The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1847-07-13 00:00:00

r sum Parlia• [TIES so much erstood, sting to , nty-one ry three .• They ?s, mar- .s . being . They .ment of eedings, to sepa d have k Trus- tyle are Re same point of that, in ons, or for the entirely is the ed info tanding )f July, ipon at knows, d under x build- Lpers of creased of his a wever session ,ers in ur was plan of ard of ill set would xbour. Imense + may 1 these narket, ended, s have )0, and July 13, 1847. THE GREAT BRITAIN.—Up to the 6th inst., the work before described continued to progress. Captain Clßxton had made a contract with the , lot of active y oung men The County Court, during the sitting of the assizes, (farmers) who re raced the fagots of the b rea k wa t er , a t will be held a t th e C oncer t-h a ll, Lord Nelson-street. A new double-wa brille is about to be Ballykinler, or near there, for filli ng th e b oxes w ith san d, the south passage a t the George's Dock. placed across which work they had commen ce d, an d as th ey would .pro- There were no fewer than 11,000 visitors at Eastham bably hoist on board about 50 t ons per di em, if not more, Ferry d ur i ng the l as t week.. The other ferries had also and as all the boxes hare a quan tit y a l rea d y i n, t h e w h o l e their fall quantum of visitors. would be filled ready for the com i ng spr i ng t id e. I t was ' 4 Mr. Baker, formerly of the Theatre Royal in this reported on board that another hole has been discovered town, has been engaged by Mr. Charles Mathevis and and stopped, at the fore end of the ship, which must have Madame Vestris for the Lyceum Theatre, London. been a work of great difficulty, as at present the water The are several cases of fever in the borough gaol. On cannot leave her by two. or three feet. Tuesday last, a female prisoner named Ryley, died of the COUNTY COURT, BIRKENHEAD.—This court was held disease. on Friday, at the Town-hall, Birkenh ea d, b e f ore .L. W. Harden, Esq. There were about 100 causes f or t r i a l, b u t, FASHIONABLE ARRIVALS AT THE ADELPHI HOTEL. Count Brigere, Sir Philip Crompton, Colonel Willis, with few exceptions, the preceedings were uninteresting. Colonel Hall, and Captains G. Evans, R.N., Rogers, Henry Berth, car-proprietor, appeared as defendant in, an Owen, and Ryder. interpleadcr case, judgment having been obtained against The Princess Royal, steam-ship, arrived here from him for a debt due to Mr. Johnson, coach-builder, Greenock, on Tuesday morning, after an extraordinary Market-street, Birkenhead, and an order made upon short passage of 14 hours 51 minutes. We observed her him for payment by instalments. Failing to pay the again in the river on Friday morning, looking as rakish first instalment, an execution was issued ag ainst his and beautiful as ever. property, when it was discovered that he had sold oral prtus. The body of a female child was found in a box in the Mount Gardens on Tuesday morning last. From some wounds and marks found upon the body, the coroner's 1 a verdict of wilful murder against some per son or persons unknown. PARIS AND ROUEN RAIL WAY.—We call the attention -of the shareholders in this line to an announcement in another column, to the effect that their attendance is re quested at a meeting, to be held at the Clarendon Rooms, this day (Tuesday), at one o'clock, on a subject of impor tance to their interests. A grand pleasure trip to Liverpool, got up by the Man chester Order of Odd Fellows, is announced for this day, Saturday being the day of return. Arrangements have been made for exhibitions in the Zoological Gardens, and 'for water trips to the Isle of Man, Dublin, and North Wales, in connexion with this excursion. ANOTHER OUTRAGEOUS STREET ROBBERY eleven and twelve o'clock on Wednesday ni Udney, of Everton, was passing Rupert's Cottage his car - for £3O, paid for in part by a th r ee months' bill for £2O, which Booth produced in the court. The learned judge decided that as after judgment had been obtained against, defendant, and he had since had sufficient means to meet the instalments, he should, according to the provisions of the act, commit him to the house of correction for forty days, unless the debt and costs were paid earlier. The defendant was then removed in custody, and the proceedings terminated at eight o'clock. SALE OF VILLA LAND AT EASTHAM.-011 Tuesday the land on the margin of the river at Eastham, which has been laid out for villa residences by Sir William Massey Stanley, was brought to the hammer at the Stanley Arms Hotel. Mr. Churton, of Chester, was the auctioneer. As the sites are delightfully situated on the banks of the Mersey, the attendance was numerous, and the prices obtained were considered very high. Lots No. 1 A and No. 2 Aand B were the first put up ; they were stated at 3s. per yard, but more than 4s. could not be obtained for them. Five shillings being the reserved price, they were ury retur —Between ;ht, as Dr. stopped by two men. One of them knocked him down and the other stole from him a roll of papers, containim consequently bought in by the vendor. The 'same' may be said of lot 3; but lot 5 was sold to Mr. Hilliar, at gratifying to observe that many of the shopkeepe vz. ou. per y urn u, on me new map, was sow. to Air. Greaves, of Liverpool, at ss. per yard ; lot 5, on the new map, was sold to Mr. Greaves, at ss. per yard ; lot 9 was sold to Mr. Thompson, of Liverpool, at 4s. 6d. per yard ; lot 16 was sold to Mr. Greaves, of Liverpool, at 4s. 9d. per yard. The whole of the lots sold amounted to £7,002 10s. We understand that the remainder of the lots are still to be disposed of by private treaty. Mr. W. Laird's delightful and picturesquely laid out estate, called Carlett Park, adjoins these lots of land, and lies on the south-east corner of them. Carlett Park displays the refined taste of the mind and judgment by which it was designed, and is cerlainly one of the most desirable places for a country residence we know of. This ground is also on sale by private treaty. . . in the leading streets of the town nowclose their shops at seven o'clock in the evening. We hope those who remain open beyond that hour will yet see the good policy of ac cording with this practice, for the health, recreation, and mental improvement of themselves and their dependants. On the Ist of June last, James Eastwood was employed at the Brunswick Dock discharging cotton. The bales were thrown over the side of the vessel, and one of them, on touching quay, rebounded and struck him, by which his right leg was broken. He was taken to the Southern Hospital, where he died on Tuesday last of the injury he had received. THE GREAT BRITAIN.—We have to state that sixteen cases have now been brought up Lion along the side of the ship zovernment officer, visiting tl TI A clip irminghana, and t nll 1-hc... linna " royal!: Captain Montgomery Williams, has arrived, in order to render assistance. We shall announce the time that the final effort is to be made. It is still considered that this will not take place before the end of the present month.— Downpatrick Reporter. • EXTRAORDINARY DISPATCH OF THE STEAM-SHIP OnioN. — This fine vessel, which sailed from the Clarence Dock on. Monday afternoon week, reached Glasgow, after calling at Greenock, in seventeen hours. She dischar a heavy cargo at Glasgow, and returned with a full cal' arriving in the Mersey on Wedn accomplished the voyage to and ft day week ed at W orsley Hall Yester accompanied by his Excellency the Baron he Russian Ambassador. Vire- Admiral the Count Lutke, Near-Admiral the Count Heiden, Colonel Loothowsky, Lieut. Diego Eschappes, Count Alexander De Berg, and Colonel Grey, Equerry to .Queen Victoria. The Earl of Ellesmere entertained his Imperial Highness with all hospitality, and conducted him to the principal manufactories of Manchester. On Wednesday afternoon his Highness arrived in Liverpool from Knowsley. He was ccompanied by the Earl of Ellesmere, Lord Stanley and the Russian Ambassador. He travelled in lay forenoon', hay Baron Brunow nock, in about forty-five hours His suite occu pied a second open earilagE LOWS' GALA On Thursday night this gal the profits of which are to be devoted to the Widows Orphans' Fund of the order, took place at the Zoolc Gardens. The gardens were very full, and, althougl drawn by two horses. He iirst visited the Collegiate In stitution, going through the whole of the Polytechnic ex hibition, and remaining for some time in the Picture Gal lery, which he greatly admired. He then drove to the Town-hall, where he was met by the Mayor, Mr. Bram ley-Moore, Mr. Earle, Mr. Tinne, and several other mem bers of the Council, by several of whom he was accom panied through the remainder of his tour through the town. He next drove to the large iron founary of Messrs. Bury, Curtis, and Kennedy, Great Howard-street, where he minuteiy inspected the large iron bridge which is there being constructed for his father, the Emperor, and which weather was not at all favourable for out-door amuse ments, dancing was kept up with great spirit in the Con cert-hall. The silver-plated regalia of the district was shown to advantage on the stage ; and the emblem of the order, lit up by fireworks, with the motto " Thanks to our Patrons," had a very brilliant effect. DEATH IN A VAPOUR BATH.—Yesterday week, a per- .order to cure a headache, to take a vapour bath, at Mr. Mather's, St. Paul's Square. He went twice into the bath, but was finally found in it insensible, though he had is intended to cross the Neva, at St. lletersburgh, and which will cost about £lOO,OOO. Amongst those who accompanied the Grand Duke were S. H. Leigh, Esq., Thig.i.n n Vr. I", IT:— • c was placed on a sofa and a surgeon was sent for, but he died in about an hour. At the inquest on Wednesday, the cause of death was ascertained, from a post mortem ex visiting the Albert Dock, he steamed up and down the river for about an hour in the Redwing, after which he disembarked in the new landing stage' and returned to -1-• was returned accordingly. Tus LATE REV. J. JOHNS.—Shortly after , the death of this Unitarian minister, the Liverpool Domestic Mission made an appeal to the members and friends of the society in behalf of his bereaved family, which has been liberally _. . left London for the Continent, a small Russian squadron being in readiness in the Thames to carry them home. Distriirt getus. responded to, and the subscriptions of twenty-four indivi duals amount to the handsome sum of £BBO, Mr. Heywood, Mrs. Hugh Jones, Mr. W. Rathbone, Mr. Tayleure, and Mr. J. B. Yates giving £lOO each. A committee has been Thomas German, Esq., of Preston, No given the sum of £l,OOO for the erection of a handsome tower and spire to the church of St. Peter, in that town. His Royal Highness the Grand Duke Constantine, after leaving Liverpool, visited Lancaster and its castle. &c. Tiil LIVERPOOL STIXDARD; STOPPING OF MILLS AT WIGAN.--In consequence of the demise of Yoseph Rylans, sen., Esq., the proprietor of the mills' known by his name were stopped-, together with all the works, on Tuesday morning, and still remain standing, whichlas added considerably to the number of persons in Wigan- out of employment. THE CREWE ScnooLs.—The children of the girls' schools at Crewe were entertained in a most gratifying and liberal style, on Thursday, by Mr. Muss, in the grounds of his mansion at Otterspool. The children, to the number of nearly two hundred, with their teachers, were conveyed by railway to Edge-hill, and thence in omnibuses to Mr. -Moss's residence. Refreshments and amusements were provided for the children and their friends, and the occasion was graced by the presence of a numerous party of ladies and gentlemen of Mr. Moss's family and of the vicinity, including Mrs. G, H. Law rence, Mr, Earle, of. Spekelands, Scc. The children were afterwards reconveyed to Crewe, having been highly de lighted with their excursion. Mr. Moss's liberality is most praiseworthy. THE KIRKLESS HALL COLLIERY F. —The investigation into the causes of this calamity is not yet concluded, and the details already furnished appear to have roused the dormant feeling of our legislators. It now appears certain that parliament will make certain acts—such as using gunpowder, naked lights,. and other proceedings which are known to be' the cause of nearly all the explosions—criminal ; and compelling.the adoption of a system by the owners, which shall ensure perfect ventilation. On Tuesday evening last, Mr. Hume ob tained leave to bring in a bill by which it is believed some such regulations will be enacted, as giving a little better security, until the proposed measure can be matured for the next session. The six bodies left in the Kirkless mine have been recovered, and one more of the sufferers has died, making ten in all. The jury returned a verdict of accidental death in the case of Berry. Some blame has been thrown upon the owners for allowing their men to use gunpowder in blasting the coal. We trust that the facts which have been, and still doubtless will be, elicited by this enquiry, will lead to the adoption of mea snres which will arrest the evil consequences of reckless ness in the men, and cupidity in the owners.—Since the receipt of the above intelligence, we have received the following additional particulars Friday evening last, the adjourned inquest was held at Wigan, before the bo rough coroner, on the body of John Riley, being the twelfth person who has died from the effects of the acci dent. Mr. Lancaster, proprietor of the mine was pre sent, also Mr. W. P. Roberts, on behalf of the colliers. Several witnesses were examined, after which the coroner deemed it advisable to adjourn the inquest in consequence of the underlooker of the mine being still unable to at tend. It was adjourned to Thursday next at one o'clock, and in the meantime three persons are appointed to in spect the mine. During the hearing, Mr. Roberts com plained of a communication which Mr. Lancaster had made to a member of the House of Commons, charging him with falsehood. Mr. Lancaster, in reply, said Mr. Roberts had accused them of bricking up men alive, which was false the first post, suggesting to him the propriety" of sending some one down from Government to be present at the hearing on Thursday next. Several others of the men are not expected to recover, and the misfortune excites the most painful interest in the neighbourhood of Wigar It was near eleven o'clock on Fr'' proceedings closed BATHING SEASON -RHYL This delightful town, situated at the bottom of the charming vale of Clwyd (Flintshire), is rapidly rising to that respectability and celebrity to whi c h th e salubrity ;s air, its rich and varied sea, and the advantages 0: its extensive h, so justly entit ne of the noblest families in the land, and was several times honoured with the presence of his Royal Highness the late Duke of Sussex, who pro nounced it to be, "without exception, the most beautiful watering-place in the kingdom." Twenty years ago there were only six or seven thatched houses, but it is now adorned with a lively series of neat villas, elegant mansions, lovely-looking cottages, fine shops, and regularly-built streets. The improvements have progressed surprisingly within a very short period. An extensive esplanade now affords a magnificent promenade on the margin of the sea. There is every accommodation—several hotels, inns, and lodging-houses, fitted up with the greatest attention to comfort and splendour, and in every way suitable for visitors of the highest grade in society numerous bathinv-marthim.._ tint ,nia mtaiiircifarl !Ind ing-rooms, circulating libraries, &c the Belvoir Hotel stands on the e ome billiard and read c. That noble edifice esplanade. the Mostvn Arms and the Royal Hotels in High-street, and the Packet Hotel at the Voryd. Rhyl is situated on part of the famed Rhuddlan Marsh (five miles north-west of St. Asaph, eleven from Denbigh, sixteen from Conway, twelve from Holyhead, thirty from Chester, and thirty-three, b water, from Liverpool), at the mouth of the Foryd, o the shore of the Irish sea. At the entrance of the far famed Vale of Choyd—which appears as one continued garden, and deservedly called the paradise of Cambria-- the neighbourhood affords views and drives of surpassing beauty ; and its sands are considered to be eemo if Baring Brothem requesting a permanent berth for the Boston packets in the Waterloo instead of the Trafalgar Dock, in consequence of the new vessel the " Ocean, Mo narch," being of 44Ifeet beam, and .therefore too large for the passages leading to the Trafalgar Dock, was referred to the harbour-masters' sub-committee, the chairman re marking that there would he no difficulty in making the arrangement. A letter was read , from Mrs. Penn, the Baths on George's Pier-head, asking for remuneration for the loss sustained in consequence of the public entrance to the gentlemen's cold baths being blocked up by the soil from the foundation for the bridges at the new land ing -stage. The chairman thought the committee ought to he compensated for the expense incurred in making the new landing-stage, by which the docks would not be be nefitted one farthing. Mrs. Penn should apply to the Corporation. After some little conversation, the letter was referred to the sub-committee of works. The master of one of the light-ships having reported that in conse quence of the bottom of this vessel being covered with yellow metal, instead of copper, the corrosion of the chains was very great, Lieut. Jones had examined the moorings of that vessel, and the moorings of a vessel covered with copper, which had been in.the water about the same length of time, and reported that-the yellow metal did not cor rode the chains more than copper. The annual excursion of the Marine Sub-committee for the inspection of the light-ships and light-houses between the Mersey and Holyhead, was fixed to commence on Monday morning. next, at eight o'clock. '.utie inspection generally occu pies five days. Financial matters were then proceeded with. THE SELECT VESTRY. — The weekly meeting was held on Tuesday, the Rev. Rector Campbell presiding. The vessels offered by government as hospital-ships would ar rive here this week. The arrivals from Ireland during the previous week were reported to be in all 8,563; the total for the previous seven days being 6,64l.—Rector Brooks was very glad to say that they were of a very different class to the Irish which Liverpool had had to maintain for so- low , . a time back. — Mr. Weightman , the surveyor esti matedAhe cost of erecting two additional sheds, each to accommodate 21 offered to let some of his sheds at an annual rental to the certaining 'whether he would let them by the month in stead of by the year.—The Sanatory Committee forwarded a resolution of which the following is a copy :—" That it be communicated to the Select Vestry that we have endea voured to carry out the law with reference to the emptying of cellars, and that the result has been, that persons in fever have been found in the/ open streets for 24 hours; we, therefore request of the Select Vestry to have tents erected for the persons ejected from the cellars, and then we shall do all in our power to empty the remainder of of them." This gave rise to some discussion, and a state ment that an arrangement had been made to send the Irish paupers back to their own country, by the vessels of six of the Irish Steam Companies. A motion was agreed to the effect that the Vestry and Health Committee should take steps together for the accommadation of the fever patients from cellars.—A long and unprofitable conversa ) tion took place relative to some of the medical men em- rs of com- plaint frign the former were referred to the Workhouse Committee.—Mr. Parry, registrar of St. George's district, was honourably promoted to the registrarship of St. Tho ' Mr. Ferguson gave notice that he should move tment of a registrar for St. George's district pointment of seven additional district medical * Officers:— The owner of some property in Bedford-street North wrote to say, that the tenants of six of his houses, in that fashion able street, had quitted in consequence of the erection and occupation of the sheds in Mount-pleasant with fever pa- pensation for the loss of rent, and he demanded it at the hands of the board. The letter was referred for considera tion.—The meeting then adjourned. TOWN COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS On Wednesday, the usual monthly meeting of the Council was held, at the Town-hall. The Mayor took the chair at ten minutes after eleven o'clock, at which time there were twenty-three members in their respective places. THE BIRKENHEAD DEBT Mr. PARKER begged to ask the Chairman of the Finance Committee the reasons why the £llO,OOO, due from the Birkenhead Dock Company, had not been paid into the corporation treasury He said that_ as a trustee of the after: their interests. Many gentlemen preserit were not aware that the old corporation in their foresight and sound, and the Mayor's sire was a member or that corpo ration—purchased the estate of Wallasey for the sum of £200,000. The council had now an estate of the value of as many millions as it had originally cost hundreds of Y thousands. That estate was handed down to the Munici- pal itetorm Corporation, and they, in mem glorious ple nitude, abused the old corporation, and the purchase was called a job, and it was said that thousande of the public money had been thrown away for a swamp on the other side of the water. When the present Mayor was chairman MEETING OF THE BIRKENIMAD DOCK COMMISSIONERS. The wad monthly meeting of the Birkenhead Dock Commissioners was held on Wednesday morning last, at the Beard-room, Hamilton-square ; Josarn MALLABY, Esq., in the chair. The LAW-CLERK read the minutes of the Dock Com mittee, which contained a lengthened correspondence between Mr. Pemberton, the crown solicitor, on the part of the Woods and Forests, and Mr. J. B. Lloyd, on the part of the commissioners, relative to the conditions on which the officers of the crown proposed to give their consent to the passing of the two bills now before parlia- Mr : WATSON was desirous of wished t explicit answer not aware, long ago, tl dock estate wng (la .° 3101 V if cha he had ever before man a the commission ? and if communicated that fact to the board The CHAIRMAN said he did not know that the title w defective. There was nothing new at all in the claim. They were aware that Mr. Price claimed some anchorage dues. His claim to that was stated by counsel in ti House of Lords; but he (the chairn of his making any new claim whateve_ _ Mr. LAIRD thought they should not regard the claim of Mr. Price as one relating. an) was not aware to then ton raise( to the foreshore in right of these du far proving his righ The CHAIRMAN e;plainedCmitPlan of the works, as they were originally intended to be constructed, the nature and extent of Mr. Price's claim, which he (Mr. M. never looked upon to be of any importance whatever. THE BONDHOLDERS Mr. THOMSON wished to ask the chairman a question with reference to their committee entering into negocia tions with the bondholders contrary to the decision of the board on the last i Mr. BENTHAM Thp CHAIRMAN lay of meeting ? —They waited on them on entirely In a resolution which was propc And... hP mVnn +n n r•lwn,nr• .-r; he consent of Baron Goldsriiid, Ir. Bailey, and Mr Mr. LAIRD Without , nsulting them. There is a t difference in the two-words The CHAIRMAN then proceeded to explain that it was relative to some financial transactions, totally without re ference to the new bills, that they were in communication with the bondholders. After a few words from Mr. Thomson, the matter dropped. THE COMMISSIONERS AND THE NORTH AND SOUTH. WALES BANK. Mr. WM. LAIRD. said that before the minutes of the Dock Committee were confirmed, it was his wish to make a few remarks on some of the points raised in them. Be fore doing so, he might premise that he thought the pro per course, before going into the discussion of the personal dispose of all the other business of the day. He congra tulated the committee on the fact of their having consult ed with the bondholders during the past week. He thought in doing so they had adopted a very proper course, and— although he would not ask their reasons for doing so— aken a step in the rig He was certainly sur- thought there was no disposition on their parts to do so. In proposing the resolution which he then did, his object was that the deputation should consult the bondholders before giving any pledge to the crown ; but he did not de sire them to ask their consent. They had heard, from the the North and South Wales Bank as security fo - r thc. small advance of £3,000. He should like to know if any other party had been applied to for an advance on thor bonds other than the North and South Wales Bank . he should also like to know if the £55,000 township im provement bonds, endorsed by the dock commissioners, and £3,000 of dock commissioners' bonds, was worth no more in the market than £3,000. There was another of '—and Mallaby, who puttee appomucu Mr. Potter he had no objection, but to Mr. was solicitor to the bank, he had every objection. Mr. L.) did not think it judicious that he should be on that committee, for he did not think that he could con sistently act well for both parties. Without any to that gentleman he would put it to the consideration of the committee if it would not be better that some other gen tleman V-- ' his 0- and, from the board was appointed in stead lindeed, he h o p e d th e c h a i rman hi mse lf wou ld v i ew it i n the same light which h e did an d res i gn . (A pause , during , • WHIM mere was no reply from the chairman.) He would not then go into the question of title, but proceed at once to frame a motion, to the effect that those two points which he now noticed in the minutes be referred back to the committee. After some Mr. conversation Laird then ns motion THE PROCEEDINGS OP THE LONDON DEPUTATION. Mr. BRYANS detailed the nature of the deputation's proceedings in London, and stated that the objects for which they had gone up had altogether failed. This he attributed in a great measure to the resolution of the board on the previous day of meeting. That resolution, in his man, with respect to the imputations of Arr. Laird, and are of opinion that they are wholly and altogether untrue." This motion having been seconded, was put and carried nem. eon Mr. LAIRD then moved, as being nesessary to the ex-. planation, that the reporters should get a copy of Mr.. Potter's letter.—Refused. Mr. THOMSON regretted that Mr. Mallaby did not pull more cordially with his coadjutors in London. The CHAIRMAN in which you. put it Ignise no coadjutors in the light aard then adjourned rt;CULATORS IN ALLEGED FRAUDS BY SP CORN ;en erally we -informed contemporary, tl chester Courier, on Saturday last, contains a paragraph 'e must set him right, inasmuch with respect to which as it is levelled against parties quite as honourable in their transactions as any Manchester manufacturer, and, :er, evinces an ignorance of custom-house details, able in any party 1 g in " the port " of M achester, which, we presume, has a custom- Our statement on Wednesday, under this he - U 1 C 4'llll, UCCUUSe an insurance was opened for the exportation of a certain amount of bullion, that therefore that amount would be shipped, seems - , from re marks which have reached us, to have rather surprised some people. Such, however, is the fact ; and if people would but take the trouble to inform themselves a little, on what is pass ing around them, they would know it to be so. It will be seen from the leading columns of the Courier, that similar tricks. it is sv- - , are played off in the corn trade. A certain n, being entered at the custom-house for ex certain vessel, on a certain day, and which entry"'is duly punlished in the brokers' circulars ; but a day ••• suspected amount of gra portation, by a ( Iry is with motives, in these eases, are' trap ke money dear, and reduce latter to raise the price, of . . lators will resort, noite but the initiaialia7a.ny7leicaua "the first portion of the paragraph, plainly inferring that the accounts of the amount of bullion exported are taken • trom the insurance -offices, is quite wide of the mark. Men are not obliged to insure gold; and it is very proba ble that a great quantity is exported which is never in sured at all, inasmuch as it is only liable to the danger of total wreck. Besides, the amount in each vessel is received by the customs authorities - from the agents of the vessels themselves—not from speculators. There is no necessity for a regular entry, gold not being a comalo dity whose export is under their cognizance. There is nothing to prevent any individual from sending as much as he likes in a parcel, provided he chooses to run the risk of its being lost The latter part of the paragraph, alleging that the pub lic are uninformed whenever a Quantity of - , uwmuuay, is Prst entered and then withdrawn, is not the fact. Our contemporary will find, on examining the " Bill of Entry," published at the Liverpool Custom house and at other ports, that the quantities " short shipped " are invariably given ; and brokers, in their cir culars, as invariably deduct these from the gross amount. „sr 'hese short thipments generally ha arrix:ed, or the vesse suuus entered have not 1 will not hold them. They are, in the gene rality of cases, forwarded by other vessels and re-entered; and the original entry is thus verified. If they are with drawn altogether, they must first be short-shipped to enable the owners to recover the dock and town dues ; will make the real entry. These generally very trifling in amount. port shipments are It is certainly possible for a dozen or so of parties to make entries, and never to ship at all. In this case, however, they must pay us both dock and town dues ; for the only way to get them back is to short-ship those which, appearing in the daily " Bill of Entry,'• tralise their attempted imposition by making it xpensive. Our contemporary may rest assured TIPPIi of firirr -- entries, will ne that there government return o .übject. It is pretty well understood by all parties COMMERCIAL AND FINANCIAL SUMMARY. The money market at the close of the week displayed somewhat more tightness, principally caused by the an- to be contracted for in October next, owing to which there was a slight fall in the price of government ,nd other securities Notwithstanding the payment of in increased demand ; and instances to charge higher the July dividends money was the bank was observed in some preventec harvest vent our having recourse to other countries for any great quantity of food. It is, however, thought that, however considerable may be our home supply, we shall receive largely of the abundance of the crops in the United. States; and may also be called upon to withdraw a consi derable amount of Mi11i.,,, home to inds is of the %t re- I c3)01-nth- unior, ly, and ie pro- secure the humane object in view. AMATEURPERFORMANCE.—We have now to announce, in addition to the facts in another paragraph relative to the same subject as affecting Manchester, that the bene- volent literati who are to appear in a night's theatrical performance there for the benefit of Mr. Leigh Hunt, the veteran writer, purpose to extend their appeal in the same behalf to this town, in which they will a pp ear , a t th e TI , - - ' 28+ ""-- heatre Royal, on the 28th inst. The pieces to be per formed are well selected ; and we have no doubt but that the attendance, from the object in view, as well as the literary eminence of the dramatis personae, will be nume rous and respectable. LIVERPOOL TALENT. I —The youth of I guish themselves and their native town. Hams, son of Mr. Williams, of Basnett- , lner marked successes at our Mechanif Averpool distin- Mr. R. G. Wit- treet, who: have previously noted, has now obtained the senior prize in Hebrew, together with certificates of honour in the second Latin, Greek, mathematical, and comparative grammar classes of the London University ; and Mr. Alfred Thornley, also, has carried off a prize in natural philosophy. At the annual examination of the Dissenters Grammar School, at Mill-hall, near Hendon, the first mathematical and the second classical prizes were gained by Master Joseph Mellor, of Liverpool. Master E. Daw son, the son of Edward Dawson, Esq., of Aldcliffe, Lan caster, also obtained two prizes ; and Master Marsden, of Liverpool, one. FALL OF A CORN WAREHOUSE.-011 Tuesday night, shortly before eleven o'clock. an alarm of fire was given as having taken place in Suffolk-street, but which was immediately after countermanded, the true cause being that of the fall of a large bonded warehouse, No. 829. in Suffolk-street, one of a lofty range commonly known as Poole's warehouses. The one in question was in the oc cupation of Mr. Richard Gibson, corn broker, of No. 6, Hanover-street, late of No. 27, Salthouse Dock, and was heavily stored with grain in the three first compartments. The topmost- of the three partially giving way, and the quantity of grain stored up being very large, the lower floors, unable to bear the immense presst IS Ul basement, causing t pended Id only is and Frazer, 3 mitted of £6O atthew into the adjoining street BILLErriNo OF SOLDIERS.—The Secretary of the Licensed Victuallers' Society of this town has received a communication from the war-office (in reply to an appli cation) respecting the case of Mrs. Farnworth, the de tails of which were given at length in the various Liver pool papers immediately subsequent to the hearing of the case before Sir Joshua Walmsley, to the effect that it is not practicable to fix by the mutiny act or by regulation, the precise hour at which a soldier billetted in a march, upon an innkeeper, shall be entitled to claim to b e fur nished with his hot meal; but that considering the circum- le window stances under which M ti was convi having to furnish such a meal, the Secretary at War is of opinion that the conduct of the soldier was irregular and vexatious ; and he has accordingly directed the gene ral agent for the recruiting service to remit to Mrs. Farn worth the full amount of the penalty levied upon her. LATHAM—With his usual excellent sprit will minister .y dinner is sc to the wants ofd His bill of fare for _ cal—for two shillings you have venison, which is certainly making deer cheap. The worthy host of the Woodside Adelphi will pitch his spacious marquee to-day, in the usual place on Aintree course, where he will provide the good things of life in uantity even his cigars don't need the 4 g hthst puff ars an ad it from M Wilkinson, of Leeces-sireet, who announces his determi nation to provide the best Wellington boots, at the re duced price of twenty-four shillings. As they are all made under his own immediate inspection, he can gua rantee that they are not surpassed, indeed for their neat ness and elegance we can vouch, and they need but a trial I, far a a large ....... , •to prove their excellence. Tux TOILET.—The high repute and consequent lam demand for the restorative balsam prepared by Mr. land, chemist, Parker-street, happily supersedes the !le cessity of our doing more than merely calling the attP-' of those of our r d eaFre ..... ' - lan from Lent. It , at half- not yet triea tne neaitny Influence of so el v , Lio nave egant and indi s p ensa bl e an accessor y t o the toilet, t o the advertisement in ourfirst page. We be lieve it exercises a very sa l utary effect on the hair, when GREEN -LA NE , used immediately after bathin g .— Journal. NURSER-1r ___xxr_ • - chester Cou OP NG OF THE ME veyed to sure of a ci;;;Ot a few days since The rapidly raised town of Crev e misde rtv-eight - these beautiful grounds recenuy established at Green-lane, West Derby, and were both surprised and gratified. It is almost impossible to conceive that a space of four acres could in little more than twelve months be brought to such a perfection. The grounds are splendidly laid out. .r.,1 41_ • prolific. the _ TRUCTED sion of opening tt , ..0 toe soil b e i ng most present a r i c h green an d , . healthy a ppearance, which is beauty re Rith contrasting that o f t h e uncountable ifull bloomg with lieved which they are covered. The standard and other ros es are now exhibiting ; and thosethe who wish a cha rm i ng wa l k, should avail themselves of gardens, of w hi ch an ins present fines weather to visit these on i invited. LIVER THEATRE.--We p understand that Mr. Nicholson, of the Garrick's Head, Bow-street, Lond on , h as opene d_ this theatre d ur i ng the race week, for his " Tilliafrufinna of 1, wert poetry and so New Hall, whi rounding districts, graced t tie atterwards went by Milnthorpe to Newby Bridge, and sailed up Lake Windermere to Bowness. The royal party took the same route as the Queen Dowager took on her RTHEATRI CAL PE RFORM ANC E .—The arrange ments for the amateur performance for the benefit of Mr. Leigh Hunt have been finally completed, and on Mon day, July 26th, our Theatre Royal is to be honoured by the presence of Charles Dickens, George Cruikshank, Douglas Jerrold, and the other friendswho are combining with them in their generous and grateful enterprise Manchester paper. THE NIGHTINGALE IN morni-- THE FYLDI —On Monday zeect, of roulton, was awakened from his repose about one o'clock in the morning by the delightfnl warblings of one of our southern birds—the nightingale. The notes were continued for upwards of . occurrence in this part of the country, only one instance of the kind having been heard for the last thirty years.— Preston Guardian. BISHOP OF MANCHESTER.—There is a report afloat to the effect that it is intended to rent a house, to serve as the new bishop's palace, in the neighbourhood of Wigan, chnripu_ nr Prsaql-nn I Tho ..... , Ai • t..nuriey, ur .rrebLUTl : inn reasons assigned for this ex traordinary contemplated proceeding is, that £4,000 per annum will not be a sufficient stipend to enable the bishop to live up to the expensive style of living which prevails amongst the principal inhabitants of Manchester—some of whom, it is said, live at the rate of £5,000 or £6,000 a year.—Manchester Courier. FACTORY LABOUR IN MANCHESTER—TUESDAY.— Employment in Manchester would appear to be in an im proving state, judging from the reports prepared by the curet constable, from time to time, upon the subject. From a return up to Friday, the number of mills working full time was 128, on short time 27, and stopped altoge ther 20 ; while the number of hands employed full time was 20,399, on short time 3,221, and wholly out of em ploy 8290. This, compared with last month's return, shows an increase on the number of mills working full time of 24, a decrease ofthose working short time of 12, an , increase of the number of hands fully employed of 6744, a decrease of hands working short time of 3509, and of those wholly out of employment of 2965. THE ASSIZES.—The next assizes will commence at Lancaster on Saturday, the 7th August, and at Liverpool, on Wednesday the 11th August. The records in causes to be tried at Liverpool, and at issue on or before Tues day, the 27th of July, should be ordered on that day. The last days for making up issues in time for trial at the next assizes will be :--In causes to be tried at Lancaster, Thursday, the 29th of July. In causes to be tried at Liverpool, Monday, the 2d of August next, on which days the records must be ordered. Eight exclusive days notice of trial in all personal actions must be given for the next assizes in causes at issue in time for trial at the last as sizes. The causes intended to be tried at Liverpool, will be entered in the following order :-Ist list—Salford Hundred. 2d list—West Derby Hundred or elsewhere. • EXTRAORDINARY COURAGE.-011 Saturday morning, a youth about 18 years of age, son of a gentleman well known in this town, was proceeding along Bury New road, when he was either met or overtaken by a dog which bit the little finger pf his left hand. He imme: diately made after the dog, which bore every appearance of being in a rabid state, and killed it ' • then, remember ing the fatal consequen c e s f r om th e bite of a mad dog, and thinking he might have imbibed the hydrophobic poi son, he deliberately took out a penknife and cut off the finger by the first joint. After this he went to the office ing, further notice of the mat and went one of what had happened. At fast, 'however, a quail . : tity of blood oozing fromthe wound led to detection, when he was sent to Mr. Jordan, surgeon, of Bridge-street, who, on examining the extremity, found it . necessary to amputate the finger at the second joint. This the youth bore with the same indifference as he did the pain which he must have caused himself whilst practising the surgical art upon his own person ; the operator in the latter ease declaring he had never before met with a patient who showed such great indifference to pain. After the ope ration was over he went to business as usual, and told us yesterday that his finger was again. " all right."—Man- ANICS' NEW HALL, CREWE.— on Tuesday last • the scene of much rejoicing and festivity, upon the,occa,- NiechaniCs' Institution, Concert-hall, &c. The Mayor of , 001, George Hall Lawrence, Esq., Hardman Earle, Aao q ., and various other distinguished personages from this town, as well as from Manchester, Nantwich, and sur • The town presented — a most festive appearance , a n o naa y being generally observed in the neighbourhood. The New HA, which is situate near to the church, is a handsome and spacious building, in the modern style of architecture, and admirably adapted for the purpose for which it is in tended. The ceremonies of the opening commenced at mid-day, by the performance of Handel's sublime oratorio "The Messiah," with Mozart's additional accompani ments, the proceeds of which went to the funds of the in stitution. The oratorio was conducted by Mr. George • • ..111.;, vi win) upon uuu -•------ usual professional ability. Mr. Mingay, of Crewe, was leader; and the principal vocal performers were Mrs. G. Holden, Miss Williams, Mr. George Holden, jun., Mr. Ryalls, and Mr. H. Roberts, of Liverpool, assisted by a chorus v waits, an ent;taininentuBv7eBhiPchialitaisgunesotaonndlyTnettblnejanuefi repute in L great miration in Birmingham and very ver . eus other towns where Mr. Nich 1 Manchester, and the I performed on their route f9ros"talented art i stes have 11 . 1 . London hither. The illustrations are interspersed with music,bothvocal and instrumental, the vocalists being of the / ;:;;I:1 it is no compliment to say that trie Musical ser- Nobility's Concerts, and Mr.pAllirs. I pt ß o allin lfit e e r, of the vices of theseladies and gentlemen were given gratuitously, English Opera House. The pianist i s n &r, Ballinger, and that nearly all the songs and pieces were admirably composer of the " Chamoi s IT ...mite r ," th e " Trysting performed . A miscellaneous concert was also given by Tree," and other favourite ballads totallydifferent he same performers in the evening, which was followed is this exhibition of talent from. So. have ball,, The performances were suggested by the rail with which we by a been previously visited, that it any ill t only be gratifying ay empany, in order to create alaste for, and to encou. o strangers, but to those who have il visited similarly- i s' ''ag - c tae cultivations& music. Mixed entertainnient4, ~ elected from the Liverpool ChOral 'Society. The principal instrumental performers were also from Liver- kingdom. Every necessary of life is to be purchased at reasonable terms ; the market is supplied daily from the rich surrounding district, and the sea and rivers afford a beautiful and abundant supply of fish. Some eminent medical men practice in the immediate neiebbom4 beautiful church has lately been erected, where English service is performed ; and the magnificent cathedral of St. Asaph is within a short distance. The Chester and Holyhead railway station is near the town. The packet station at the Voryd is about half-a-mile distant, and a daily communication with Liverpool is kept up by first rate steamers, which leave Liverpool for Rhyl on three days of the week, and from Rhyl for Liverpool the three alternate days, the Sunday being omitted. Omnibuses and cars from all parts of North Wales ply daily in con junction with these packets. LOCAL MEETINGS - - • MEETING OF THE COUNCIL.—An adjourned meeting of the Council will be held to-morrow, at which the pro ceedings of the Health Committee will comprise a report of the engineer on the various duties of his dem:l4l,pm- ana the stair necessary for its efficient working, and report on the cl a i ms f or compensation under the sanatory act. The Mayor's communications will comprise a return to be transmitted to the Lords of the Treasury of the cost of maintaining certain prisoners in the Borough Gaol. The proceedings of the Courts of Law and St. George's hall Committee will include the further report of Dr. Wesley with reference to the proposed organ, and the report of the architect on the progress of the works. LIVERPOOL EVANGELICAL CONTINENTAL SOCIETY.— On Tuesday evening last, a public meeting of this society was held in Great George-street chapel, for the purpose of receiving intelligence respecting the present state and fu ture prosge'cts of the society's operations on the continent. R. A. M`Fie, Esq., occupied the chair. The Rev. C. M. Birrell read the report, which was highly satisfactory. The statement of accounts showed that £lBO 14s. 6d, had been collected during the past year, out of which sum £27 9s. 10d. had been remitted to Geneva ; £3O to Brit tany, for the purchase of bibles ; £l5 to the Rev. Vierne, of Paris ; and £l5 to the Rev. M. Punchaud, of Brussels ; besides £4O which had been transmitted to Paris by the Ladies' Association. The Rev. J. J. Audebez, of Paris, addressed the meeting at some length on the present state of the Protestant Missions in France, and gave some in teresting details connected with the operations of the so ciety in that country. The Rev. A. Bosst afterwards dressed the audience, and urged the claims to support of a French newspaper which had recently been established for the advocacy of principles of toleration and Protes tant reformation. BIRKENHEAD • COMMISSIONERS.-The usual monthly meeting of the board was held on Tuesday evening. Chris. Bentham, Esq. was called to the chair. The proceedings of the Finance Committee contained an order for the pay ment of half a year's interest, due on the township bonds, to the amount of £6500. In answer to a question from Mr. Laird, it was ascertained, however, that no part of the sum had been paid. From the minutes of the Ferry Committee, it appeared that a' free passage had b een granted to the c h i ld ren o f the Mariners School ; and that the receipts for the past month were stated to be £1753 4s. 5d., and for the corresponding mouth of 1846 £2OBB ss. 9d. From the 23d of April to the 30th of June last £4201. For the same period in 1847 £4662. The total expenditure was £3212. _ The minutes also stated, that between the hours of eight eight in the evening thee boat clock in the morning and would be continually plying, one boat to leave each side the water immediately on the arrival of another. The minutes were confirmed. A committee was then appointed to consider and report on the expediency of petitioning her Majesty to grant a charter of incorporation to Birkenhead. On the motion of the Chairman, it was ordered that the several commit tees be directed to make a return to the Finance Committee of the names, duties, and salaries of each officer in the service of the township, and to report whether any saving can be effected.—The board then adjourned. ANNUAL MEETING OF THE BIRKENHEAD COMMIS - It was then agreed that the meeting should d until the first Wednesday in August, and that the committees should continue to act until that time ; but previous to the motion being put, Mr. Hicklin said he wished to correct an error which had crept into some of the Liverpool papers, to the effect that the Cor poration of Liverpool claimed from the Dock Commie_ SIONEP tjournec bat was an error, as it was f the Dock Warehouse Company that the Corporation claimed that sum. Mr. Lloyd was requested to proceed imme diately to London, and co-operate with the deputation in 44..4_ A - is passe(' On the Inman' vl mr. Lairu, seconaea. by Mr. Bryans, the fol lowing resolution was agreed to :—" That the law-clerk be requested to write to the deputation and Mr. Lloyd, requesting them to consider whether it would strengthen their hands if a public meeting was called, of the inhabi tants of this and the surrounding townships, as soon as possible, to convey to the public boards their sense of the great importance they attack to the immediate passing of the two dock bills, as amended by the committee of the House of Lords, and that the deput a ti on b e requested, if they concur in the views __g, to name an lrly day for such purpose." The board then adjourned DOCK COMMITTEE MEETING, ON TIITJRSDAY.—There were present Mr. B. Moore (chairman), and sixteen other members. The , Chairman announced that he had had an who acquiescea the propriety of immediately appointing two clerks to pre vent the frauds in the dock dues ; one on behalf of interview ie other for the Corporation, but with the understanding that both acted in perfect unison. Air. Henderson thought the sooner they were appointed the better. The appointment of the clerks was referred to one of the sub-committees. Two forcing pumps-were ordered for the more effectual washing of the new:landing-stage, A gratuity of £l5 was ordered to be p a id t o I nspec t or Atherton, for collectslight money.. A letter of Messrs. lock trust, am IA proper to recommend, to ae counci very quiet Way,'to lease away the Wallasey estate ; but no sooner had the Birkenhead people got possession of the property than they announced it to be their intention of building docks on it. They took the estate at 75 years lease ; but having had all their plans cut and dry, they went to work to deprive the burgesses of Liverpool of the • • • • • • in this by the people of Bolton and Manchester,th i e}; went to Parliament and obtained their bill, depriving the bur gesses of the fee simple ; and by that bill they were to pay the Liverpool Corporation the sum of £llO,OOO, not one tenth part perhaps of the value. He wished to know whether the bill specified the time when the £llO,OOO was . to know on what grounds thi —when it was to be paid ? to be paid ? He wantec £llO,OOO had not been paid • what security there was for the payment of it ?—and what interest the corporation were receiving for it ? (Hear.) The estate had been got from the corporation almost by fraud. He would not say by direct fraud, but he would say by deception; The business on the other side of the water had been commenced in excitement, and carried on by false agitation._ (Hear, hear.) Excitement was the to open the docks ; ana it was thought the people in Lon don would bleed, but it was now ascertained that they would not bleed. (" Hear," and laughter.) Mr. MANN objected. He thought it beneath Mr. Parker to reflect upon the manner in which the Birken head Docks were opened. Mr. PARKER said he was givinr , his honest opinion, a n d that he should not shrink from the conscientious discharge Sir T. BRANCKER said that the Finance Committee neither had nor would part with the Wallasey Estate until they obtained full satisfaction for it. He could inform Mr. Parker, for the information of his friends out of doors, that, as the Corporation were unwilling sellers in the first instance, if they did not get the money th e y had the estate, and would be very glad to repossess themselves of it—(hear, hear.) Mr. S. HOLME expressed a hope that Mr. Parker would, in his usual manly way, withdraw the expression he had used with reference to " fraud." When that expression was applied to such men as Mr. Potter, Mr. Glynn, and Mr. Bailey, 141. P., it could not but be exceedin g ly of fensive. Mr. PARKER did not say fraud ; but he said it looked very much like fraud, and that there was a very great deal of deception used there could be no doubt. The matter then dropped. DOCK COMMITTEE The proceedings of the Dock Committee having been . tRAMLEY-MOORE said the dock accounts had just been published, and that there was an increase of £32,648 in the receipts, and also an increase of 255.095 tong in Ins ratner exceeded what he estimated it at. when he last had the honour of addressing the Coun cil—(hear, hear.) The TOWN -CLERK reported that, in consequence of the Birkehhead Dock Commissioners having, by the clauses of their bills, vested the strand of the Wallasey estate in the crown, he had consulted eminent counsel, and had appeared and opposed the bills before a commit tee of the House of Lords, when the committee decided that the claims of the Corporation should not be pre judiced, and the clauses were altered accordingly. Sir. T. BRAISTCKER moved that the proceedings of the Finance Committee be confirmed, and that Mr. Earle be appointed a member of that committee, in the place of the late Mr. Aspinall. He stated that the claim of £20,000, made by the Dock Committee upon the Corpo ration for the wall in front of the Tobacco Warehouses, had been referred to a sub-committee, to inquire and re port. Some conversation then took place relative to the in adequacy of the present gaol for the accommodation of offenders ; and also about an account of £2OO which had been paid to Mr. Poolev. on neennnt of th. ,s,vs.aaiu VI VIiG V 41.41, WRIIVUU the concurrence o f the a t s C o mm i ttee; after which, Mr. TINNE announced that Dr. Thomas Duncan was in future to be designated "assistant enffinp,, " to tinguish him from the several surveyors of the town, and not to be known any longer as the "assistant surveyor." Mr. NIcoL said he perceived, by the proceedings, that the Finance Committee had approved of the elevation of a new Wesleyan chapel, on the west side of Gill-street, and he asked whether Dr. Duncan's opinion ought not to be taken relative to the ventilation of that and other larze , • buildings for public worship Sir THOMAS BRANCKER said the committee had only to do with the elevation, and that they had nothing to do ;he venti ie proceedings were t MARKETS COMMITTEE. This committee recommended that Mr. Luya shot ~,,,Drintendent of St. John's Market. .4. per annum ; that Mr. Stonehouse should be appointed superintendent of St. James's, and that a new superinten dent should be appointed to Gill-street, and to act as ge- neral superintendent. Mr.THORNIIILL disapproved of ihese recommnndations, and thought the plan of having a general superintendent over all the other superintendents would never work well. Mr. Luya ought to have more t late Mr. Graham had £2BO. After some conversation, Mr. S. HOLME moved that I the subject be referred back for further consideration.-- in I Carried J a-year when the opinion, had done them a great deal of damage with cer tain parties in London ;. but as Mr. Lloyd was with them, he suggested that he should be called in to explain the nature of the offer which they had been made by the Woods and Forests. Mr. LLOYD was here called into the room, and nro _ ment, and read a lengthened correspondence which took place between himself, Mr. Pemberton, and Lord Dior. peth, relative to the conditions on which the crown was willing to pass the bills. He wished to impress upon the board, that, in his opinion, that the question of title did I not at all interfere with the passing of the bills—in fact. it never arose at any of the interviews when he was present; and he concluded by recommending the commissioners to pass two resolutions, to the effect that the committee be empowered to take any steps necessary, in order to secure the passing of the two bills. He still had strong hopes, for at the conclusion of the interview, Lord Morpeth said to him, " We don't want to close ; but we should like to see what the commissioners mean to propose." And at an other period he (Lord Morpeth) told him that h. r." - ive the whether they could carry it out. From these and other circumstances he inferred that there was still a strong chance of getting the bills passed. Mr. BRYANS thought that no means should be spared in order to carry out the works and get the bills passed ; they should go to the Treasury, if necessary. The CHAIRMAN then read a letter from Mr. Potter, in which he expressed his condemnation of the course pur- the chairman, at the last meefin b . of Mr. Mallaby leaving London for Bir when he expected to meet him at the committc_ _ the House of Lords on the Monday ; and at his 1 town without his cognizance of it. The Chairmai asked Mr. Lloyd a series of questions relative to the his surprise A the fejt of conduct which he pursued regarding the passing of the bills through the committee of the house. From the an swers of Mr. Lloyd, it appeared that Mr. Mallaby had used every endeavour to have the bills passed as they came from the Commons, with the exception of the clauses re lating to the £23,000 ; and that his uniform instructions to Mr. Lloyd had been such. he motions recc unanimously REOPENING OF THE DOCKS Mr. LAIRD moved for the insertion in the news ut .1 auvertisemem Ltl 141 C yucca InaL tne nom were open and ready for the reception of all vessels coming to them —Agreed to. The CHAIRMAN then proceeded to notice the letter of Mr. Laird, which appeared in the Mercury, and, taking it passage after passage, denied the truth of the allegations )roadest and most unequivocal manner; after which Mr. W. LAIRD rose to reply. petted that the Chairman would hay aid he ex one more intc the most serious charges which he had ma - deagainst him. It was understood that Mr. Potter had concurred in the rebolution of the Chairman. The CHAIRMAN.—I deny that. Mr. LAIRD.—The Chairman must be aware of the serious nature of such a charge as that of deserting his colleagues in London, and coming to • Birkenhead for the purpose of passing the resolution of which they had all heard so much. The Chairman might deny what he stated if he pleased ; but if he referred to the published reports of the meeting, he would find that that was the general impression of the meeting. As far as regarded himself, he understood that the Chairman had been sanctioned in what he did by the Mr. Mallaby had de- other membe nied that the hour at which the appointment was to ha, taken place was 9 o'clock; but that, in his opinion, was not very important : the fact was, that he had an ap pointment for that morning which he did not keep. The CHAIRMAN.—The allegation is, that it was nine o'clock. Gentlemen may have exnected 111 P. but T no appointment with them. Mr.LAIRD.—Even that is immaterial; what could not be denied was that he went to London, and acted in conjunc- )ers of the deputation, and their concurrence up to Saturday, when he left them, and on his own responsibility came to Birkenhead and passed the resolution which Mr. Potter had so unequivocally con demned. He hoped he would read that part of Mr. Pot ter's letter. • The CHAIRMAN then read as follows : her mem a. sion to any intention of going to Birkenhead, and I fully petted to have met him on a consultation on Monday morn 1.1. LAIRD tnen proceeded to state that to Mr. Lloyd on the subject, and that from that gentle man he received in reply the annexed:— sr y, 10 - ti• " Dear am in receipt of your letter of the 3d inst., scat ing that you had sent me the Liverpool Mail of that day, con taming Your letter to the editor, with one from Mr. Mallabv vy alt,6llUl a inipc,tru Iv 11,1C1, roue and Mr. Mallaby on the Monday morning referred to in you letter. It was certainly understood that the Chairman and Mr Potter were to see me before the meeting of the committee os the d Monday morning, and I was ignorant that the chairmai - a Ipft _ . .vi, ...mum' until the committee met. that there was a meeting of either Commissioners Committee on the Monday —I remain, yours truly was not awa After these facts(S, ig l:e ed t ) hought that he w t gh n " Jo a ir s N q ß u . i eLrtioynt i . • William Laird, Esq., Birkenhead." what he had stated. Mr. Laird then proceeded to com ne MAY OR said, that as he had to meet his Imperial ment in strong terms on the injury which the Dock had Council must n ß o r w sl a N d E jo s u s rn " - . Highness the Grand Duke Constantine of Russia, the the accusation made against him. received in consequence of the resolution of the chairman, and concluded by reiterating his wish that the chairman THE COUNCIL. The Coroner's account, amounting to, £162 19s. 2d., had gone more fully into the matter, as he (Mr. L.) be pthatechpuro! was the n p a s se d, and the Council adjourned until eleven lieved that he had not said one word' calculated to shake t o h 'c e lo re ck ma o i n ni W4d b n u e si s n d e a s y s , Mr. BENTH‘III said, that in order to put an end to all further pose of considering the matters mentioned iL; the Town-discussion on the subject, he would move, " That the board have listened to the explanations of te chair clerk's letter.; oct (to il m i e e p rr a e p w e; ) , - and fer also the for th s tne trams in food, which must take place in continental markets can be brought to an Our cotton market durinz ti it, and pric equilibrium ...„ neek has been less buoy ot American and Surat have declined id. Egyptian and Brazilian maintain from last Reek's rates bales, of nwhi rican, 90 Maranham, and 370 Egyptian. Exporters 1,500 bales American, and 300 Surat. The imports during the week have been 15,499 bales of all sorts. The wool mar ket exhibits more confidence on the part of buyers, and a full business has been done throughout the week. The imports during the week have been 80 bags foreign, 137 in the market for manufactured goods, there has been no change since our last. The feeling is better ; but the business done has been small. In the corn market there has been a slight revival, not withstanding the recent encouraging accounts from the United States and the prospects of abundance through out Europe. Speculators have seized upon the circum stance of the showers which have fallen within th e h ten c'- _ - ays to create a feeling of alarm of unsettled weather coming on at this critical period of the crop. The ban!. meter, however, we are happy to say, has risen consi derably within the last two days, and is now indicative of all that we could desire for the safety and speedy ripening of the crops. The arrivals in Liverpool have been li g ht thronehnnt it._ , . Lae winns being light, and princi pally from the south east. London, however, and the other eastern ports, have been receiving immense supplies from Enrnnp fnr tl.n in.+ LNE IN THE HOUSE OF COMMONS .ene in the Housi which must have been most o were 3resent, on Friday, the principal actors being Mr. Joseph Hume and Mr. Spooner. The circumstances out of which it rose are briefly these A few nights ago, it may be re- membered, worthy Joseph had a motion for a committee to enquire into the case of the Rajah of Sattara, which was defeated by a majority of 40. The following descrip -44,... - louse as the ,f that umeat we give trom the condensed report in the Times of Saturday. A notice having been given by Mr. Spooner on a previous night, that he had a charge to make against Mr. Hume. Our contemporary say. ! " air. Spooner developed his cause of complaint against Mr. Hume, amidst considerable laughter on both sides of the house. On Tuesday last he had voted against Mr. Hume's motion respecting the Rajah of Sattar a . I n th e morn i ng sit ting of the next day Mr. Hume said to him, ' You voted against me last night.' He replied that he certainly had. ` Then said Mr. Hume, I'll bring the conduct o f your son b efore the house, and I'll do the same with regard to Air. , a rela tion of Mr. Hutt, who voted against me too;' and he further added that there were not more than 13 independent members in the majority against him. He confessed th a t a t th e moment he (Mr. Spooner ) did not know what was the proper line of conduct to pursue. He asked the advice of members more experienced than himself; and they advised him to lay the matter before the house, and to leave it to pass an opinion thereupon. Mr. Hume's language approached so nearly to in timidation, and was so injurious to the independence of the house, that he could not allow it to pass without notice. "Mr. Hume, in reply, observed that he did not receive till 5 o'clock Mr. Spooner s note requesting hi m t o b e i n hi s p l ace at 4 o'clock. When he received it he could not imagine what he had done : but fancied that he must have committed some violation of Mr. Spooner's Seduction Bill, and that it was to be brought under the notice of the house. He was now un deceived. He then gave his version of the conversation, which was as follows I see, Mr. Spooner, that you voted against me last night.' Mr. Spooner replied,—' I did.' I then asked him, Have you seen the result of the numbers ?' He replied that he had not. I then said, that out of the 44 who voted against me, 28 belonged either to the late or present Govern ment or to the East India Company ; that, as he and Mr. Hutt were influenced by having near relatives implicated in the transaction, there were but 14 independent members who voted against me, and that, placing them in opposition to the 23 independent members who voted for me, I considered that 1 had carried my motion.' Mr. Hume then told the house that thereupon Mr. Spooner informed him that the Mr. Spooner mentioned in the blue book was his son—to which he replied, very wen 'tice this sow- -.., IS nail not. _ aject again on Thursday next, ,ieti I shall state how you and Mr. Hutt are connected with ,his subject.' He then complained that Mr. Spooner had been guilty of a breach of confidence in making this private con versation a matter of public discussion, and had acted very foolishly in making so much of so trifling a matter." After a few words from Mr. llutt and Mr. G. Bankes, Mr. Osborne convulsed the House with laughter by calling upon the honorable gentlemen to pledge their honor that they would not carry the matter any further ! The idea of Joseph Hume as a belligerent is irresistibly comic. Lord John Russell _next stepped upon t to excuse r. Hume in the allowing l s eft handed of iaminarity with the real meaning of the English language, was in the habit of applying terms, in describing the conduct of others, which from any other hon. gentleman would give offence, but which neither caused surprise nor created an ger whe' 4 libert: the '- knew " utiarrered _ ane as the Mr. Hume to be. H e th ere f ore t ruste d t h a t M r . Spooner and Mr. Hutt would be satisfied with what had just occurred, for no person of impo r t ance e ith er i n or ou t of the house would pay the smallest attention to the charges preferred by Mr. ume." Mr. Aglionby then threw his shield over Joseph, and condemned the undue severity of his lordship, and Joseph himself whined a complaint which amounted to " you did'nt lick your big brother when he kicked me," and the reporter says,— " Here the matter dropped; but soon after Mr. Hume crossed the floor and conversed for some time with Mr. Spooner. At the end of the conversation both gentlemen were seen to and the result was a roar of laughter in which both sides of the house and the two gentlemen themselves heartily joined." A farcical termination for a farcical scene ! Unfortu_ nately our reformed House of Commons has too often witnessed such scenes, which, one would imagine, could only be witnessed in a little boys' sc h oo l when '• =steel', out," or on breaking up day.