, on the Ist instant, 663,912 bales ; being an increase, as coin pared with the sam ate last year, was 355,026 bales. A treasury ordeitkently issued permits the allowance of three gallons per cask per centage on bonded brandies, arising from natural causes, without application to the board. A treasury order received at this port last week pre vents foreign pickled tribe to be delivered out of bond for ship's stores, in the same proportion as foreign beef or pork, that is, not exceeding Ilbs. per day altogether of these descriptions of food for each person during the voyage out and home. THE WINTER ASSIZE IN LIVERPOOL: THE CA LEN- D A R.—The following is the, number of prisoners for trial at the approaching assizes for this division of the county : For murder, 6; manslaughter, 1; cutting and stabbing, ; administering poison, 1 ; burglary, 20; robbery, 7 ; cattle-stealing, 1 ; forgery, 5 ; bigamy, 3 ; rape, 1 ; un natural crime, 1; felony, 3; conspiracy, 2; mint cases, 8 ; escaped convict, 1; poaching, 1; evidence, 1; out on bail, 3. Total, 72. POLICE COURT, PRIDA Y.—A young man, named George M`Gregor, who had lately been dismissed from the service of 111 r. Elliot, draper, of Paradise -street, was, on Friday, committed for trial on a charge of obtaining a piece of broad cloth f rom t h e shop of Mr. Murray, draper, of the same street.—Three publicans were fined and two acquitted, and seven beer-sellers were convicted in various penalties.—A person named George Rowley, one of the who broke out of Castle Ruthen, in the Isle of Man, ion time ago, was ordered to be conveyed back to his quarters. ACCELERATION OF THE IRISH MAlLS. — Symptoms of the new route we described, via Birkenhead, being adopted are becoming visible. The City of Dublin Company are going to make a bold push to secure the contract to con vey the mails between the new terminus of the Chester and Birkenhead Railway at Monk's Ferry and Dublin in nine hours, being about to launch their new iron vessel from Mr. Wilson's yard, in Liverpool, with engines 380 horse-power, guaranteed by the builder and engineer to be the fastest sea-going steam-vessel afloat, and hare con tracted for another with the same parties. There can be little doubt that this new vessel will make an average passage of nine hours to Dublin. The new vessel is to be called the Nonsuch, is 130 feet long, 28 feet beam. Engines, 65 inches cylinders, 7 feet stroke, manufactured by Fawcett and Co.—Railway Magazine. SETTING FIRE TO A DWELLING-HOUSE.—On Wed nesday, William Jones and Simon Frank:and, two little boys —one about seven, the other nine years of age —were charged, at the Police-court, with setting fire, at half. past seven in the morning, to the dwelling-house of Mr. Strad ford, in Birkett-street Soho. It appeared, from the evi dence of a boy who observed them, that they ignited some lucifer matches against the wall, and introduced them through the bolt-hole, by which the shutter is fastened, in consequence of which the window-blind and several ar ticles took fire. The damage sustained was not great. On Thursday the prisoners were again brought up, and the younger one discharged. Mr. Stradford said half-past seven o'clock in the morning was such an unusual hour, that he thought the elder boy must have been sent to act as he had done. IRON STEAM -SHIP HELEN WGREGOR.—A new iron steamer, built at Liverpool for our enterprising townsmen, A s e l e e m s s s r s. G t 0 m e n me admirably ad C0., adaptedattrac for ted them y attention, Hamburgh and ttrade, for for which she is intended. She arrived here on Sunday last from H am b urg h, h av i ng made her passage in forty. four hours, and performed, in the course of the v o y age, with thick weather and a h ea d wind, twelve knots per hour. She carries a large c argo at comparatively light draught of water, and is fitt e d up in a superior style for s t t h a e n accommodation t e f p passengers ower 249 . h o T r s he e) n a g r i e n e r s e , ni n a o r t k w a i b t h l compact, and the small space within whi c h they stand the subject of genera l surprise. A friend of mine, wh is o returned here from Hamburgh in her, and is a frequent passenger, pronounces her to be " the easiest and most comfortable vessel he had ever the good fortune to cross the ocean in ; in fact," said he, "she is an admirable sea boat. Hull correspondent of the Railway Times. t:.NN Sl` OLIO% ~ti~ ^~` '~a~ ,; ,r.:.. 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