The Northern Daily Times. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1856-10-02 00:00:00

TOWN COUNCIL. h0..,n.e usual monthly mee ti ng o f ' the Town Council was the Town -hall, at elven oclock, sterday. Mayor, John Stewart, Esq., e occupied the c hair. :The • Th e FINANCE COMMITTEE. r proceedings of the finance committee contained a ee , e4 ne d • collect ation, that Mr. Charles Robinson be appointed Th e or of dock fines, at a salary of .6'llo iper annum. ,11.;eqtiucle,..stion of an increase ' to the salary of Mr. Mansfield, Pon e l . "IrY magistrate, was stated to have been post raolt,AlderMan S. Holme, in the absence of Mr. Ho . rn t hy, rona",,,the confirmation of the proceedings. He said he h ad would have perceived by the proceedings . which hd tak en been read, that nothing but routine business a t,„ Place during the last month, with the exception of fi rst ,questions to which he would shortly refer. The to tZ a d.reference to the special sub-committee, appointed , do c k': Into considerati on th e su bj ec t o f the collection of epioi "ties. Tho sub-committee were anxious to take the ass ," of the cl er k s o f the mag i strates, one o f w h om an d 'lli)sent for a week or two upon h i s annual excurs i on, talt to Imager, therefore, citne on so late, that the corn coonelluatl not been yet able to present a report to the out i nt ?t,9 they went on, the procee di ngs rat h er opene up on, wide r su b jects than they had originally calculated too ei i and. therefore, they delayed, until the next scia subj,„",s of the council, presenting a report upon the whole ke rn ,' to One subject, h oweve r, was pressinc, the appoint- Nie er e ' a collector of dock fines. These fines were very hurl b e " , and, in many instances, great inconvenience had, snstained by non-collection. The committee .t iontit,nerefore, recommended to the council the appoint the !he b ef . i. a gentleman, of whom they had received oeferc,-g.uest character, , and w h o h a d produced t houoh t ' h ero the highest testimonials, such as he r a l i L; rthe. council would approve of. There . was t a i g non; th e ni e l) ?stun, not only in the sub-committee, tit a ." lector tub ers of the finance committee, that the lat the tni e ,art been most inadequately paid, and probablythat . trisens.'ertune which had overtaken the man, might have 1 114 1N:i n t , t k be first in s t ance f r om the inability he felt to 'ear.) '"„"ts family upon the small salary given. (Hear, ~° f the going carefully into the nature of th immense duties "naib e "„ee-on looking at its importance and the r i Vith the unes el persons whO had to be visited in connection ree om the committee came to the re solution t he saj neil d.to the counc il t o add another £2O a year to the aim"?' of the gentleman whom they recommen o ded for Iliiyarritntment, and to make it, instead of . v ",had 3 t 'ear • (Hear, hear.) The other suble a rt 9 to a w y h e i a c r h ° refer,. was the increase to , the sal of their -4e4 toe 8 4endiary Magistrate. The question . y had been fr og .he taken into consideration on Friday last. but l ehies el h re urnstanc es , over which many gentlemen t.hm ll • t„ no control, the meeting was so exceedingly,. of t was considered advisable to defer the . isc m t. n o "e question until the next meeting of the.com He e n„• "e 23, doubtless, there would be a full meeting. the 0; uesitation in' saying that he very much regretted 2 41 y hAstl3°llernent, because he thought the increase would sh oul d act of justice to Mr. Mansfield, and he hoped as eota k i l l t id be able when the question came before t e t• h e L t ,b give good reasons for this opinion. However, `u„etiti i ;:,".lect was not now before the council, he merely Leat it it, as many gentlemen might have expected oved",,would come on on that day. Mr. Mane th . en eon, n4ne c onfirmation of the appointment of Mr. Robin w• was seconded by Mr. Alderman Cooper, an „ kr, un , ar dmously. ar eee cam e 6 , then moved the confirmation of the general eil 'g B, Which was also unanimously agreed to. L i th e WATCH COMMITTEE. L 4 ell l pviir°eeedings of this committee were read. They rulice l- ,. -1 re commendation to rate to the lighting and fire eat er .'aLeB those owners of property who have refuse een. e btnposition for their rates, which was a .uo ti , r. G r ' e e co nfirmation of the proceedings being moved by Mr H rson, Nr i litte e "?dsun begged to express his regret that the cora. Lea ',;'° 0 11:1 have refused the application of Messrs. trgham, for making the public lamp : posts that e l s Of advertisements. He did not mean to imply * eta e Would support the project ; but so long as there . 8110 14 1 111 of the tradesmen of Liverpool anxious that it Dor m! us tried , and so long as it would not cost the cor that th at a bYthing he did think that it was but proper Lea a at trial should ' be given. He thought that Messrs. month Bighana might be allowed to try the plan for a as l i t !! Lord street and Church-street, and particularly I r etdd Were found unobjectionable, the corporaticw seßgedrieeelve .tlOOO a year for the use of the lams. be l'efer rea c t ! neve, as an amendment, with that . the matter Pernilasl b ack to the committee, instructions that kr. -,; () b be granted for the trial of the plan. neverVThertson Gladstone seconded the amendmen . _ hov er uernard Hall trusted that the committee would the e 8341 ction such a practice. It would not conduce to blenkene senience of the public, to have the thoroughfares to Pea/ by people, who would surround the lamp-posts k r. Iluo advertisement s on the m . o r l cl oh rat:l he eiter also expres s ed his opposition to the plan. eernedsd that, so f ar as th e t ra d esme n were con ittainsi only opinion as yet expressed by them was fd r , kllo.i.oakin considered that it would be improper to t trad e ,,,,`" Posts to be used for the advautagement of one Ll:to ter tan to the detriment of another. He should, fight iare, opposebe the plan but he thought that the posts htr!fairly used as a ineans of giving inforation as banaes of the streets, and otherublic matters . id tot sa Aldernaan Mime hoped the council . won. Fuldneti°R an such ridiculous plan. If they did, they see th e Whole of Lord street, from end to end, full L., lVr t , iu s 20s coats." (Laughter.) council e e r r e r ) l a i 11 1 t°ou,,gehi remarked that the tradesmen of the her against the plan, and reminded . the "-sa n h i e s li t titat theb Guardian Society had before memorialled beta it. bet a o'fAldernaan Parker Mr. W. Earle, and other mem: -mend tO th i e t, eOu_n,cil also expressed themselves in opposi -`uerkitte_. and ultimately Mr. Hodson withdrew the Th „ "E• e°llfirm-Zean.eral proceedings of the committee were then THE in the building of a dwelling house, the original plan was generally deviated from; and it was, as a matter of course, much more to be expected in a work of great extent, He might also state that it could not have been introduced atran earlier period, because the deviation line through Sir Robert Gerard's estate had not, until an advanced stage of the works, been arranged for. Both reservoirs were necessary for the completion of the scheme on a scientific and satisfactory manner, and, therefore, he asked with great confi fence for the approval of the council for the contracts before:them. The committee, guided by the experience of the past, had adopted the plan of apply ing to parties that they knew were capable of doing the work, and doing it well. (Hear, hear.) They had besides fixed upon the lowest tenders, and he therefore brought them forward for adoption with the unanimous recom mendation of the committee. (Hear, hear.) Mr. Hodson seconded the motion Mr. Alderman Bennett said that it was not his inten tion to have said one word, had not the chairman of the committee made allusions altogether out of place. The chairman told them that they should of necessity look forward in a gigantic work of this kind, to the estimates being somewhat exceeded, but he should have also told them, that these estimates had risen up to the present moment, from £480,000 to a sum considerably exceeding £700,000. If it had not been for the positive assurance of the most practical gentleman in the council-room, that, the works would not exceed the original estimate of A'480,000 ; Mr. Hawkeslev assuring them also by letter and report, that that would be the case, he felt confident that the majority of the council would have voted against the prosecution of the works, and not in favour of them. They were now asked to grant a further sum of £17,000, for the construction of two after thoughts of the engineer, on the reservoir at Aspull, and the other, a more recent after thought the reservoir at Mountrey House. He had no reason to doubt, but that the detour of the line was to get at Mountrey, in order to obtain another elevation and make another break in the line, and he would think better of the engineer, if he had candidly stated that that was the object Mr Carle believed that the estimates would not have been exceeded, if there had been less opposition to the scheme in the first instance. The storm which then raged, thanks to Mr. Bennett and others who raised it, carried away with it e lOO,OOO of Rood hard corporate money, saddling the works with -5,000 a year in per petuity. The injudicious manner in which the contracts had been taken, was also a cause of the excess over the estimates, and it might further be referred to their not appointing their head engineer, which they could have easily done at the time. He did not come there to vindicate the conduct of Mr. Hawksley in every respect. He thought Mr. Hawksley had been extremely dilitary, but no man could anticipate everything in con nection with extensive works. Mr. Bennett himself, whose fame in certain manufactures procured for him extensive business, could not do so in his own works, and yet he sought to make it a charge against Mr. Hawksley. He (Mr. Earle) heard of a great philosopher having gone to fish in the " Pike." He supposed he had gone there to fish for gudgeons, as if there was not enough without going there. (Laughter, and cries of " Name, name," from Mr. Bennett.) He did not know whether Mr. Bennett. was with him or not, but he supposed the philosopher's garb and fishing rod were a sort of disguise to enable him to fish out what was doing there—whether anything was wrong with the " Pike," and so trump up stories and mare-nests for the public. They were absurd, those stories—lies, all lies from beginning to end, and that was the proper term for them. Mr. Alderman Bennett begged it to be understood that he did not object to the acceptance of the tenders. He thought the works could not be made cheaper, or fall into better hands. The motion was then agreed to. Mr. Holt, in moving the confirmation of the general proceedings, said, that under the circumstances in which the works were now placed, they being very near corn. pletion, he could not allow the opportunity to pass by without making some few remarks on the subject, especially as the first testing of the pipes was now before the public in Mr. Hawksley's report. Between three and four miles of the large pipes were tested, the water having been allowed to flow through them. They were under test from ses en to eight hours, and he should say that, to the gratification of the committee, they stood it better than was expected, there being no leakage or flaw anywhere. The council and the public should, however, understand that that part of the work had not a very heavy pressure on it It was less than at other parts, but to compen sate for the subsequent heavy pressure the other pipes were hooped with wrought iron hoops, and there was reason to suppose that the breakage would be less than what generally took place in connection with such under takings. The contractor himself anticipated the test with confidence, and felt no anxiety as to the r esult, other than what might fairly be supposed attached to his responsible position. He (Mr. Holt) had ventured to say some months since that all the pipes would be laid during the present municipal year, and he should again venture to say that he was still of that opinion. There would no doubt be considerable breakage, but as the work progressed the confidence grew stronger that it might be less than what might justly be expected. He did not think that it was his place, as chairman of the committee, to answer all anonymous letters in the newspapers, but as this was a subject which largely interested the public, he might be permitted to refer to one which appeared in one of the daily papers (Daily Post), though it contained so much of wilful mistake and obvious looking out for fault-finding, and so many assertions at variance with truth and accu racy as to be almost undeserving of notice. It had all the appearance of being the production of an ill-informed aad ill-disposed person—perhaps of a discarded servant (hear, hear), and was so false that it could not but astonish any one acquainted with the works. Everything connected with them were now on a satisfactory footing ; and, in con clusion, he should say that, in some years hence, it would be found that the gentlemen who had promoted the scheme of bringing water from Rivington had anticipated the wants of the town in a wise and beneficent manner. (Hear, hear.). The general proceedings were then confirmed. LIBRARY AND MUSEUM COMMITTEE.-THE DESIGN FOR THE NEW LIBRARY AND MUSEUM. The proceedings of this committee contained the Th e ~,, following report with reference to the designs for the new Air,- eree e . DOCK COMMITTEE• public library and museum : , eeeengs of this committee were read. The committee have to report to the council on the steps Proeseeeenarles Turner moved the confirmation of the ~ , Mr,"" n ge• which they have taken with reference to the designs of the new ado Shane s building. In February last, they advertised for competition et ee . seconded the motion which was unanimously e without discussion ' s plan., and, under the sanction of the council, offered premiums a , The IMPROVEMENT COMMITTEE. of 150 guineas and 100 g uineas, r e s p ect i vel y , for t he t wo best eZ r e e reri p e pce Vings of this coirjrnitteee contained a designs. In the first instance sketches only were required, of e o e r teesti e n to e see memorial of the inhabitants of the town, which no fewer than 115 sets were sent in. Out of these, 16 i "Rh ' Public improvements on the site of the old were selected for the final competition, which is now to . . be c e leessi on gaol In consequence of the importance of the decided. The best mode of arriving at a satisfactory . decision oes tiv , it Was postponed to the next meeting of the has been a subject of great anxiety to the committee. Con lakr"tee . 8 .1 gs, wh ,_ h oline sidering that the competitors, who have studied the subject moved the confirmation of the proceed ;otsarseopeeas seconded by Mr. Bennett, and carried. st deeply, would be best able to appreciate the merits and defects of the designs sent in, it was resolved to give them the e ao les pre Tse:w AND ST. GEORGE'S HALL COMMITTEE. opportunity of examining the plans, and of recording their eedb oceedings of this committee were read, and. 4 kr, D4 3 ' kr. Alderman S. Holme. . opinions. This has been done without any personal inter , . t he ' Bennett th e I tpp eoaeh asked that his motion on the subject of course, or, indeed, any knowledge whatever of the parties 'lll 3tQe eedin es to the hall might be taken at that stage of competing. Each .. competitor . was requested to name the three see e eo „ , gs. designs, in addition to his own, which he considered the best -sl C,Att. ,o;l3rtalel. declined hearing the motion out of the worthy of the premiums, in accordance with the conditions laid down. The committee have also exercised their own Te Proceedings were confirmed. Ith e Pro ,Id went, aided by the advice of the corporation surveyor. esi d t ehonse -ceedi ng 6 of the markets, education, and gaol The result has been, that the design bearing the motto, Con =tout correction committee, were also confirmed any discusson. Amore, being the one which had the greatest number of votes ,' Th e of the competitors, is considered by the committee as the best HEALTH COMMITTEE. I Nlne 14 . e eeedi adapted. taken as a whole, for the purposes of the institution, the ' ' e cotone • nge of this committee contained the fol a. nd therefore entitled to the first prize, 150 guineas, subject to e No te endations :—Recommendation to increase 111 tine e .., s of the following officers in the borough its coming within the means at the disposal of the committee. to r . department, vie.—Mr. W. A. Richardson, from The second premium, of 100 guineas, they recommend to be lele i l i ,c l li t er annum - Mr. Joseph Pennell, from given to the author of the design marked . " Alma," being the te r sl lB ,,c e 4 . 6 0 sir. William ' Walker, from £95 to £ll5 ; one that stood second in the competitors' list. There are sse 'atri h e ne elas Ho ' ug f ee'el es to '£42Evans, many others deserving of honourable mention. Indeed, there furieti,`"„to el 20; t r h o e ni cons 4 deration of which was post- is no design amongst the whole collection which does not ipthef e e re wee last monthly council, pursuant to the stand_ display merit, many of them of a very high order, either in k r Allan Recommendation to increase the salary of elegance of design or arrangement of plans. The committee to e ,,k , fr o l"sount, clerk in the borough engineer's depart trust that the result of this decision will demonstrate that it is a a te to - 6 1 - ' o4 e 12a to se6s per annum. Recommendation , e e „ s eres or several rates under the Sanitary Acts, those possible to conduct a competition with perfect fairness and impartiality, and . with the assistance of the competitors them .l.tio se property who have refused to enter into com- Mr' I."t Payment of such rates. t e , an selves, to arrive at a conclusion which will be generally satisfactory. e ette s , .gsdale moved the confirmation of the salaries . The committee recommend that the designs snr„ e, shall be publicly exhibited fur a fortnight, before being returned istr, '4ole to the competitors. Wise, ante asked what office Thomas Hough held ? e spi i l e _tle s Ze a eee said he was a youth of 19, , Ji r re ir, th ey e l v o-neen, and was one of the most splendid and second prizes should be given, were hung in the council-room. elee . Early ever " er had. give him. - • tmoved the confirmation of the proceedings. lit ee eghte es • And a most splendid salary you es 1 ' 41 14 o' t . .It strikes me very much, indeed—the, great He said, the first thing he had to bring before the notice .. koLa. stoes - s e‘ h e a council. (Hear, hear, and laughter). I of thereeuncil, was with reference to the competition R 11 6 14 ab e ' n e S ° to hear Mr. Holme talk so much this drawings. The main features of the affair the council le, a „, - a e Yea r - ",,,a man's salary being raised from £9O to had learned from the report. He had very little to add to 'eves— gaunt increase, where the man had charge of that; but he should be very glad to answer any question . to r ee„er en s e`ty of money ' ! lam not an advocate for which any member might wish to put as to any informs ; 11 - 1,,e Yout"e'rrantable expenditure, but I think you ought tion he thought desirable. All he could now say was,.t t h t a the' e lees e .ffteers in such a way that they could kee ?fl an ' Wi th decency. (Hear, hear.) I know I pa ef r ,le i P the utmost possible care had been . taken by the corpmi ee y in endeavouring to arrive at a satisfactory conclusion, an.cl secrete l e e own employment more than that. that all the parties who had been , consulted, were u e n f a o n r i e eie ecisin — "ale said the salaries had undergone a most mesas in recommending the design which was now of stehi, stqa.observation. If the council wished to give the council as worthy of the first prize. The position th, ." sat o . Year. he would be very glad. the matter was this ;—The committee were notnow r V* 1 1 , 4 erea se le 6 Were all confirmed, with She exception of bringing before the council the plans for contract or fo it s t ancl - e ` e Mr. Allan Blount, which, in accordance execution in their present form; but they had published d 7'- ' Pro' l eg orders remains over to the next council. advertisements, offering two prizes for the first and second tut' The pros eee dings were confirmed. best plans, of .£l5O and £lOO. In the opinion of the compet!- Ure "tntu e ' ll ege of the gardens and church expendi- tors themselves, who had been consulted, as the council ttee were confirmed without discossion. had heard—in the'opinion of the corporation surveyor— , Th A Ow nre eee ,„ WATER COMMITTEE. and in the opinion of Mr. William Brown, who felt a warm i D 'led a eey'Llugs of this committee were r e ad. They interest in the matter—and in the unanimous opinion of t r e e frofrom Mr. Ilawksley, stating that the the conimitteessethe conclusion arrived at was, that taking Pl" ' oT .a ,H,,o,rwich filtre-beds to Aspull reservoir had been an things together, it wets the most suitable plan and the best ') /. l. o ,, l ' s6 kae e —a S,‘„they had stood the test without breakage deserving of the premium. He observed in the Daily Post lis d ltrunC tne proceedings also included the following of that morning, an anonymous letter which found great 4:, *l7 Grnadtions :—Reeoremcnclatien t° p ro mote Mr• fault with the decision and the recommendation of the ts'eeer ree t t s l' fr a to the position of first-class collector of committee, and stated that out of the sixteen designs evier ate e' e and that his salary and poundage be calculated which had been selected for the second competition, not Q s Post i 4 ( ci 22o per annum ; the consideration of which more than five had complied with . the conditions. If the feud sta te r a at the last monthly council. pursuant whi c h , writer had studied the subject a little further,. he might ker r mg orders. Recommendation to accept the hive gene still further in his statement, and said that not e t tl ka Aura oMr George Th omson, for t h e Aspen reservoir, one single plan of the whole sixteen, if they were to . go e eerv er of the,sls 16s 2i ; and for tho Mountrey House into the most rigid scrutiny, which precisely complied The first sum sum of .e 9,622 2s 91. with all the conditions. All the committee could say wee, tis k. * ' r e co mmendation vas unanimously adopted. that they recommended the plan which, all thin cone el 4t theee Hattori moving the acceptance of the tenders, said sldered. appeared to them the most suitable. He would r e.,,,5r0 T•4s,c. eiplete .. 'ne e e soo reservoirs were now the only works to be just mention one or two points to which the attention o the Rivington scheme of bringing water the committee in formin their decision, 2r_st i n ee ei Teeg s tpn to Liverpool. The Asp , till reservoir was called. In the first place g as the handsome donation of was specially °Ned rete in the first Act of Parliament; but into the Jr. William *own p. , onld contribute Very large,:e t o t t l . F! s 7)Ltiln 1849 and 1850 it was introduced, and received towards the` expenses:' it was dsirable that the library ttl of the council, and wa an , f e et plan. With r 8, ,re or , within the part of the building should form e .d' t* i end separate a is Inc final vast a cha r . magnitude and • ' egard to the other In a work of block, connected with the other t . by the ' central por ions to, 'eater there , going through aountry of such hall. He believed that object I' d •th in the was comp le wi or sob s should of necessit be addition erst plan as well as, if not bett than I fth other 44 . the straction from, the • • y some se , , _ ver yrefle e t• nature of Chines— ° rigsnal plan. It grew out designs seer.: before them. Another great feature was, ionre e-ear h ) d as no 1 the practicability of a future extens on the skill or judg ' , ear . —an w , belied d ion of the building, meat of the tlesisuer.ven Which he beheved was provided for in, that planlbetter NORTHERN TIMES.--LIVERPOOL, THURSDAY. than in any of the others. He had only to add that, in the opinion of the surveyor, taking yard for yard, accom modation against accommodation , that design could be carried out as cheaply as any which had been laid before the committee. Under these circumstances, he begged leave to move that the recommendation of the committee be confirmed, and that the prize of one hundred and fifty guineas be awarded to the prize marked Con Amore, and one hundred guineas to that marked " Alma." This recommendation of course was con ditional, if the design could be carried out within the means of the committee. They asked for nothing more than that, and asked the council now, simply, to award the prize under the terms of the advertisement which had been issued. Mr. Woodruff seconded the motion. that the building could not be erected for that amount. He was sure the modesty which Mr. Holine had displayed ou that occasion would show other gentlemen the necessity of being diffident in their own minds. (Hear, hear.) The council had been told that it would be unjust to the other competitors if they awarded the pr ze to that plan, provided it could not be erected for the amount specified. The committee, however, proposed to guard against any such error, by making only a conditional decision. There was another reason why the committee need not fear any dissatisfaction on the part of competitors, as the plan which ha•t been pursued in the selection of the design, which had some novelty in it so far as Liverpool was concerned, secured them the co-operation and assistance of the competitors themselves. The report had told them that the competitors, who must have studied most deeply (he plans and elevations which could combine beauty of appearance with the best arrangements, and who were therefore the gentlemen best able to give an opinion, had pronounced that, taking the beauty of the building, its internal arrangements, and all other circumstances into account, the Con Amore design presented more advantages. and complied more closely with the condition, than any other of the plans. • The plan which the committee had adopted in that instance would probably be followed out with great advantage in other works relating to the fine arts. (Hear, hear.) The great difficulty and the great drawback to artists in sending in designs to be submitted to public competi tion, was that they had no confidence in the tribunal which had to decide on the merits of the works. The library committee did not labour under that great disadvantage, because they had at their hand a gentleman who was himself an architect, and well qualified to assist and guide their decisions. He believed that plan would be very generally followed out when works of beauty and the fine arts were to be submitted for decision. Mr. Earle had referred to an cccasion of somewhat a similar kind in connection with the SAcct committee Mr Earle : I have had a good deal to do with this sort of thing, the awarding of prizes on two or three different occasions, as you, Mr. Mayor, are very well aware. You will recollect that at the time St. George's-hall was advertised for by a private company, we were all very much struck with Mr. Elmes's design for the single building—not as it is at present. We thought it so very handsome, that it could not be executed for the money and 1 think it was you, sir, who, at the request of the comruitteo, went up to London, and had an interview with him. You were surprised at the talent of so young a man, and the practical intelligence he displayer, and you came down quite satisfied that the work could be executed for the money. We, therefore, awarded the prize, and, I think, very properly. Upon another occasion I sat upon as had a committee as ever I had the honour of sitting upon, if I may call it an honour —(laughter—the precious committee respecting the industrial schools, that infamous, abominable, rascally building which has been erected at an expense, I believe, of £20,000 to .C 25,000 to the parish. (Hear and laughter.) At that time there were mottoes sent in, just as upon the present occasion_ We were bound not to canvass, or any thing of that sort ; hut, instead of that rule being adhered to, a regular canvass was carried forward, and the prize was awarded to the very worst, or, at all events, about one of the very worst of the designs. I think you, Mr. Mayor, had a hand in assisting us about it —(laughter)—in getting rid of it, gentlemen, not in carrying it out. You and I know him too w.. 11 to think that ho would do anything of the kind—he enabled us to get rid of it. The design which he adopted, was a desig❑ not exactly as it is now built. The gentleman who gave you the plans for it, the very moment that his plans were 'chosen, struck out the greatest part of the ornamental portions of the building, reducing it by some thousands of pounds. I believe lie had given us a fine design to attract the eye, and a worse arranged building than finally resulted I believe never existed. Now, I shall not go into the question of the proptiety of the decision as to the best of the designs. I dare say, Mr. Picton being an architect himself, and the other gentleman having _a:incurred, that it is the best of the designs. But what I want to know is, whether that decision, under the circumstance, is fair to the other com petitors ? (Hear, hear.) I want to know what the cost of the building would be ? (Hear, hear.) If lam told that that work can be executed for £20,000, I can only say that I do not believe Mr. Picton himself would execute it for such a sum. (Hear, hear.) Have any measures been taken to ascertain what the probable cost of such a work would be? It may be that the other competitors have purposely kept their estimates much lower. They may not have given us so good a design, because, perhaps, they were afraid of exceeding the sum of £20,000. (Hear, hear.) Now, if you allow some gentlemen to figure away and give you splendid designs which would cost £30,000 or £40,000 (and I should think the cost of this design would be nearer to £30,000 than £20,000), then I think that it can hardly be said that the' prize has been fairly awarded. ([Tear, hear.) The terms of the conditions stipulated £20,000, and I would urge that, in awarding the prize, it should, in justice to other competitors, be ascertained how far that condition was complied with. (Hear, hear.) Mr. Charles Turner concurred fully in the observations of Mr. Earle. He thought that as the instruction had been given in the . public advertisement, that architects should confine themselves within a certai❑ limit, the committee, in awarding the prize, had a right to know how far the architects had been bound by the conditions. He therefore urged that, before the council voted the prize to that plan—which everyboiy must admit was a very excellent plan in itself, so far, at least, as could be judged by a superficial view—they ought to know at least the pi obable cost. Mr. Picton : I have already given the council all the information in my power. We had not a detailed estimate with any of the plans: I have already stated that we are awarding the prize conditionally. I thought I stated that distinctly in the first instance. Vestry, when he said that although canvassing had been prohibited, yet it notoriously went on. He Aikin) could cenfidentic s - n 0, without fear of any contradiction, that nothing of the kind had occurred on this occasion, and that whatever might have !wen the experience in reference to former designs, in this instance everything had been conducted with perfct fairness, and that none of the committee were at all aware even of the names of the gentlemen who sent in the &ans. (Hear, hear.) lie, therefore, thought there should be no hesitation on the part of the council in arriving at a decision which really committed them to nothing, hut opened a door for their escape if it were found at the last moment necessary. Mr. Charles Turner seconded Mr. Holine's amendment, and observed that the condition specified in Mr•. Picton's motion was, if the cost did not exceed the estimated amount. The amendment would substitute, instead of the estimated amount, the distinct sum of £20,000. He did not know what the estimated amount was—it might be 30,000, or £40,000. He did not see why the chairman of the committee had not come prepared with some evidence as to what the cost of the building would be, and he thought it would have been a very fair request to make to him, that he would postpone the recom• mendation, and come before the council again, prepared with some calculations on that point. (Hear, hear.) Mr. Holt said it was next to impossible, adopt what course they pleased, to arrive at unanimity. (Hear, hear.) But the committee, many of whom were conscious of their own inability to venture upon a decision, had called in the aid of other gentlemen, possessed of the best knowledge of the subject, from whom they received advice and assistance. They could not look merely to the condition of amount, for they might obtain a plan complying to the letter with that stipulation, but equally unsuitable i❑ every other respect. Under these cir cumstances, and so guided, they had arrived at the best decision they could, and he did not see by what means they could expect to obtain a more unanimous approval. (Hoar, hear.) . Mr. Earle said nobody disputed at all that the design in questio❑ was the best plan, and he should be very glad to see it executed, but the question was, whether the council would be doing justice to the other competitors who had not chosen to launch out in fancy, if they allowed the prize to be given where the stipulation was not carried out. Mr. Alderman Bold concurred with Mr. Earle. He admired the plan very much, but doubted whether it could be carried out for £20,000. A very small building, lately erected in Bold-street, the Palatine Club, had cost nearly half the amount, and he could not believe that the plan before them would not cost more than double as much as the Palatine Club. Mr. Kitchen thought it possible, according to Mr. Holmes amendment, that the very worst design should havo .he prize. At the suggestion of the Mayor, Mr. Alderman Holme altered his amendment to the following shape :—That pre viously to the council arriving at a conclusion in awarding the priz3 for the plans, the library and museum committee, with the assistance of the corporation surveyor, repart to the council the amount for which the building in the plan Con .Amore could be erected and completed." The Mayor : Al!ow me to suggest that you add words to that effee. It is a peremptory awarding of the prize as it stands at present. Mr. Picton : I have no objection. Mr. Alderman Holme thought that in all matters of public advertisement, where a sum was stipulated, care should be taken that the amount was not exceeded. He very much admired the present design, and thought it very beautiful, and he knew it would be presumptuous of him to say that it could not be erected fur £20,000 ; but his present impression was, and he thought it would be also that of the mayor, that if the building was to be erected of stone, and and if the ornaments were to bo placed upon it as he saw them in the design, with the present prices of labour and materials, it would bo impossible to Construct the building itself for £20,000. to say nothing whatever of the fittings. (Hear, hoar.) But when the committee sent forth their circular they named a sum, and the sum so named was not to be exceeded. Now, if that were the case, however splendid might be the plan, and if it were a fact that other architects had confined themselves to the amount of £20,000, and sent in designs which could be executed for that amount, it was perfectly manifest that if they gave a premium to any gentleman, who ever he might be—and lie (Mr. Holme) was in perfect igno rance whose design it was—and that it was subsequently found the work could not be executed within the prescribed amount, then he could not help thinking that the council would be guilty of an act of injustice to the other architects, many of whom had sent in magnificent designs, and who had devoted a great amount of time, and undergone considerable pecuniary expense to produce them. (Hear, hear.) He scarcely liked a conditional vote in a question of that character, as it might place them in a position in which a public body ought not to be placed. Whatever they had sent forth to the world as a public body that they ought to adhere to, and to the strict letter, and not he guilty of doing anything which might appear an act of injustice to the numerous competitors who had dis played an amount of talent of which the country might well be proud. (Hear, hear.) Let them test the matter at once. If the designs in question were considered the best, let prepara tions be made of working, drawing, and proper• specifications. Let them be subjected to public competition. He did not mean to say, that if the cost were then found to exceed the sum specified by a few hundred pounds it would be worth quarrelling about that amount, but if it were found to exceed it by £5,000, or £6,000, or £lO,OOO, then lie thought the council would be making a great mistake, and committing an act of injustice to other individuals, if they awarded the prize to that design. (Hear, hear.) He trusted the chairman of the committee would agree to having the design accepted by the committee, with the express stipulation, that if, oa getting estimates, it were found that the building could not be com pleted according to the terms of the stipulation, then the architect who bad sent in that design, whoever he might be, would unquestionably not be entitled to the premium. He should again say, that, while hp admired the design, he believed, to the best of his judgment—but he must bo understood as speaking only off hand upon a casual view—that the building could not be done for the money, and lie therefore wanted the council to keep itself independent, and to do full justice to all the competitors who, he would repeat, had displayed an amount of talent most creditable to the country. (Hear, hear.) Mr. Alderman J. H. Turner quite agreed that the council ought to understand distinctly whether the prize was to be given to the person who completed the building, otherwise the council would be merely paying £l5O for the sketch before them. Mr. Hodson thought Alderman Holme had travelled a little from the exact position of the committee. Advertise ments wore issued for designs for a library and museum, and a maximum sum of £20,000 was fixed. That condition was laid before the gentlemen who were about to become competitors. The committee were not to presume that the gentlemen had not complied with that condition. He was no architect himself, and could say nothing except that the designs were laid before the committee to select from, ostensibly complying with the stipulation. His own belief was, taking a prima facie view of the designs, that not one of them could be built for £20,000; but he also thought that the design Con 4rnore, from what he had heard frona Mr. Weightman, the surveyor, in whose judgment he placed great faith, and who had gone over the whole of the drawings, could be carried out as cheaply, or more so than any other of the designs brought before the committee. He believed Mr. Picton could tell the council that an estimate had come with the drawing from an eminent builder, in which it was stated that the work could be performed for £23,000. lie did not think any great building ever had been constructed for exactly the emu calculated by the architect in the first instance, and the council need only look at St. George's Hall, or to any. of the great works being constructed in London, or any other part of the kingdom, to prove this. Mr. Holme suggested an amendment in this shape— the design be approved of, and immediate steps taken to ascertain the cost, and that if it he found upon estimate riot to exceed £20,000, the premium he given to the architect." Mr, Hodson objected to this its tying the hands of the cow- Mr. Alderman Parker demurred to man, and then adopting► the design of another ng the prize to one Mr. Braneker concurred in the amendment, believing that, at present, the council was not in a position to arrive at a satisfactory vote. Mr. Fernihough hoped the chairman of the committee would accept she amendment. Mr James liolme said, his only fear was that they could not sufficiently go into details to enable them to arrive at a right conelusiea. So far as his judgment, wont ho should say the building would cost nearer £40,000 than £20,000. (Hear, hear.) But any architect would have it in his power to get out many ways. He might say he was going to use fine flooring boards, where it was highly essential that there should be pitch pine flooring beams, or he mig:it adopt wooden beams where it was necessary that there should be cast iron beams. (Hear, hear.) He highly approved of the amendment, and he had that confidence in the surveyor, that if the surveyor gave his opinion that the building could be finished within £22,000, or £23,000, he believed the architect would have in a certain sense fulfilled the conditions. Mr. Picton vindicated the perfect fairness with which the competition had been conducted, and declared that none of the committee had any knowledge whatever of the parties. He admitted that in his opinion, no plan in the whole lot could be executed for £20,000, but contended that the general design, arrangements, suitability, and a variety of other con siderations, must be taken into account as well as the cost. He remarked that no architect living would undertake to give the details suggested by some of the council, to prepare the whole of the working drawings, and the bill of quantities for £l5O. He instanced the Free Trade Hall in Manchester, a large and magnificent building, capable of containing 10,000 people, which he understood had been built for £23,000 or £24,000. He could not say at that moment what the extent of the library and museum committee's moans might be —at least £20,000, but perhaps £2,000 or £3,000 more. Finally, Mr. Picton said he had no objection whatever to the amendment, which he would accept on behalf of the committee with pleasure. The amendment was then carried without a division. The remainder of the proceedings were confi med. The name of the author of the Con Amore plan is Mr. Allam, 1, Lonsdale road, Barnes, Surrey, and Thornhill chambers, 103, St. Martin's lane, London. The name of the'author of the " Alma" plan is Mr. T. Holmes, Bury, Lancashire. .. The proceedings of the hackney carriages and baths commit tee were confirmed. The latter comprised a recommendation to increase the salary of Mr. Andrew Clarke, superintendant of Cornwallis street bathe, from £l2O to £l6O per annum, and of Mr. David Morris, superintendent of the Pier Head baths, from £lOO to £l2O per annum. In compliance with the stan di ng orders, the recommendations were ordered to stand over until the next council. On the motion of Mr. Kitchen, the proceedings of the gas committee were confirmed, BIRKENHEAD DOCKS COMMITTEE. The proceedings of this committee comprised a recommen dation to.secept the tender of Mr. George Thompson for deep ening the pool and works connected therewith, at the sum of £123,186. _ Mr. Alderman S. Holum, in moving the acceptance of the tender, congratulated the council and the town at large that measures had been taken for the execution of this great work, and that it would be proceeded with without loss of time. The contract which the committee asked the council to confirm was for the excavation of the great float, being 2,000,000 yards of excavation. The lowest estimate that was sent in was the estimate of Messrs. George Thompson and Co., names familiar to the council as of men possessing great energy and great means ; and after the tender was accepted, and certain nego. ciations arranged, the council would have the assurance that a number of men would be placed on the work, anti that the great estate which had long been tllnao,- , t unproductive to the public, would, in a short time, be made to yield a revenue, as well as afford great public accommodation. (gear, hear.) He might likewise state that from negociations which had taken place, arrangements would be made which would be found satisfactory to the parties who had opposed them in parliament this year, and ho was confident that when the details of these arrangements were placed before the council they would receive a unanimous sanction, 'Jr. Alderman Dover hoped that the committee would fully see the necessity of having a perfect agreement with the railway companies having a connection with the Birkenhead docks, before they again entered into any parliamentarycontest. Some mercy should be shown the uyortunate shareholders in these companies, am to 'the public who had also to bear the expense. HO *mild recommend that, if they did not come to some agreement with the companies, they should not go to parliament at all. before goin g Alderman B o ld, i n secon ding the motion, o b serve d, that all gentl emen k new that i n o b ta i n i ng a bill i n par li ament it was impossibl e to k now w h a t o pp os iti on m i g ht ar i se i n t h e course of its p ass i ng t h roug h comm itt ee . It was d es i ra bl e to obtain, if th ey could, the consent o f a ll t h e part i es i nterested going to parliament, but they could not say that they would mit go there in the absence of that consent. They were bound to go to parliament next session, and such a pledge as that required by by Mr. Dover could not be given. The tender was accepted, and the general proceedings were confirmed. " That The coroner's account, amounting to £47 81, was referred to the finance committee. A memorial from the inhabitants of Everton, in reference to the widening of the road passing through the village, was referred to the finance committee. A mernerial from Mr, Alexander Neiloon t of the water committee's department, praying for an increase of salary, wa s ordered to lie on the table. A memorial from Mr. T. Gavin, of the engineers' depart-ment, to the same effect, was referred to the health Mr. Alderman Bennett moved the following motion, of which he had give notice :—" That a special com mittee be appointed to consider and report upon the bst plan of laying out the land and streets in the immediate neighbourhood of St. George's-hall, and that it be an insteuction to the courts law and St. George's-hall committee to suspend all further expenditure upon the boundary wall of and approaches to that building, until the report of Lsuch special committee has been submitted to the council," After the usual stereotyped jokes against the candlestick pillars, the sneezing lions, and other adornments of the hall, the motion was put to the vote, and lost by twelve to twenty seven. It was stated i❑ the discussion that all the works were ordered, and most of them now made. The council then adjourned, THE LIVERPOOL WOOL SALES mittee. Mr. Aikin Aikin felt a loss to understand why that should be moved in the shape dam a mendment. The proposition of the committee did not pledge the council to any step which they need shrink from. The prizo was only to be awarded con ditionally, pro v id e d it were found hereafter that the building could be constr uc t e d within the amount now estimated. Mr. Holm° cont en d e d th a t it was unwise to pass a' conditional resolution, but the conclusion he arrived at, after using argu ments against a conditional decision, was that it would be wise to come to such a decision as he himself had condemned. The amendment, Mr. Holme admitted, was a conditional :IVY& (Hear, 'hear.) He felt sure another remark which had fallen from that gentleman must have had great weight with those who were not so well acquainted as he was with Matters appertaining io architecture arid the cot of buildings. When Mr. Ifolme said it wonlerbe joreisuciaptiO'n'of hint to say that the building could net be erected fur 4'20,000, it would surely be still more presumptuous of gentlemen, who were not so well conversant with the question, to say positively FIFTH DAY'S PROCEEDINGS, The quantity brought forward 10-day was less than on any previous day of the series. Buyers will attend in pretty strong force, and prices generally were well sustained. We notice among the sales of to-day some lots of Australian, which sold at ISid for pieces, and 15d for qualities marked " part in grease " Some Van Dieman's Land sold as high as 211 d. The transactions are as follow : MESSRS. PERKINS & ROBINSON'S CATALO 3UB OF 1,330 BALES ot. Bales. Per lb Lot. Bales. Per lb I 33 11e 2d 34 17f sid 35 17f 5d 36 16f 5d 36* lg 37 2h Lot. Bales. Per lb. 110 9 111 12 112 12 113 12 114 12 115 12 116 15 3 1 4 3 5 3 6 1 9 la 1.8.0 15d 3d 10 3 11 4a 6id 12 6 7 : 1,d 13 -3a 5d 14 3 60 15 2a 5d 16 3 bid 17 la 5d 18 5 51d 19 la 51d 20 1 41-d 21 2 5d 22 2 4d 23 2a 4d 24 11 44d 25 3 9/d 26 7 2/d 27 7b 10d 28 6c 29 5c 30 Id nd 31 43 2 . 14 32 le 24d a denotes all fault... e fribs. f grease. g I white Grimea. m p black. 73 8 117 31 911 74 I 5d 118 41 7td 75 1 71d 119 51n 71,0 76 I 120 5n 710 77 1 61d 121 200 3d 78 1 61d 1 2 37 5d 79 1 std 123 37 5d 80 1 7d 124 39 50 Si Ii 91d 125 25 514 82 11 90 126 25 51,0 83 11 910 127 26 51c1 89 5k 30s 128 36 540 90 5 121 129 3ii id 91 2 110 1 0 37 51,0 92 10 1210 131 2 510 93 4 940 132 1 51- . 0 94 4 81d i 133 9c 95 1 Ild 134 10c 96 1 1010 135 la 9,10 97 1 9/0 136 2p 810 98 9 310 137 8e 210 99 10 138 12c 100 10 139 5b 101 10 140 4e 2d 109 4 • b lambs. c p eces and cotta d black fleece ,kin. hpi ces. i part grease. k first quality, iorto. n grey pickings. o Llsb in, all faults MR. EDML , ND BUC :KLEY's CATALOGGFI OF 358 I3ALES Lot. Bales. Per lb. Lot. Bales. Per lb. Lot. Bales. Per la 1 5 13d 22 12 43 1 6d 2 14 11d 23 l 2 44 In 194 3 1 84d 24 12 45 5 17d 4 3 Sid 25 30h hid 46 4 5 2 91d 26 50 lld 47 3 6 4 114 d 27 50 111 d 48 1 7 4 13d 28 4i 9d 49 5 8 7a 29 5k 210 50 2o 93d 9 Sa 30 5k 210 51 2o 10 8a 31 41 94d 52 2p 21d 11 3b 8 1 d 32 lm 53 3 203 d 12 le 101 d 33 4 7d 54 2 20 Ad 13 8a 5d 34 3 Gid 55 1 151 d 14 3d 9d 35 5 63d 66 lh 91d 15 lb 81(1 36 2 60 57 2q 16d 16 3d 9d 37 5 id 58 2r 151 d 17 lb 81d 38 6 71d 59 5s 18 Ge 39 3 iid GO 3t 19 6 40 2 9d Cl 3n 2 4 d 20 6f 9d 41 1 114 d 62 2u 2id 21 12g Gd 42 1 5d n denotes Ist quality. b grey. c yellow. d 2nd quality. e Syrian f Mogadore, g greasy Lisbon. h Peruvian. i grei Iceland. k fine. i saner. m locks. n fine Entre Rios. o grease. p Buenos Ayres fine skin. q lash combing skin. r English fleece. a black Italian. t gray Italian. u waste. WEST DERBY UNION The usual weekly meeting of this board of guardians was held yesterday, at the board-room, Mill-lane. In the absence of the chairman, and deputy-chairman, Mr. Siddeley took the chair. The other members present were—Messrs. Lunt, Abrahams, Morris, Wilson, Leyland, T. Edwards, Wensley, Medcalf, Evans, Craig, Bolten, and Callis. _ _ The minutes 'of the list meeting were corfirnaed The Clerk reported that he had examined all the books kept by the several officers, and found them correctly made up. The Master of the Workhou - e reported that last week there were 604 paupers in the house, since when, seventeen had been admitted, two born, twelve discharged, and one death, leaving, this week, 610 ; and there were for the corresponding week of last year 605. The Master of the Hospital reported that, at the beginning of the week, there were eighty patients in the establishment. This week there were eighty-six, and the corresponding week of last sear there were fifty one. Cheques to the amount of £l5O were voted for the sustenance of the out-door poor. TENDERS Out of all the tenders sent in for the printing of the establishment, that of Mr. Fraser, being the lowest, was accepted, after a desultory conversation. A letter was read from - the Poor-law Board, relative to the governor's children, the Board insisting that the main tenance of the three youngest should be paid for. The subject was referred to the committee for them to report thereon. The clerk was instructed to advertise for tenders for those articles for which contracts were not sent in last week. Some routine business was disposed of, which gave occasion for a great amount of talk of no interest, and the board adjourned. EMIGRATION CASE CHARGE AGAINST A RUNNER.—William Renayre, an " emigrant runner," was summoned by Mr. Stewart, one of the emigration officers, on bahalf of a young girl, named Margaret Blake, a native of Dungarynn. Mr. Bluck was for the defendant, and Mr. Almond attended to watch the case OR the part of Mr. Freckleton, emigration agent. It appeared that the girl had engaged a passage in the ship Lady Franklin, and had paid her passage, and obtained a ticket from Mr. Freckleton for that ship. The defendant was a run ner in Mr, Freekleton's office, and three of the girl's frien la haying arrived in town, and booked by the Great Western, she wished to go with them in that vessel. The defendant undertook to get the ticket changed ; and, it seemed, that when she was sent on board the latter ship, she was refused a passage by the captain, on the ground that she was enoiente. It was alleged that the girl was locked up (with some others) on board the ship for the night with drunken sailors. The following evidence was given in the case before Messrs Aikin and Smith, who presided at the police court :—Thomas Montgomery, a clerk at Messrs. Hill and Tracy, emigration agents, stated that he was at the clearing of the ship Great %Irk stern, when the girl was rejected to by the surgeon of the ship, and sho was returned next day. He got her ticket from a clerk of Mr. Freckle• ton, wlio asked him to take, it to the ship, The girl was locked up all night au the ship. ',gr. .s.,lewari: Were there not drunken sailors locked up with her ? I heard so. To the bench ; The girl got her ticket next morning, when she was turned on shore. The captain would not take her after what the surgeon said. The ticket was on the cabin table all night. Air. Bluck said he did not know what the charge was. Mr. Stewart replied, it was for inducing a passenger to give up a ticket. The witness, in reply to Mr. Bluck, said there were others rejected as well as tlie girl. Mr. Aikin said it was a frightful case towards the poor girl. The first person who had induced the girl to give up the ticket was liable, but here is a third person (Montgomery), not the agent of P : a i i i y r girl h o e n c came the person who received the money, and he was sent in order to avoid the liability, and he left the ticket on the table all night 'withnt saying a word about it, and without of the ticket was done by Mr. Freckleton to oblige the girl, g s e a t tu h rd er ay, a he p:s e a r g o e. he l r i ea making any enquiry about her. Mr. t lt h i e r. co ß n i t u r e a k et s . aid m t r h . e s c t h e a w n a g r e t and he was ready to perform said Mr. Freckleton told a h nsa i d m idto, thought it a most greivicra hardship on the not c‘ime until the following Thursday, when detention monerye,atb:ytestweroauldon h h e i whh w ee o rn o t l o d tchoem not e tibackm passagee. f rso She en d t t h ihd e e She got into the hands of a Mrs. Glennon in the mean: girl. Mr. a F T r h e c o l: l n e t t o o n n , the Thornton had sailed, although her name was on clearance list of that ship. Mr. Aikin as on the wished to know if the girl would be forwarded to New York,and _ di sc ussion Mr. Freckleton sa id he would do so, and pay her a lallzu , Al expenses, and the case was then d' MARITIMI 1:r bon,zh :—The Lan d .. timber, 19 on the west l) n' of N from Kin rs'towii to Whitehav from Bangor to Londond, -ith the tide.-1 he M Jerry, are on shore off Ballycoulter. and till wrecksrtin, Shannon, of Belfast, from Bfarrpor_t_!,° Larne, is a total , off Groom's Port. Master and bay d r 7r to , —The Martin Luther, from Quebec to Liverpo o l, shsv "'lwo, has lost tails, &c. In bringing to. Ili: other - damage. of Maryport, which lost b-wspat 'Wicklow, is a total giuson. which went on shore near She was bui,t in Liverpool in 1814. from Bombay to ! 7 ft h e foul i of the Algoa Bay, August 2.—The The m e. kty, dears swept, &c., and .iverpool, which put in here, June 29. tfettr,,m Rangoon to Falmouth. the American ship Star of the Emp ire , which i ut in hers, June 28. sroicE • leaky. ha ve ri been condemned. hiertrude The Oliver Lana', l,e„ce for Nem Zealand, on th e 2 6 th ult.. at p.m., 35 mica S E• of c a pe Clear, by the Burns, arrived here. • roltrlON PORS. let New Yort Andes(e.sJ, both honee*si _ New York 0 ,0, fr"fromG 0•, ), from Const antinople at Smyrna. • Va jant, Arno (8.5.), Dauntless, Good Intent, and Taurus (e.c)— all hence at Gibraltar, Faugh - a - Ballagh, and Augusta—both hence at Danzic. Avance, hence at Pernam. Egyptian OA ), and British Queen (a.°. ) —both hence at Malta, Lawsons, Evangeline, and Lady Fi!zher bert —ad hence at Cronstadt. 'OW j and Uncle Toby, end Saratoga,. • " TgE NEW SAFETY INKSTAND, we Can bear pe rsonal witness to, secures t o a ll c l asses one which will keep the ink always clean and good, will prevent that accumulation o f , and de oxide which spoils the finest writing, ' t"" nt 4 Of MARRIAGE best pen ; by means of this inkstand, too, the amou nt of the Ist hist , at St. Ann's, Stan'ev, by the Rev. Wm. Anderse Tr, ink taken up by the pen can be ilarilY re g ui d ALA., of Belfast. ;iii s ted by the Rev' Thos- Gndner, M.A. . Robe 4 a e Portsmouth Times anc 1 Naval G(azette.--4301d by all Boo k- Smyth Anderson, Esq., of Louisville, Kentucky, to Elisabeth Jana. sellers. Trice 4s, 3s, and is 6d.—Advt , daughter of the late J. G. Greevea, Esq., merchant, of New Orleans Coquette, liclice at Riga.; 1\ spot:gut sailed from 13,1b0a for Liverpool. Sept. 26, POLICE INTELLIGENCE. LIVERPOOL. (BEFORE MR. SANDS.) KINDNESS.—Mathew Whelan was charged with having stolen £3 193 from a sailor, named Richard Lovett. It h e e prisoner Railway t o Tunnel accompany e te hi appeared that the pa r ties m e t i n Sc Aland•place, and the prosecutor, being on hi s wa y t o th e E I ge -hill Staion, when T They went invited to T the prisoner was t rea t e d b y prosecutor, who fell asleep, an d , m near in Ed a ge c - a h b ill, when he awoke he found the prisoner and his money gone. He gave information, and the prisoner was arre4od in Cartwright-place with £1 163 in his pocket, although he said he had only 62 i. A sovereign was found in a spitoon at the hotel. Mr. Black defended the prisoner, and con tended that any one else might have taken the money, as there were plenty of people in and out of the room where the prosecutor was. The prisoner was discharged. (BEFORE MR. J FRIGHTFUL ATTEMPT TO MURDER A BLACK. MAN IN LIVERPOOL—This morning, a young female. named Janet Wilson, was brought up on a charge of having attempted to cut the throat of a black man, named William Freeman. The facts of the case were these. The previous night the complainant was in Maguire street, speaking to some females ; the prisoner came and spoke to him, when he said he did not want to speak with her at all. Some words passed between them, when the priscntr pulled out a knife, and made a violent blow at his throat, when he put up his hand to Faye himself, when the knife came across his band, and inflicted a serious wound on him. Surgeon Davies, of the Northern Dispensary, said he dressed the wound, which was an inch and a half long, and an inch deep. It was an incised wound, and, at present, he did not apprehend any dangerous consequences, as incis‘xl wounds did not generally end in tetanus—lacerated wounds generally did. In reply to the charge, the prisoner said it was all done through "6 1 " She was fully committed for trial. 'tylarking. (BEFORE MESSRS. AIKIN AND SMITH DESPERATE ASSAULT.—Mrs. Susan Buckley, the keeper of a spirit vaults in Collingwood-street, charged a very tall woman, named Mary Mangan, with having committed a violent assault on her, by striking her with a stone on the forehead. It appeared that there was a fight in the street, when stones, knives, and other "implements" were used very freely, the prisoner was in the " ruckshin " and acted as a generaless —for which h er s t a t ure fitted her. She flung bricks in all directions, and one coming in contact with complainant's forehead, inflicted a serious wound. The surgeon, who dressed the wound, said it was a serious wound, but he did not think any serious result would follow. The prisoner was sent to gaol for one month. COAT STEALING.—EIIen D3olan, who was remanded on a charge of having stolen two coats. was brought up. Mr. Bluck defended. Thompson and Scaife, the detectives, produced Mr. John J. Radford, of 25, Whitechapel, who identified the garments as his property. Mr. Bluck argued that the prisoner ought to be dealt with in a summary manner, as there was no proof of stealing, and therefore the punishment ought to be for not accounting. The prisoner was sent for trial. TRADE REPORT.-WEDNESDAY LIVERPOOL COTTON: There has been a steady market to-day, the demand has been fair. the supply ample, and prices are unchanged. The sales—including 230 Maranhams 61d to 71d, 60 Bahias 64d to 61d, 200 Egyptians 6id to 90, 800 Surats 4-1(1 to s}d—are reported 8,000 bales, of which 1,000 are on speculation and for export. SUGAR: Our market is without change; the sales are confined to 1,700 bags brown Pernams at 28s per owt from the quay. being previous rates. MOLASSES : Nothing has occurred. RUM A small parcel of Demerara is reported without change in prices. RICE : 6,000 bags Neeransie have realised lOs 6d, and 1,400 bags Bengal lOs to I Is per cwt. PEARL SAG): 100 boxes sold at 29s 3d per cwt. ORCHELLA. WEED : 250 bales sold at 47s for Angola, and 33s to 33s 3d for Cane de Verd. BORAX: 70 cases sold at 655, and at 824 for East India refined. SALTPETRE : 150 bags sold at 30s to 31s 63. TARTAR: 8 casks grey sold at 95s to 965. MADDER ROOTS 15 bales Bombay, all faults, sold at 36s Gd per cwt. Locwoon: 100 tons Jamaica sold at £4 17s 6d. FUSTIC: 25 tons Ceara sold at .e 6 2s 6d for small, and .17 2s tid for large. LIRA WOOD: 20 tons sold at £l6 54. RED SANDERS WOOD: 5 tons sold at £8 15s. LO \TOON. SUGAR : The • market has a steady appearance ; the public sales of foreign are rather large today. A cargo of Havana, No. H, sold afloat for Denmark at 355. Refined markets steady. : The public sales are going off without spirit. The market steady, but not active. This article has a very firm appearance, "•nount of business done has been small the COFFE TEA: COTTON although the last two days Rum: Strong Jamaica sold at 4s by private contract. RICE : There has been a good demand for the finer sorts of Bengal. About 5,000 bags sold at 123 to 13s. In other articles no material alteration. TALLOW : The market is firm at the annexed quotations : —Town tallow is quoted 51s 91 nett cash ; Petersburg Y.C. on the spot, 51s 3d to 51s 61; September, 50s 6d ; October and December, 493 61 to 49s 91. BOROUGH flop : The market is active for hops with colour, the late winds having damaged those not picked, Duty, £240,000 to £250,000. Corm : The arrivals of all descriptions of grain and flour since Monday have been moderate. The wheat trade was firm for all good qualities at Monday's quota tions. Flour was fully as dear. Fine malting barley maintained former prices, and oats were the turn in favour of the seller. Beans and pease RS last noted. Arrivals into London from Sept. 29 to Oct. 1 —English and Scotch—Wheat, 620 qrs ; barley, 190 qrs : malt, 450 qrs. Irish—Oats, 3,740 qrs. Foreign—Wheat, 5,290 qrs ; oats. 3,970 qrs. Flour, 550 brls. MINES : In the market for British mining stocks the chief feature is a renewed demand for Great Wheal Alfred shares, which show an upward tendency. Sortridge Consols and Great South Tolgus are also in request, at improved prices. Shares in Wheal Grenville are more offered. In the Stock Exchange to-day St. John del Rey shares have been dealt in at 193 ; and Sortridge Censors at 3. Subjoined is a list of yesterday's transactions in the Mining Exchange : Craddock Moor, 44, 453 ; Gawton United, 20s ; Great Alfred, 10k, 11,10, 3, 10, 3, is 3; Great South Tolgus, 10a, 11, 103, 113, 10; ; North Basset, 373, 38 ; North Frances, 93, 103 ; Pendeen Queen of Dart, 28s 6d; Sortridge Consols, 23, 33 ; South Frances, 3473, 350, 3.52 i, 325; Wheal Edward, 23; Wheal Grenville, 23, 1. 2; Wheal Margery, 35, 36. In the Stock Exchange : Soatridge Consols, 23, 3; Great Wheal Alfred, 103: Great South Tolgus, 10, 3 ; Fort Bowen, Is ficl; Liberty,. Is 61. The meeting of the South Australian Copper. Mining Company, fixed for Wednesday next, is to be adjourned for a fortnight or three weeks. to allow time for the receipt of the report from the new manager. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE NEWMARKET RACE 3.-YESTERDAY. Ulysses ST. LEGBR STAKES. 1 I Colt. 1)y Pyrrhus LA.TBST BETTING. ossAitinmcn. 14 to 1 agstlbeek (taken) 20 ... 1 Middleton (taken) 33 1 ... Mary (taken) C&MBRTDGESHIRE, 25 to 4 agst Hungerford (taken) DERBY, 1857. 30 to 1 agst Ztiyder Zee (taken) SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE . o--- LIVERPOOL, OCTOBER 2 Flinn WATER—Morn. 12 50 Even. 14 __ll ARRIVF 'ea, 16 ft. 5 in Oct. 1 --Anne Holsberg. from Caleutts—lsabel. and Excelsior, Denia—Emp ess, St. John, N.;l,.—Messenger. Jerk ey—Cultlvator, a: d Lucy Thompson, New York—Margaret, Prince Edward Island —relican (s.s.), Rotterdam..Clty of Baltimore (s.s.), Burns, Herrandura., SAILED Yo •k —Ericsson (U. S.M.S.), and John bright, both for New Y , k Consul. Ellen Marta, Scotland, and Humber, 9/WHIM—Sea Flower, • Calcutta Falken, and J. S. Parsons, New Orleans—Bonita, Pernambuco—Wasp, C M eris il t e i — an H a— er D m r ° a i g n go i n,Celfoh:tionn—laJ—ohDanagaaherlarligarothn, Riga—Jacoba, Amsterdam—Lberator , Genoa—lron Jon. Va'entia Margaret t A .St — EdgeCorabe, Puerta Debora,iNar , a —Chas. Tuirer, Sullivan Cabello—Tamaulipas (s.s.), N antes. XTRICTS Belfast, Sept. 29. —' og vessels are on shore Pa this c, from Quebec to BeHut, with. itehouse.—The Brothers, of and and the Thomas Mason, of ant!