The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1853-04-12 00:00:00

• • LOCAL NEWS. THE WRIT FOR CLITHEROE is to be moved for to- Morrow, (Wednesday,) by Mr. Hindley. THE INCE-HALL COAL AND CANNEL COMPANY have contributed the liberal sum of £5OO for the relief of the sufferers from the late explosion at their works, Wigan. MR. GEO. OGLEY, OF BARNSLEY, a working man, has invented a mode of manufacturing ladies' fancy stays without a roam. THE WAVERLEY DRAMATIC SOCIETY will give an amateur performance to-morrow evening in aid of the sufferers by the Queen Victoria. THE GLASGOW, screw steamer, Captain Wylie, arrived on Friday at Glasgow, after a fine passage of only twelve days and a few hours, from New York. &GREAT is the success of the Free Library in this town, that numbers have to be turned away almost every even ing, owing to the want of room for the accommodation of all the visitors. THE BAPTISM OF A JEWISH FAMILY, consisting of eight persons, was celebrated, on Sunday evening week, by the Rev. D. J. Hirsch, at the German Church, in this town. MESSRS. ToNGE, CURRY, and Co., sold by auction, On Thursday, the two steam-tugs, Independence and Powerful. The Independence brought upwards of £4,500, and the Powerful £1,600. ATTEMPTED SUICIDE.—On Wednesday last, Margaret Green, Park-road, a girl 16 years old, swallowed a quan tity of sulphate of copper. She was promptly conveyed to the Southern Hospital, and has fortunately recovered. THE PRESCOT PETTY SESSIONS were held on Tuesarty, before Thomas Rodick, Esq., chairman, Richard Pitting tan. Esq., and the Rev. J. S. R. Evans. The court sat at eleven and rose at half-past four, disposing of 104 cases. THE PASSENGERS OF THE ROBERT KELLY, one of Messrs. Guion'a packets, which was obliged to put back lately, have 'Presented an address to the master, expres- Sive of thanks for his heroic conduct during the late gales. THE OPENING OF THE WELD 8LUN13517. ARMS INN, Ince 131 andell, was celebrated on Thursday last by a sunnatnote dinner, to which 100 gentlemen sat down. The chair Ives 'filled by Mr. Richard Tyrer, of Formby. A'r 'MIDNIGHT, On Th Het fi re to a haking-house in North-buildings, Fox-street. ursday, an attempt was made to . 'The . place had been entered by means of false keys, and brimstone and other inflammatorycommodities introduced. IF:"TERIOUS ROBBERY..—On Tuesday last, £5O, in two notes of £2O and one of £le , was stolen from the drawer of a lady in Bedford-street, and the detectives tare unable to say how. FRANCESCO LEMA., -charged with having on board his `Ship 6 lhs. of tobacco, was - fined £lOO, at the Police office, on Friday, with a statement to the Board of Cus toms of the extenuating circumstances. MR. HEYWORT/e'S Stet roterens.—We have theautho zity of the Derlry Mercury, of Wednesday, for saying that at the proceedings at Derby last week, in honour of Mr. Heywortie, his supporters were not only more than Usually abusive, but very'spire7ed after dinner. MR. VANDENTIOFF is to deliver an oration in the course of the proceedings at Stratford-upon-Avon, on the 2-3 d instant, when the natal day of William Shakespere will be celebrated by =a grand procession and banquet. Benjamin Webster is to take the chair. Ma. ROMEWT RAWErNSON, superintendent inspectar, in a unitary report on the condition of the township, r econernends that the Health Act be applied to Mach i r e . :o Wootton, - exc l us i ve o f Th r i ngwa ll ; an d t h at t h e l oca l board consist of nine persons, rated to the •poor to the u or possessed of property worth £1;000. T l lft :LANCASHIRE *co YORKSHIRE RAIt'irAY'COM PANV have completetOtheir arrangements with the Bridge water Canal'Companre and the price for carrying cotton f rim Ineerpool to . Menchester will be in future 93. 6d. Der t on , lnttead of - -Se, as before ; other •articles in like Pr erm?tien. • 144 C 4 8aeresos,'"fermerly of Oriel College,' Oxford," , eo l l o rert t o Rome, 'lectured the other evening in Liver the (for a Romenist) singular enbject Of Private tiu g c lent." One el the priests announced-at the close of the'leeture that tit was intended to have a band of m usic at th e future 'lectures, to a ff ord amusement as well IMO Instruction. Goer* FROM:LMERPOOL TO THE BANK OP ENGLAND. - ,.":"t o Wednesd a y -morning, says the -Daily-News, the nye o'clock trairefrom Liverpool brought to the Euston _etetion fou r t ons an d a half of gold. The-valeable cargo ' r emained in the ouetody of the servants of -the North wettest] Railway Company until eight, when et was con veyed in a waggon and covered cart to the Bank of Ingland, guarded 'by thirty-five of the police. 'AT THE UST.; AL) 3STHLY MEETIN.G trwr.WA LLASEY 4 CO l ntissroNEßs,•en Thursday, at Liscard, the improve- Ment of the lower end of Tobin-street.was agreed to, pro vided the outlay did not exceed £3OO. "The,report of the 'Committee as to the leasing of SeacombeTerey, contain ' tog a recommeadetion to take the same at-a , mnt of £6OO Per annum, to which the proprietor of .the Ferry had ''agreed, was brought up, and, after awarmaod lengthy discussion, was adopted by the Boar d, the dissentients being Mr. Colbourn° and Mr. Barton. TRANSATLANTLIC STEAMERS.-0n ''Wednesday, shortly before ten o'clock, the United States mail steam-ship Pacific. Captain'' ye, sailed from the 'Mersey for New York with the 'Usual mails for the UnitedeStetes and the British possession-sof North America, '66 passengers, and large cargo of merchandise on freight. 'The British and North Americati.leyal Mail steam-ship Arabia, Judkins, commander, took I.er departure hence foOzNTew York on Saturday, at 11, a.re., with a fair number ‘of passengers, and a large cargo, hesi les the usual mails. AT THE ME'MCIX; OF WEST DEllarir GI.7.4.RDIANS, OH Wednesday, the tender of Messrs. W. Ellis and Co., for the supply of the printing to the union, was accepted_ —The salary of Al:. Joseph MuQlrer, collector and assist ant overseer of the poor for Bootie-cum-Linacre, was increased from £SC to £7O a year.—Mr. 'Clayton, archi tect, suggested eertzin alterations or improvements at the hew hospital, one of which was to make a•dead-house, with a dissecting room attached. The matter was de ferred. Miss Hohhs, the matron of the tespital, was admonished for allowing a child to be in a state of filt hi tess, the girl's feet ) it was stated, not having leeen washed a for month. THE ARABIA.N . screw-steamer, on her homeward voy age to Liverpool, ,fretn Constantinople, sustained some damage in her machinery, and was taken in tow by the Phoebe, and conducted hack to Malta. The court awarded £950 salvage. The Phoebe, at the time she -rendered the service, was chartered ley her owners to Messrs. Burns and M'aver to trade to the Leman and a ;question now aroee e .who was entitled to that portion of the salvage reward belonging to the vessel'? ant the Ad ' ra iraitY Court, on 'Tuesday, Dr. Adams Twiss, 'On behalf of the owners, submitted that they were entitled -to share with theehareerers, they being, under the terms of the charter parry, bound to repair the bull „of the . '"rheebe and her machinery. The learned judge con eidered that the salvage service was incidental to the ern- PicYment in which the 'Phoebe was engaged; •theeharter "aro, therefore, were entitled to the share allotted to the vessel, and he awarded 'them a moiety of the 43a0 e the 'cernice having been performed by the vessel rather than the crew on board. % Aft; CHARLES DICKEIZZ, in the character cf poor 4 ' llB o lite, in " Bleak House," has sketched a pcture, a fitting subject for which regularly travels the Northern Circuit with the judges. in order to obtain justice-for amne:fancied injury to her property. This unfortunate •old monomaniac generally behaves well until the labours of the,-judges are nearly at a. close. She then makes her liPeearance in court, and addresses the judge. Accord on Tuesday morning last, she presented herf in the ceown court, in order toe !ay her case befor e ' r. Justice Cresswell ; but the serious nature of the ease (a trial 'for-murder) before his lortiehip, caused the clerk.of the, court , to order her to be removed before his lordehip yak his ..seat. In the course of„her remarks, she hoped the gentlemen of the jury would act manfully like the loan at:iYork., and not take any -fee. When one of the officers attempted to remove her, .and took away a small box which s h e usually carries with her, she exclaimed, NAni.:at matter! poor fellow, its only `toffy,' and maybe it witi please him." When she found that there was a determinationte remove her, she dared the officers of the court eo do it at their peril, as she would turn " Papish" before -ten o'clock at night, and then it would be the Worst deg that'Fngland ever saw. EXTR/LORDI.N.,ARit CLAIM FOR S,AI,Y,AGE. —At the admiralty .court, en Monday, the claim made by the owners of the Independence steam-tug, of this port, against the Chancellor, a vessel of 864 tons,,was disposed of. On the ,ith of November last, the Independence descried the Chancellor between the Crosby and the Formby lightehips, at the enhance of the river Mersey, and offered bar services to tow her to Liverpool. An agreement was entered into to tow and dock her for six guineas, and a rope was carried from the ship to the steana-tug,which shertly afterwards broke, in con. t et i tl enee of which the ship drifted to the leeward, towards , 3 11 0 ° !Y-bank, and begaq, as stated by the salvors, to What the water. A. hawser was then conveyed from the file to the ship, and the latter was rescued from the was represented to be a very perilous position. ,ca t t h e P o t of the owners it was contended that the steam b "Tss bound by the original agreement ; but, if not, then that the ship was not in each a state of danger as to c e ?arert this into a salvage service. They made a tender • f sir guineas for towage service, and two guineas for the use of the tug's hawser. The -value of the property ached was £31,445. The learned judge was of opinion that the ,Independence was bound to complete the service which she had commenced. If the breaking of a hawser Could convert such a service into one of salvage, it would occu r i n many of the cases which came under the con sideration of the court. He therefore pronounced for the tender, and condemned the salvors generally in costs. Docx CONIMATTEE.—At the meeting, on Thursday, Mr. Turner, M.P., presiding, the chairman announced the demise of the late Mr. Claxton, a member of the c ommittee, and moved,—" That the committee desire to record their feelings of regret at the announcement of the death of Mr. Claxton, and their sense of the valuable Lervices redered by him to the dock estate." Mr. av ialYneux seconded the resolution, and it was palas e u unani ie adopted. Friday, the 22nd instant, was fixed for e dock ra t epayers to assem bl e t o e l ec t a gen tl eman t o 41 1 the vacancy occasioned by the death of Mr. Claxton. ; 1 .•,.. letter was afterwards read from Mr. John Grantham, on the subject of his proposed improvements in ,working the docks, and the report from the dock sur 4_,eVeotrisugc.m those improvements, read at the previous Mr. Grantham says :—" Liverpool, as well as e erY other port, must become what the Messrs. Hartley Seem eve so much to fear, viz. a great railway station,' as are railways such place is, in fact, a great cart station—for what are eailways and their termini but roads and streets ? A c oWined policy may retard, but it cannot, except to our c detri ment, prevent the extension of his system into iserAry_deartent of our comml traffic. That th ileleyepml railway in our streets, ercia where it can be appli e d , will be more e ffi cient th an a ra il way upon and i n t h e ; L o a_s t of them, is too manifest to require any argument to ea, v ja it ; and the sooner we s e t t o wor k to l ay out t h e e eti ?n a suitable scale, the less we shall have to undo tis forced upon us at a more distant period." It e'a, re solved that the receipt of M r . G ran th am ' s l etter b e oPfledged. No diaelleaien took place upon it. THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD, TUESDAY, APRIL 12, 1853. THE EARL OF SEFTON will lay the foundation stone of the new parish church, at West Derby, to-morrow. THE EARL OF DERBY is about to erect a church on his estate at Treals, in the Fylde. A Boox or TRAVEL in the United States, by Miss Finch, a Liverpool lady, bas just made its appearance. THE MAYOR (Samuel Holme, Esq.) gave a dinner on Wednesday evening last, at the town-hall, to about 50 gentlemen. ON Thursday, the Mayor sat in the Nisi Prius Court, at the Sessions-house, to hear informations against per sons for using illegal weights and measures. AN INFLUENTIAL PORTION OF THE CORN TRADE Of this port have resolved to nominate Mr. Wm. Healing as a candidate to succeed the late lamented Mr. Claxton at the dock committee board. THE following advertisement appeared in The Times, of Friday :—F. G. Mind not A., but remember B. Do not forget the silkworm's tree. Think of China's tem ples and of tea, of Hesperia's sky and its blue sea. THE TRUSTEES OF THE BIRKENHEAD DOCKS have been indicted at the Chester assizes, in consequence of their having removed the iron bridge over the Alorpeth dock, the sole means of access of the railway companies to the south reserve. Mit. E. H. BRAMAH, clerk to the trustees of the Birkenhead docks, states that the trustees have not made, nor do they intend to make, any proposal for the transfer of the Birkenhead docks to the trustees of the Liverpool docks. MAN KILLED ON BOARD THE GREAT BRITAIN. — William Reid, formerly employed on board the Great Britain, went on Monday to see some of his old associates. Whilst ascending the steps leading from the engine -room he fell backwards and received a scalp wound and concus sion of the brain, of whit': he died on Tuesday last. A DEPUTATION On the subject of the Pilotage Bill had an interview with the Right Hon. E. Caldwell, on Mon day, at the Board of Trade. The deputation consisted of Mr. Turner, M.P., Mr. W. Brown, M. P., Mr. Henry Bremner, Mr. Shepherd, Mr. Hudson, and Mr. Newall (parliamentary agent). THE LATE SHOOTING CASE.—At the 'Police-court, on Wednesday last, a young man, named Vivian O'Keefe, was brought up on a remand from the previous week, charged with shooting a girl in Miferay-street. It was stated that the girl was progressing favourably in the in firmary, 'though she is unable yet to attend. The pri soner was admitted to bail in twc - sureties of £lOO each, 111 n. 'WILLIAM CALLOW, late resident engineer and superintendent at the Athol:Street station of the Liver pool A7nited Gas Light Company, was entertained at dinner by the workmen on Tuesday last, at the Grapes Trin, -Athol-street, and presented with a valuable gold watch, on the occasion of removal to the Birkenhead Gas and Water Works, Of which he has been appointed engineer. MORTALITY or Luttnztroot..—in the week ending the 2nd instant the registered deaths amounted to -244, twenty less than in the:previous week, and eighteen more than in the average or the corresponding week of thepre ceding five rears. The decrease was almost exclusively in diseases of the lungs, which caused 109 deaths. No death from sniallqox was recorded; and, during the last fortnight, no death has been registered from measles. MR. RICKARD RAILSFORD, Of Rainforil, from extensive observations, for the space of five years, gives some ad vice to potato-planters. He says.:—" I feel convinced that if beans wee either dibbled in between thu sets or planted is alternate rows, that the potatoes Would be pre served, and that without trouble , orexpense." The time for planting is'again at hand, and this new hint should not be neglected. Tin London Guardian says::--Manchester has taken out, rmt too soon, her patent of nobility, and assumes under the' 'neat Seal the style 'and title of •a " city" of the empire, Her Majesty has 'created - a thing which she woulki probably be puzzled to define. -'Jurists have been as mach 'perplexed, ere now, 'by theAueStien, " What is a city,'" as - financiers by Sit R. Peel's - famous poser, " What is a pound ?" rimE Witt:MBERS OF T!l5 Rcreae Mar:seer YACHT CILVB on Tuesday last cornmeal. ced the • season at the marine ststionTßirkenhead Hefei, and partoble of a good dinner.. Mr. James Poole, Mr. Johnaktanson, and Mr. W. Fran cis, jun., merchants. ware elected <members. Vice-com modore Bartlett, of the Royal 'London Yacht Club War Flawllt cutter, was also elected a member. The public ball tees postponed for consideration till next September, to take place at the end Ottle season . in October. lisaLTH COMMICTUE.—Xt the meeting, on Thursday. lire/alderman Larigsdalelyresiding,'Mr. Newlands stated that he had not got the plans completed for the drainage of'Hl and the :neighbourhood. The chairman -and.Wr. Gladstone wereappointed-a-deputation to obtain meeting with the Finanoe , Committee, with the view hf .effecting arrangements 'for widening West Derby road. Ji , rrapplication was reati from - the 'labourers, requesting an 'advance of wages.-- - Mr.'lsTevKands said he bad con sulted the leading .paviors in the town : they had all•been prepared for this , demand, mid they wished that the :Health Committee should act—in concert with them. Probably the best wayawouid be for him to report to the committee on Tuesday, after making full inquiry amongst the masters, and drawing up a sceie•of wages.—Approved. • THE EBBA BRA:: HE PASSENPSUB.—At the meeting of the second-class passengers, yesterday week, the ma jority decided upon demanding back their passage-money., and the minority requested from the owners of the vessel e sum of 2s. 6d. a day during• their detention in Liver pool. A deputation eme appointed to wait upon Messrs. e Wolf. On Wednesday -evening, a meeting of the second-cabin passengers was called to hear the statement of the deputation. Mr. Graham was called to the •chair. in answer to the - first'.proposition, Mr. De Wolf replied that he would not secede to it, and that those passengers who did not think fit•t© go in'theLbba Brahe mast forfeit 'their passage-money. 'He gave his word, at the same 'eine, to the deputation that he would take no new pas eengers. so that if any left it would be for the benefit of those who remained. 11r. DeVolf further stated that 'if r the underwriters would pay one-half of the passage-money - to the passengers that would not go in the vessel, he was .willing to pay the other half. In reply to the second pro position, the second-cabin passengers, he said. were young -men, and more able there he was •te suffer a little lose, and he was not disposed to say .what , he would allow for ex.. penses until he bad ascertained the extent of the damage •sustained by the ship. la was his 'wish to act generously to the passengers. "The chairman stated that Mr. De =Wolf had admitted -to the deputation that the ship had get on shore in consequence of„ gross negligence. The general feeling of themeeting was that the passengers had been badly treated, and 'some of- the emigrants, who 'had 'been formerly averse to resorting to any harsh raeasures .against the owners, and bad been .willing to go again in the ship, said they considered themselves insulted by Mr. !De Wolf's answer, and would• join with those who were determined not to sail in the Ebbe Brahe in any measures, legal or otherwise, that were 'deemed necessary to enforce their claims. Mc. A, mstroneboped the press and public of Liverpool would syn3path:se with them. One of-the emigrants said that he had had an interview with the mayor of the town ,on the matter, and he recom mended them to appeal Se the MarineaEoard, and he (the emigrant) urged the adoption of that course upon the meeting. It was decided that they should wait upon the 'magistrates to seek their adeice and assistance. The first class passengers were said to be providedelor. Nearly 209 of the passene(rs are residing at the Government Emigra tion Denot, Birkenhead. 'We understate! that the Ebba Braille will not be ready for despatch (for some time, and, in consequence, Messrs, De Wolf and Co. have de cided upon forwarding her passengers by the clipper ships Asia .and Albinus, which belong to the same line, and avereto have succeeded the Ebba Bralie. This arrange ment will, no doubt, be satisfactory to the emigrants, as the vessels named are new ones, and considered equal to any ie the Australian trade. They will be despatched in a few days. TEE ADJOURNED ANNUAL GENERAL SESCIONS for the county of Lancaster, held at Preston an Wednesday last, were presided over by Mr. Addison. The committee, on the division of the county into coroners' districts, did not propose any alteration of the present system. In regard to the funerals of drowned persons, and the .question : as to whether the expenses of those ftmerals .should be borne by the county or by the township in erhiehsthe , body might be found, it was left to the dis cretion of the finance committee to determine whether they should pay the expenses or not. A representation wee laid•before the court, from the lord lieutenant of the county and the colonel of the third regiment of •the,Duke of LancasterlssOwn Militia, of the insecurity, unfitness, and inconvenience of the militia store-room ; ; a committee , was appointed to inquire into the subject. On the subject of the expenses incurred for refreshments during the Ramshay inquiry -before the Earl of Carlisle. a letter was read, signed,by Mr. Danvers, the clerk to the Duchy' of Lancaster, stating that an application for payment of the account had been made. He was instructed to state, that as the refreshments were not supplied by the order of the chancellor or his officers, they did not consider themselves liable for any portion of the charge; never theless, if an account. Could be furnished of so much of the refreshments as were consumed by the chancellor, his assessor, and secretary, it would be paid. A motion, that the account be paid, ,was lost by a vote of 31 to 30. Mr. Jonathan Peel adjourned his resolution for the regulation of the county police force. The salary of Mr. John Etherington, inspector ,of weights and measures in liirkdale and Present divisions, was ordered to be increased from £BO to £9O. The following retiring allowances were granted out of the superannuation fund to disabled police constables :—to Thomas Crowther and Wm. Moatt, Is. per day, and Jeremiah Kelly is.,6d. per day; and the following gratuities :—Malcom M'lntyre, Robert Eller shaw, and Thomas Sumner, 13 months each, £46 2s. 7d. ; and Robert Johnson, five months, 00 ss. sd. Two additional constables were appointed in.the Higher Black burn division, and a suitable building for a police station was authorised to be rented at Newchurch, in the same division, at a rent not to exceeed £2O a year. It was agreed that land should be purchased and a building erected, for a police station and strong rooms, at Black pool, at a cost not to exceed £460. Similar accommoda tion was ordered to be provided at Heywood, in the division of Bury, the expenses not to exceed £s6o.—Mr. Rosson moved the appointment of an additional constable for Ormskirk, which was seconded by the Rev. Mr. Jacson.—lt was opposed by the Rev. Mr. Kershaw, and was lost on a division. Six additional constables were ordered to he appointed in the Manchester division, and a police-station and strong rooms ordered to be erected at Stretford, in the division of Manchester, at a cost not exceeding £350. It was agreed to receive no memorials or petitions, except such as related to a matter actually before the court, until all the motions of which notice had been given were disposed of. The committee on prison accommodation and discipline was empowered to continue their sittings till the annual session in June.— The Rev. J. S. Birley moved the adotion of a memorial to the secretary of state for the home department, on the subject of the county rates and expenditure bill. The bill is objected to because it proposes to set up a financial board, representing only a portion of the guardians of the poor ; and, further, because that while the manage ment of the constabulary force, the county gaol, the houses of correction, and the lunatic asylums is to remain ostensibly with the justices, the expenditure is intrusted to the financial board. The motion was agreed to unanimously.—The court adjourned at half-past six, having sat upwards of seyen hours. THE MARCO PoLo.—Messrs. Baines and Co. state that there is no truth in the report that the Marco Polo had been dismasted. THE REV. DR. RAFFLES presided, on Thursday last, in Manchester, over a public meeting of the Lancashire Congregational Union. THE PHILOSOPHY OF SENSATION.—Dr. Inman's se cond lecture on the above subject was delivered on Friday evening, to a numerous and highly-respectable auditory, at the Collegiate Institution. LABOURERS FOR CANADA.—It is stated that Mr. William Jackson, M.P., is about to proceed to Canada with 15,000 labourers, to carry on the railway undertak ings in progress and projected there. A MEETING OF GENTLEMEN interested in the coasting trade of Liverpool was held in Mr. Wilson's office, Water street, on Wednesday, Mr. Charles Maciver in the chair, in support of the proposed Pilotage Bill. IN consequence of the death of Lord Skelmersdale, the meeting of Conservative members of Parliament, which was to have taken place at Lord Derby's yesterday, was postponed until Saturday next. Mn. J. REYNOLDS gave his closing ball, the other evening, at the Royal Assembly-rooms. Mr. Emidy's hand was in attendance, and Mr. Oakes was the caterer. Upwards of 160 persons, including pupils and friends, were present. MESSRS. Lucas AND Co.'s twenty-second annual sale of carriages, &c., which took place at their Repository, on Wednesday, for variety and value was much superior to any they had previously had. The sales made were extensive, and at high prices. THE LIVERPOOL BAKERS.—At a meting of the journeymen bakers of the town, on Meoriday, it was re solved to make an appeal to the masters for an increase of wages, the rates at present paid being from 20s. to 245. a week, and the time of work varying from sixteen to twenty hours a day. EDWARD BOYER, ESQ., of Bronklands, Ormskirk, died on Friday morning at the age of 55 years. He was one of her Majesty's justices of the petite, and had been chair man of the Ormskirk petty sessions since the death of the Rer. Miles M. Formby. He was also one of the deputy. lieutenants of Lancaster. EXTENSIVE ROBBERIES IN LIVERPOOL.—On Monday night, in Colquitt-street, a gentleman was robbed of notes, &c., to the amount of £3l. During Saturday night week the North `Shore mills factory was entemd throne' the roof, the safe blown open by gunpowder, and nearly £lOO, principally in gold, stolen. Me. THOMAS'S 'CONCERT.—We shall be excused for 'reiterating our recommendation to the public of Liverpool 'to 'attend the grand concert at the Philharmonic-hall this (Tuesday) evening, for the benefit of Mr. Thomas, whose •exertions to get to a series of cheap concerts of 'first-class music resulted In a pecuniary loss to himself, but an immense advantage to the lovers of this divine art. FREDERICK 'TYE, a somewhat viestionable-looking person, was committed for trial at the Police-court, on Thursday, (Or: a charge of having 'burglariously broken into and entered the house of Harriet ".andles, No. Knowsley.tiew, Walton. lane, Kirkdale,-carly on the morn ing of Sunday last. He stole four silver spoons, a silver thimble, two silver pencil cases, and a pair of scissors. MARRN.GE IN HIGH LIFE.—A, matrimonial alliance is on thertapis between Charles Frederick Clifton, tEsq., third SO-II of the late Thomas Clifton, Esq., of 'Lytham Hall, in this county, and brother of the High Sheriff of the Covnty, and the Lady Edith .Maud Rawdon Footings, eldeSt • daughter of the late ;George Augustus Francis Marquis of Hastings. The marriage will, we believe, take-place in the course of the present month. PROPOSED EMIGRATION' dF 'FEMALE PArI'ERS.—At the adjourned vestry, on Tnesday, the 'Equitable Rating Committee's report contained the following:—" Emigra tion should be encouraged In the case of young females ore same class as thosetaready sent off; cf which class there are from thirty to fort' remaining in the workhouse, 'Nrlio have been several years resident therein, and who - are orphans, with good bilttracters." PERFORMANCE AT 'ST:PATRICK'S ROW&NIST CHAPEL. --On Sunday service was performed at St. Patrick's Cha- Park-road, by thetilev; Dr. 'Paul Oil:len, the Pope's Archbishop in Dublin, in aid of the schools connected with the chapel. The'vrece of admission to the reserved seats was 2s. 6d., and-to the non-reserved seats is. The advertisement onnatuttiag the oftvice-stated that in the evening silver, as usual., would be reoelved at the door. MR. NATHANIEL' IIiWTHORSTE, 'lt i ao has received the appointment of Am'trican consul at the port of Liverpool, is well known in the literary . world as the author of " Mosses from antald Manse," 'The Blithedale Ro mance," "The House with the Seven Gables," Bcc. His latest literary production was a life of General Franklin Pierce, the President ©f the Unite? States. He probably stands first on the 'list Of great vrose writers who have arisen on the other side of the Atlantic. DEnurr-LirEtPrENANTs.—At Idle sessions, last we*, the following gentlemen qualified as deputy-lientenauts for the connty.;---E3ward Pedder, 'Esq., of Clifton Rail, Preston ; Peter 'Catterall, Esc, of Preston; Thomas Dugdale, Esq., of'Elackburn ;• thrdy Wrigley, Esu., of Southport; Edward Parker, Eeq.., of Alkinemates ; and Ashton. Esq., of Lunefield, Bury ; John Rowlancison Marshall, Esq., of Wray, nears ` Lancaster; amd George Henry Carleton Bunderland, Esq., of Swardadsle House, Ulverston. THE 'MSS FfivfltißATlON.—Trom all quarters of the country there is a repo tition of the news which has become the staple topic of Irish newspapers, the disappearance of the native population. Frotri•Vaterford the tide of emi gration is vastly.on the increase; the numbers, in fact, have doubled, within the last month, from the .ports of Waterford andzNew Ross. On , 'Friday nearly 300 left for America, cif Liverpool, by the steamer Mars ;. anti on Sunday the shircAlbert sailed down the river with 287 Self-expatriating•-eauntrymen, the bone and sinew of the land, bound for..N(.:w York. THE BOOMERANG PROPEL/MI.—OR Tuesday after noon the Boomerang propeller, tried so successfully at Sydney, in May last, was tested in the Mersey, the application being made to the Genova, one of AlecArs. M`Kean, M'Larty and Co.'s Mediterranean steamers. The trial was made :round the Crosby Lightship, and the speed obtained, under the very kw pressure of from six to nine pounds, is -said to have-been 94- knots per hour; a gain of one knot on what could have been obtained,under similar circumstances, by . tho common screw. Another 'trial will be made, in about a-week, in the Waterwitch. THE ANTELOPE -a-New-steamer having broken dawn, a :and gone into Madeira on the:22nd March, a ll id ea o f :rsce between her and the Marca Polo are at an end. .Asa -matter of course, thase who bet upon the Antelope are .-exceedingly sombre.; , the backers of the Marco P o l o pro _ portionately hopeful. Messrs. ‘Millers and Thompson at --once despatched the -duplicates of the machinery, aare ,quested, and they were shipped at Southampton in-the screw-brig Brilliant,w'hich sailed on Thursday morning. The Brilliant, it is hoped, will arrive at Madeira by W e d. 1 - zesday ; and it is expected that rthe Antelope will, in.a few hours after her arrival, be enabled to proceed on her oyage. - - IT4PORTANT TO N11121./CANS,—**. William Browth 111. P. for South Lancashire, in addition to the labours :he is.about to encounter in respect.to his select committee anda6mal coinage, moved last evening for a select com mittee " to examine into the system under which public houses, hotels, beer-shops,-dancing-saloons, coffee-houses, theatres, temperance hotels. and , plaoes of public enter tahment, by whatever name theyrmay be called, are sanc tioned, and are now regulated, with a view of reporting to this House whether any alteration or amendment of the law can .be made for the better ,preservation of public morals, the protection of the revenue, and for the proper accommodation of the public; with power to send for persons, papers, and records, so far.as they may deem it necessary:' SERIOUS -CASE OF EMBEZZLEMENT.—On Saturday, Mr. Cross, ,postmaster of Whitchurch, Shropshire, ab sconded, his books showing him to he.a defaulter to the amount of about £2,000. Inspector Baxter, of the Whit church police-force, immediately went in pursuit. and apprehended him at Shrewsbury, with a considerable sum of money in his possession. On Sunday morning, in consequence of information received at the Liverpool police-court, one of our detectives proceeded to an inn in St. John's-lane, where, after waiting a short time, he saw a letter delivered by the letter-carrier. He went into the house, and secured the communication, which was found to contain a draught for £lOO. The letter was to this eff l e o c o t . : a D s e e a rt coke us t i h n e , — £2 T o h i I o n w c e l o y s o e u d . s i s u da gived r a u t g h h e t r e for t to my dear children. i am ins sad state of mind atpresent." The prisoner was also a senior churchwarden, and was ac • customed to go round with the collection plate. ADJOURNED EA STEM. VESTRY.—At the adjourned -vestry, on Tuesday, the Rev. Rector Campbell in the chair, a letter was read from Mr. Thomas Urquhart, withdrawing the poll, as " the so-called church-rate could not he enforced by any law in Liverpool."—Mr. Churchwarden Banner proposed that a compulsory rate should be levied upon the parish for the purpose of erecting a new church, with the addition, " that the wardens be authorised to associate with them any of the parishioners for soliciting contrihutions,” and proposing a scheme for a future meeting of the Vestry.—Mr. Banner observed that a promise had been made that Liverpool should have a bishop, if prepared to receive one. The appointment, if made, would entail no extra cost on the parish, as the stipend would be paid by the Ecclesiastical Commissioners. The bishopric could not be more grace fully filled then by Archdeacon Brooks.—Mr. Tobin seconded the ,proposition.—Mr. Stoward would wish to know, if the old church were to be rebuilt, whether the bones of those which had lain there for 209 years were to be carted away?—Mr. Dover thought that, without any desecration of the graves, Church-street might be widened by separating the church from Cburch-street by only a slight rail, and by relaying the tombstones, co that they might be walked aver. The Corporation would, no doubt, pay something for the land, which would aid in building the church. Mr. Urquhart was opposed to the erection of a cathedral, and moved that the question of a new church-rate be not entertained. Mr. Banner's p ro . position was lost by a considerable majority. —Mr. Ban ner read the following list of names, which he meant to propose as vestrymen :—Messrs. Blain, Earle, Bradley, Jones, Wm. Mason, Charles Wright, Shaw, Jas. Whitty, Thomas Clark, John Jones, and himself, Mr. Whitty was proposed in the place of Mr. Fairhurst, who resigns. Mr. Fairhurst was a Roman Catholic : it was right that that body should be represented in the Vestry. (Applause.) Mr, Mason was proposed instead of Mr. Hand, who had been appointed overseer. Mr. Crawford, of Bold-street, would be proposed in the room of Mr. Meacock, re signed ; Mr. Clark in the room of Mr. Kitchen, t w h l e m va cates. There was opposition to some of the names, and Mr. Rimmer was declared to have the majority of hands over Mr. Bradley, and Mr. Hugh Molyneux in the place of Mr. Jones. Polls were demanded, however, for both gentlemen. The poll was appointed to take place on fol lowing Friday m le o tt r e n r in h g e . ing Th r e es p d ro h e y ee t d h in e g e s i o ia p i e rm ne a d u Tabiey. street, 7th April, 1853. Sir,—Withdraw my name from the list of candidates - for the Select Vestry, as I shall not come to the poll, nor act if elected. EDWD. RlniriEg, Mr. Charles Hart." Whereupon Mr. William Brown as the proposer of Mr. Rimmer, and on behalf of Mr. , M'Knight, the proposer of Hugh Molyneux, withdrew both amendments, and the chairman declared Mr. Edwd. Bradley and Mr. William Jones to have beep elected members of the SelePt Vestry. WEDDING FESTIVITIES.-MARRIAGE OF GEORGE HENRY HORSFALL, ESQ. The South end of Liverpool was on Saturday the sceneof a most gratifying celebration, illustrative of the natural good will and respect which may exist between employer and em ployed, and of the beneficial influence which must neces sarily flow from a master's interest in the social and moral improvement of those who are placed under him. The marriage of George Henry Horsfall, Esq., to Miss Sarah Jane Hodgson, only daughter of Isaac Scott Hodgson, Esq., of Huddersfield, Jamaica, having been celebrated on Wednesday last, it was arranged that the men employed in the Mersey Steel and iron Works should have the opportunity of commemorating the auspicious event, and Saturday last was accordingly set aside for the purpose. At about half-past nine in the morning the workmen assembled at the works, all of them dressed in their holiday attire. The gathering included the elder apprentices ; but the younger class of employes were not forgotten, and each had a sum of money presented him in lieu of the privilege of being present. At half-past ten the assemblage formed into procession ; and, with banners flying, and Stubbs's Royal Harmonic Band dis coursing sweet music, proceeded up Egerton-street, Grafton-street, Thornton-place, and Wellington-road. in. Thornton -place a fine arch of flags had been formed, and the procession drew up for a short time in front of the residence of Mr. Clay, manager of the works, the band playing several airs. Thence the procession proceeded along Beresford-street, Park-road, and Peel street ; in the latter they made a temporary stand at the residence of Mrs. Wainwright, Mr. Horsfall's sister, in whose house several members of the family had assembled for the purpose of meeting the procession. Dividing into two parties, they next reversed the order of the proces sion, and marched dawn Ullet-lane, and so by the Aig burth-road to the residence of Mr. Horsfall. Here the workmen halted, and were bounteously regaled with ale, the band meanwhile playing several appropriate airs, and those present giving vent to their feelings in the most enthusiastic bursts of cheering. Having re-formed, the procession returned by Park-road to the Pine Apple Inn, where a spacious marquee had been erected to accommo date the dinner-party. The procession was marshalled under the direction of the foreman, Mr. Benjamin East wood, and consisted of between four and five hundred of the finest-looking working men we ever had the pleasure of seeing assembled together. About two o'clock, the party sat down to dinner, which was served in a most creditable manner by Mr. Jones, the landlord of the Pine Apple Inn. Mr. William Clay, manager of the works, occupied the chair, and Mr. Ben jamin Eastwood discharged the duties of vice-chairman. Among those present on the raised platform at the head - of the room were the Rev. John Jones, and Messrs. Cookson, Bolas, George Swainson, Thomas J. Smith, Ralph L. Clay, John Clay, John R. Hughes. John Tol litt (of Berkeley-street), Dr. Ferguson, Masson, B. Samples, T. N. Simpson, -J. S. King, J. Jones, J. Smith, &c. A deputation from the works of Messrs. Fawcett, Preston, and Co., were present. After the company had partaken of a substantial repast, and the cloth having been removed, The CstaramAx proceeded to the first toast of the evening— a toast the recognition of which was incumbent upon all good and dutiful subjects. (Hear, hear.) He well knew how enthusiastic would be their reception of it; for they were a loyal set of men. (Applause.) Long life and happiness to the Queen, and might she often pre sent her subjects with such an additional safeguard for the continuance and safety of the English throne as had that week been added to the Royal Family. (Great cheering.) The CUATaStAIc said the next toast was the health of Her Majesty's • Royal Consort. (Cheers.) Prince Albert, both as a man and a prince, had endeared himself to the people of this country, and such ought to be the case if for nothing-else than the part he took in the Great Exhi bition—(prolonged cheering)—as the originator of, and uctive worker 'for the carrying out of that mighty under 'taking, which was undoubtedly one of the greatest glories of Old England even in these wondrous days. (Cheers.) TheCuXinicaN next gave " The Prince of Wales andthe Test of the Royal Family," expressing the wish that they might simply follow in the steps of their Royal parents, and England would be satisfied. '(The toast was received with loyal enthusiasm.) The CHAIRMAN then said :—The toast I am now about to propose is the toast of the evening, to which you are all prepared to dedicate a flowing 'bumper. It is " The health of-George Henry Horsfall, Esq., and his lovely bride." .(liere the company sprang simultaneously to their feet,-and hailed the toast with the most enthusiastic cheers, accompanied by the "Kentish fire," which was • again and again renewed.) Your amiable enthusiasm having abated, I may remark that Mr. George Henry 'Horsfall has been seen by the most of you,—not unfre. quently at our club meetings, where he has attended and dined-with us. But he is notonly very well known to the men employed in the Mersey:Steel and Iron Works, he is 'also well known throughout the 'town of Liverpool. He is, indeed, one of those leading spirits of the age he lives in,' for whom some day we must go to the nolling booth, and whom we must send to-St. Stephen's. (Loud cheers.) I need not descant at any length upon his merits • they are- known to you, and -you appreciate them. (Hear, hear.) As to his amiable bride, I must say that lam not personally acquainted with her; but, as far as I understand, she is a wife worthy of a worthy man. (Cheers,) My respected friend, Mr. George Swainson, who w as present at the marriage, being, in fact, one of the groomsmen, will be able to tell you something of Mrs. Horsfall ; for I intend to 'call upon him to respond to the toast. (Loud cheers.) .However, the' best wish to which 1 can give utteranceis, that Mrs. - G. H.liorsfall may be a wife worthy of her husband ; and if she-is so, you - will all admit that she must indeed be a woman-in a thousand; for lam sure, and-you, too, are all well aware, that he is a man rarely found—(hear, bear)—a man 'beloved not only -by all who come in immediate and almostevery-day contact with him, but who is known and esteemed throughout England. (Cheers.) M 7 hen •we -assemble together, at any future time, and -.when we know -something more of the lady whom Mr `Horsfall has taken , to be his partner in life,-- if we then have it in our.power to say-that she is a wife worthy of her husband, then indeed we shall have pro nounced the most eloquent eutogium wecan express of any woman. - (Cheers.) The sneaker concluded by pro posing long life, health, and happiness to Mr. and Mrs. Horsfall, w.hich was responded to with great warmth and cordiality. Mr. SWATNB3N said he shook indeed be unworthy the friendship of Sr.'Horsfall Wile did not, on his behalf, return his best thanks for the-cordial reception which they had given to the last toast. file hadhad the pleasure of Mr. HersfaltlS acquaintance, for some time, and many years ago was a travelling companion of his when far away from home. 'He therefore 11ad an • opportunity of estimating what -his real -worth was ; and, whatever had been said that evening, he felt that a great deal had been left unsaid. (Cheers.) With regard to his -bride, they would all know that for a person possessing such qualities as Mr. Horsfall, it would be a difficult task to find a part ner equal in every respect to him; 'but he believed that in Mrs. Horsfall she had been found—(cheers),—if she -were to be found on Chic side the grave. He felt sorry that Mr. Horsfall was not present himself that evening, as he was sure that the sight of that gathering would -have given him the greatest delight ; for it always was his pleasure not only to be happy himself, but also to make those around him happy too. i'Loud cheers.) The CHAIRMAN then introduced ~Nfr. lluoisas, who -read the following verses, written by him forlhe occasion, ,and which he delivered with , taste and spirit:f— Arise, sweet Muse, this festive day, Breathe joy and gladness in my lay r " Raise the lovely smile of pleasure " With an animated measure;" For on this day in wedlock's bands There be united friendly hands, And Hymen looks, with brow serene, Happy—benignant —on the scene. Aurora bless, with all thy charms, And shield us from all dire alarms; Deck the morn in pleasing brightness, Let all nature put on lightness; Lead on the sun's refulgent ray To strengthen and advance the day, And cause the birds to warble sweet, And thus our holiday they'd greet. Apollo, with thy rapt'rous art, Inflame and kindle every heart, And let the song and mirth go round, Or an Amphion here be found : Wing'd Cupid, too, be at our feast, (We will not reckon thee the least,) For thou hast made a conquest here, And so to us thou wilt be dear. Come, let us toast the bridal day, And own the blind god's potent sway, Then let the wassail bowl go round, And make the welkin ring with sound Of happy voices loud and long, Who celebrate this day in song; "For on this day we'll merry be," And prove it by our harmony. But ere we part we would implore Of Heaven to grant, from its rich store, The choicest blessings it can give To those we pray for while they live, — May joy,—long life,—prosperity,— Continue to posterity, And long may Horsfall's fame be known, Let all be proud the name to own. (Cheers.) Mr. BENJAMIN EASTWOOD next gave " the health of our worthy master, William Joseph Horsfall, Esq.," which was responded to by Mr. T. SIMPSON. It was with feelings of no ordinary degree of pleasure that he rose to diseliari,ve the duty devolved upon him; and he only re gretted that he had not sufficient eloquence to do it justice. He had known Mr. Horsfall as long perhaps as any person in that room, with the exception of one or two ; and, as be reviewed the many years in which he had enjoyed his acquaintance, he felt that he could not speak too highly of his character. He was sure Mr. Horsfall re gretted his inability to be with them that evening. In conclusion, he had only one wish to express, and that was that their worthy master, Mr. William Joseph Hors fall, might very soon follow the steps of his worthy brother, to commemorate whose marriage they had that evening assembled. (Laughter and cheers.) Mr. JOHN CALLANDER said that the name of the Horsfalls was truly a savour of sweet smell. It was a name known not only in England, but. in Africa's remotest nooks. They found, indeed, that from old Calabar the kings, or rather the chiefs, had addressed petitions, to obtain redress for their grievances, to Mr. Horsfall; and surely, if his name were known in old Calabar, it would be still better known in Liverpool. The name of Mr. T. B. Horsfall was to him like that of his revered father. He recollected when, 28 years ago, his father was in the habit of visiting the Vauxhall foundry ; and, though he only knew him by sight, still he could never forget what to him was a cherished memory—the old man's ever pleasant look. He (Mr. Callander) sometimes thought it would be better lithe workmen were to put on that pleasant look too. Were they to do so, what a happy workshop their's would be ! (Cheers.) The toast he was about to propose was the health of Mr. T. B. Horsfall, a gentleman well worthy of their heartiest thanks. He was not only a man of public spirit, but he was a benevolent and good hearted man, as his greatest pleasure was to give happiness to the working man. (Loud cheers.) It well became them, therefore, to invite in hearty good wishes for his welfare. (Cheere.) Mr. KING said he had the heart to respond to the last toast properly, though his tongue might fail to support him He felt what he feared he could not say. He re- sponded most cordially to all that had been said by Mr. ' Callander. They all felt a sincere interest in his welfare ; and, if the candidates for Liverpool should be rejected, he was sure they would, all of them who had the power to exercise a vote, go to the poll and vote for Mr. Hors fall. (Tremendous cheering.) They knew what he was, and others knew Lis worth too ; for, though the rejected of Derby, yet the very people who had thrown him out, regretted now that he had been lost. (Applause.) The CHAIRMAN gave " Prosperity to the Mersey Steel and Iron Works." For the first time in my life (he said) I found myself, a few days ago, in the character of a wit ness in a court of justice. I had then to give my evidence as to the existence of certain facts. If a jury were em. panelled here at this moment, and if their inquiries were directed to ascertain whether there had been prosperity in the Mersey Steel and Iron Works, I would only have to say—Look at this body of men. (Great cheering.) I would say—Do these men look like a set of men on half work, or like people who are not paid a fair day's wages for a fair day's work ? (Cheers.) Such a respectable body of men I have seldom—indeed I may say never, seen gathered tope her. (Applause.) It has come to my knowledge since our arrival upon these premises to-day that the good order, good conduct, and respectable ap pearance of our procession has caused a sensation. We have had, along with the whole body of the iron trade, a great degree of prosperity during the past year. There is every likelihood of that prosperity lasting for some time to come. We shall hope that it may be not for a little time, but for a lengthened period. (Cheers.) The iron trade of this country is one of the greatest branches of our national prosperity—one of the most prolific sources of our national wealth. Unlike the cotton and wool trades, the raw material in our trade is not brought from foreign lands :it is procured at home. The value of the raw material and of expensive importation has not to be de ducted from the value of the goods produced. In the iron trade it is the muscle and sinew of the men employed which the purchaser buys. These are my reasons for be lieving that the iron trade is the most important staple of this country, and long may it continue to be so. Other trades may export larger quantities of goods, but ours is the national trade of England, for no country can in this respect compare with us. Long may it be so, and long may we profit by it. (Cheers.) Mr. GEORGE GOULDER responded. It had been his lot from infancy to be connected with the iron and coal trades ; but he could recollect, before he had blacked his hands with either of them, how it used to he remarked, that if the coal and iron trades were good, then all other trades were good. Therefore, if that were so, they must be the keystone of all other trades. (Loud cheers.) And they should not stop there. Let them try to be the key stone of something else ; let them try to set other branches of society an example ; let them be the keystone of a more elevated morality among their fellow-workmen. In reply to his health being drunk, the CHAIRMAN assured them that, if he had merited anything at their hands as manager of the works with which be was con nected, it was a source of pride and gratification to him. (Hear, hear.) The management of a large body of men like the present is a matter of great difficulty, if you de sire to give satisfaction to all. If he gave satisfaction to the greater portion of them, he would be satisfied. It would always be his endeavour to promote the prospe rity of the men connected with the Mersey Steel and Iron Works, for whom, since the beginning of his connexion with them, he bad entertained the very highest respect, as being the most orderly body of men which he had ever known. Mr. litmins said it had been truly remarked that brevity was the soul of wit ; and, if he could not be witty, he could at least be brief. (A laugh.) The toast he had the honour and pleasure of proposing was the health of the worthy vice-chairman, Mr. Benjamin Eastwood, than whom a better vice-chairman could not be found. (Hear, hear.) They were all agreed upon his merits as one of a real good sort. (Cheers.) Mr. EASTWOOD having briefly acknowledged the com pliment, Mr. Thos. J. SMITH gave " The Press," which was enthusiastically received. Mr.WyLIE, of the Liverpool Standard, replied. The CHAIRMAN gave "The Strangers," acknowledged by Mr. MossoN, Phoenix Foundry ; then followed the health of Mr. Benjamin Eastwood and Mr. Hughes, who had superintended the preparations for the day's proceedings. At a little after seven o'clock wives and sweethearts began to assemble in the ball-room, and thither the party adjourned. A very happy evening was spent. The refreshments during the evening were on the most liberal scale, and the arrangements and orderly conduct of the assemblage were such as to reflect the highest honour on all concerned. The Marquee and its arrangements reflected great credit on Mr. Richard Miller, under whose superintendence it was erected. LIVERPOOL TOWN COUNCIL. The monthly and special meeting of the Council was held on Wednesday, the Mayor presiding. INTERFERENCE WITH THE POLICE. Mr. Alderman PARKER said that, before proceeding to business, he was desirous of defending himself from an attack which had been made upon him, in a report of a Sub-committee of Magistrates on the subject of granting licenses to marine-store dealers, and a copy of which had been sent by the bench of magistrates to the Finance Committee. The magistrates had thought proper to bring a charge against him of interfering with the police force in the discharge of their duties. The scene was in 1842. The zeal and devotedness of the magistracy of the borough had induced them to go back to the year 1842 to found a charge against him of interfering with the police in the discharge of their duties. Then he must say a word upon the manner in which the magistrates had thought proper to bring this matter forward. A charge was brought against two junior members of the Council of interfering with the detective police. The magistrates got hold of it, and opened their doors to reporters to hear the charge, and all the members of the Council knew it had ended in no thing. But when a charge was brought forward against other members of the Council—himself for one—what did the magistrates do ? Would it have been any condescen sion on the part of the magistrates to him, an alderman of this borough, to have written him a note to appear and vindicate his character? No; but upon the evidence of a man whom he would bring before the Council by and by, they appointed a select committee of three or four; the inquiry proceeded with closed doors, and a report was drawn up, containing a charge implicating him and others. The whole of the proceedings of the Watch Committee were or used to be regularly recorded. As a policeman, -this man Kehoe must have known his duties in those days. The practice was to record everything in the police-books against an individual. No record of it was found ; but by a great stretch of his memory he founded his charge. Now he (Mr. Parker) must say a word upon the character of Kehoe. Kehoe was a man of whose character the Council would hear more by and by. He was a man who, at the commencement of the magistrates' report, was called "a man of unblemished character;" and when a man told him (Mr. Parker) over and over again how honest he was, he always suspected something ; but not satisfied with what they said at the commencement of the report, they brought Kehoe's character forward again at the end. "Heis a man whose veracity entitles him to the confidence of the magistrates." This was reiterated at the bottom. One might suppose that they did not do this without having some evidence of it; but they did not make a single inquiry. He would not accuse them of wilful neglect of duty, but it was a gross neglect in not doing it. No man entertained more respect for the magis trates than he did ; but when a man sank from the dig nity of office, then he thought that the magisterial robes were no protection to him. This Kehoe, it was said, was " a man of unblemished character." This was in 1842. In 1839, the Watch Committee of that day reduced Kehoe for gross falsehoods. In December, 1839—that was a short period before this man of veracity professed to found this charge against him—in 1839 he was accused of gross falsehoods before the committee, in having endeavoured to injure the character of another man, and the punish ment inflicted upon him was one of the heaviest that I could be given by the Watch Committee of that day ; he was reduced from an acting bridewe,ll-keeper at 28s. to an acting constable at 16s. per week. He was put in the lowest situation thathe could be, notto be discharged from the force. Mr. William Earle was on the committee at the time when this man Kehoe was visited with severe punishment —(hear, hear)—and the same Mr. William Earle, who had nothing like so retentive a memory as Mr. Kehoe, seemed to have forgot this circumstance. But when the general question came on for discussion, gentlemen would be prepared with other evidence, but not quite so strong. Kehoe recollected that in 1842 Mr. Parker interfered with him in the discharge of his duty, and he stated before the magistrates that this interference had kept him in term rem in the discharge of his duty from 1842 to 1853. But he would bring Kehoe to 1853. A fortnight ago. when he was an applicant for a situation, this same Kehoe, of unblemished character, in whom the magistrates had unbounded confidence, was a candidate for an office under the Watch Committee. The Watch Committee inquired into his character. Why, when his character was read to the committee, there was not one member of the committee of the present day who could say one word for Kehoe, but the surprise was how a man of such disre putable character could have been so long kept in the police force. (Hear, hear.) This was the man upon whose evidence he (Mr. Parker) had been branded before the public for the last fortnight as a man who had been interfering with the police force in the discharge of their duty. And Kehoe petitioned the bench of magistrates that he might be released from the arduous and onorous duty of reporting on the applications for marine-store dealers' licences. Now, at the very time be asked to be released from that duty, this Kahoe was applying to Mr. Tyson, in the Town-clerk's effice, for some remuneration for doing it. The Council should have Mr. Tyson's re port :it was not what he (Mr. Parker) said—it was from facts alone that he argued. He must say a word or two about the man named Thomas Wagden. He found this man out after a good deal of trouble. He now kept an ironmonger's shop in Scotland-road. He was a man who paid 20s. in the pound, a burgess of this town ; and he was a man of unimpeachable character, and had a right to protection if he needed it. His father was connected with paper-manufacturing. For fifteen years he was in the rag line. He never had a charge brought against him, and as an individual he was as respectable as any man on the bench of magistrates. So much for Wagden, and so much for Kehoe. The first person in this drama was his (Mr. Parker's) humble self. He thought, from his posi tion as an alderman of this borough, and the compliment which the Council had paid him by electing him an skirl.- man, he was not called upon to say anything regarding himself. That circumstance, in order that he might not be accused of egotism, would make him refrain from say ing one word. Mr. WOODRUFF, who bad been similarly charged with emphatically interference by Inspector Kehoe, denied having in any improper manner interfered with the in spector. He had upon one occasion gone to Mr. Dowling to make an inquiry into the reaason for the refusal of a license. If such inquiries were not to be allowed, muni cipal authority became altogether a farce. (Hear, hear.) The magistrates appeared to infer that members of the Council were, by this interference, going a begging for votes. The gentlemen who drew up the report might have been one time guilty of such conduct; but he trusted that it would be repudiated by every member of the Town Council. Mr. TOULMIN thought it his duty to rise and answer the imputation which had been cast upon his character. It was impossible he could have used the language im puted to him by Inspector Kehoe, and he begged to give a most unqualified contradiction t 9 every part of Kehoe's statement. He knew Bickersteth, who was a man of probity and respectability, and incapable of being guilty of any of the transactions imputed to him in the report. He had, however, taken an active part in the last borough election, in favour of our respected members ; that had no doubt given offence to Mr. Kehoe, and no doubt he would have his reward if he could raise a prejudice against so respectable a man as Bickersteth. The TOWN-CLERK read the report of the magistrates upon this subject, and also a detailed report from the Town-Clerk and the Finance Committee, in reply to the report of the magistrates. This document observed that, of 530 appli ca ti ons w hi c h h a d b een ma d e f or th ese licenses, of which 66 had been refused and 19 postponed, 5 cases only, si nce th e ac t o f parliament ca m e i n t o ope ration, in 1843, were produced on which to ground the very serious accusations of the magistrates against this committee. (Hear, hear.) In the first, the license first granted in 1844 bad not, nor will be, renewed. In the. second, the license was last renewe d i n 1846, an d b o th were originally granted in accordance with the rules pre viously settled by the committee, by the Town-clerk, and the Commissioner of Police. In the third case, that of Bickersteth's, the license was originally granted under the same rules, by the same persons, and continued till 1845, and had been renewed since 1848, without any complaint on the part of the police. (Hear, hear.) In the other cases, the transfers complained of were not made by this committee, but by the Town-clerk, who, by the act of Parliament, had no discretionary power in the matter. It did not appear to the committee that the publication of such a report was calcuiated to further the ends of justice, or to promote that harmony between public bodies which it was so desirable to maintain. The report of the magistrates concluded by suggesting a remedy, which was to be found in the alteration of two statutes, one of which was to take from the Watch Com mittee the power of dismissing the constables; and the other, the alteration of the local act, so as to deprive the Council of granting licenses to marine-store dealers. It was presumed that the power was to be transferred to the magistrates, a retrogression in legislature which was not to be expected in the present day—(hear, hear)—and which recommendation came strangely from such an au thority. (Hear, hear.) In conclusion, the Finance Com mittee deny that they were actuated by anything like an improper motive in the granting or refusing of marine store licenses, and repudiated the insinuation conveyed by the report, that they had in any way interfered with the proper administration of justice. On the motion of Mr. HoENBY, seconded by Mr. JOHN HOLMES, Mr. M. M. G. Dowling was appointed to the situ,ition of captain of the chain cable testing machine, vacant by the death of Mr. Knowles.—Mr. HORNBY proposed that the salary of Mr. Alfred Quick, clerk to the Town-clerk, be advanced from £l5O to £2OO per annum. Mr. JOHN HoemEs seconded the pro position. which was unanimously carried. APPOINTMENT OF CLERK OF TOWN DUES. Mr. HORNBY, in moving that the Council proceed to the appointment of receiver of town dues, anchorage, &c., wished to make some remarks with referencv to the man ner in which the selection had been made. In the Liverpool Mercury of March 29, a statement appeared of the manner in which the committee's selection had been made, which was totally at variance with the truth. The number out of which they had to make selections was fourteen, and it was agreed to read over the list, and strike out the names of those gentlemen who appeared to have so little support that there was no probability of their being eventually elected. In this manner the list I was reduced to the four names of Messrs. Brade ; Huson, Litherland and Shand. It was then agreed, upon his (Mr. Hortiby's) suggestion—and if there had been any thing like a trick, he was solely responsible for it—that each member of the committee should put down the names of three of these four gentlemen. That was done, and the result gave seven votes to Mr. Brade, fourteen to Mr. Huson, fourteen to Mr. Litherland, and ten to Mr. Shand. There were fifteen members present. Much erroneous information had also been published, calculated to give a very exaggerated idea of the qualifications of Mr. Brade, for the situation for which lie is a candidate. He had not a word to say against the character of Mr. Brade. He was a most respectable person, and well fitted for the situation which he held ; but he did not consider him so well fitted as either of the other three gentlemen for the situation of receiver of town dues. (Hear.) He begged to move that the Council proceed to the appointment of receiver. Mr. Turner, Mr. Fernihough, and Mr. Robert son Gladstone, also defended the course pursued by the Finance Committee. A vote was then taken for the three candidates, Mr. Wm. Huson, Mr. Nathan Litherland, and Mr. S. W. Shand. The result was as follows :—For Huson, 15 ; Litherland, n; Shand 17. Mr. Huson's name was then struck off the list and the voting was continued for Messrs. Litherland and Shand. The result for this second poll was as follows :—For Mr. Litherland, 36 ; Mr. Shand, 18 : majority, 18. Mr. Litherland was then declared duly elected. LICENSING OF MARINE STORES. Mr. HoENBY then moved that the report of the Finance Committee, in reply to the report of the magis trates with respect to the licensing of marine -stores, be received, and a copy forwarded to the bench of magis trates. The motion for the adoption of the report of the Finance Committee was put to the vote, the only person who voted against it being Mr. Gladstone. LIBRARY AND MUSEUM, &C., RATE. Mr. HORNBY proposed that a rate be laid under the provisions of ' The Liverpool Library and Museum Act, 1852."—The TOWN-CLERK stated that the sum required was £3407. The rate would amount to 50-100ths of a penny in the pound :—Liverpool, £2442 lls. 2d. ; Everton, £228 Bs. 2d. ; Kirkdale, £B5 1 ls. hl. ; West Derby, £196 10s. 6d.; Toxteth•park, £453 14s. 6d.— The rate was agreed to. WATCH COMMITTEE. Mr. ToBIN moved the adoption of their proceedings. The Watch Committee had agreed to raise the wages of the policemen. —Mr. HODGSON complained of the appoint ment of inspector Rimmer as superintendent, to the neglect of Inspector Burrell, a police-officer of nineteen years standing.—Mr. TOBIN defended the appointment, on the ground of the individual selected appearing to be the most efficient man for the post.—A long discussion resulted. Mr. Hodgson mov i ng that S uperintendent Rimmer's salary be only 20s. per week. That amendment was negatived by 25 to 16, and the proceedings of the Watch Committee were confirmed.--Messrs. John Whitby and Denton were appointed Assessors of the Lighting Rate for the years 1853 and 1854.—A Fire-police Rate of id. in the pound was agreed to.—The committee was authorised to take proceedings preparatory to the laying of a 'Watch Rate for the years 1853.4, (which will not require to be levied.)—The proceedings of the Dock Committee were read and confirmed, and the Council adjourned till to-morrow. LIVERPOOL IMPROVEMENTS. THE fourteenth meeting of the Architectural andArchteo logical Society was held on Wednesday evening —Mr. C. Verelst presiding. Many members of the Town Council were present, and others interested in local property. Mr. J. Boult, the secretary, read the report of the cons tnittee appointed at the annual meeting in May, 1852, for the purpose of promoting the improvement of the tpwn., Its main features are comprised in sixteen suggestions, namely,-1. A new street from the south end of St. George's-ball to Dale-street, by which would be secured a more direct communication from the Exchange Railway Station, the Town-hall, the Pier-head to St. George's hall, and the Lime-street Station. This alteration would involve the removal of but one public building, the German church.-2. The opening of a line through Moor fields, Plurnbe-street, and Key-street, continued across the canal and the borough gaol into Great Howard -street, if their width be increased.-3. In connexion with the I route northwards along lfoorfields, a southerly continua ' tion to the bottom of Lord-street. To effect this, they purpose to widen Paradise-street, and continue the line of that street from the southeast corner of the Sailors' Home, through Cleveland-square, by the southeast angle of St. Thomas's churchyard, into Park-lane.-4. A new street from the bottom of Lord-street to the south end of St. George's-hall.--5. It is proposed to improve the present thoroughfare through Dale-street and Shaw's brow, by raising the intersection with Byrom-street about five feet, and reducing the crown of Shaw's-brow opposite the north entrance of St. George's-hall, about six feet. On the south side of Shaw's-brow and eastern side of the Haymarket, the proposed erection of salt water baths would be a great acquisition ; St. John's church should also be removed, and the use of the churchyard as a place of interment discontinued ; the same remark is applicable to the church yards of St. John's, St. Nicholas's, and St. Peter's, and other similar receptacles of corruption throughout the town.-6. A street from the north end of Commutation-row to the south end of Great Homer.atreet, in connexion with this the formation of an oval round St. Anne's churchyard, the continuation of Cazneau-street into Scotland-road, and the formation of a new street from the top of Shaw's_ brow to the bottom of Richmond-row.-7. The continua tion of Marylebone into Scotland-road, to a point south of St. Martin's market, and from that junction to Bur lington -street ; that Scotland-road be widened.-8. Con tinuation of Gore -street North to a point near Bootle bridge ; also in connexion with this the continuation of Vauxhall-road into the proposed continuation of Gore street North, and the widening and alteration of Beving ton-bush, Bevington-hill, Blackstock-street, Chisenhale street, Myers-street, St. Augustine-street, and Latimer street.-9. The continuation of Netherfield-road north wards, by Castle-street, Kirkdale, into the road from Bootle-bridge to Bootle village, and the formation of a new street from the north end of Netherfield-road North to a point near the south end of Bootle-lane.- 10 . The opening of a direct li ne o f cross - commu nication from Walton.-11. The continuation of Aighurgh-road into Parn a c n h d ro !h ad e to the ~outkh- .r w o a e d s c o o l s r o n e r t h e of formation th e p rin ce of s a p b r k r a . ..uation of Chest er - s t ree t southerly. ln subordinati on t o these improvements the formation of the north street f rom to the south end of Berkeley-street north end of Rodney-street, T o xteth.—/2. The formation o f a curved junction street for the intersection of Crown -street w i t h Oxford-street, to the north end of the railway -bridge in Smithdown-lane. -13 . A new line of road from the corner of Moira-street and Prescot.street, nearly in a straight line, to the Town.row, West Derby.-14. Fairclough lane opened out irito the turnpike-ro a d.- 15. To remedy the present inaccessibility of Everton, it is proposed to make a new road f rom the south end of Shaw-street to the junction of Breck-lane and Whitefield-lane Everton. —l6. A road across George's Dock (which would: divide it into two portions) to the bottom of Water-street, which, when widened as intended, will give a direct access to the Exchange and neighbourhood. A discussion fol lowed, in which Dr. Hume Mr. Picton, Mr. F. Howard, and M r . Bennett took part. Several of the speakers expressed their approval of the general character of the suggestions embodied in the 'report, and spoke in high terms of the pe r s evera nce and ability which the committee had displayed. The discussion was adjourned to the next meeting of the society. THE LIVERPOOL FLEET FOR A USTRALIA.—The total number of vessels now preparing for the various ports of Australia is 59, and the total amount of registered ton nage is 31,327. Their destinations are-1 for Adelaide and Sydney, 741 tons ; 2, Hobart Town, 613 tons ; 1, Mel bourne and Sydney, 1,650 tons; 2, Melbourne and Geelong, 1,145 tons ; 2, Port Philip, 1.291 tons ; 1, Port Philip, Sydney, &c., 403 tons ; 1, Geelong, 240 tons ; 7, Ade laide, 3,302 tons; 10, Sydney, 5,507 tons; and 32, Mel bourne, 16,435 tons.