The Northern Daily Times. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1853-10-13 00:00:00

ttommerrig taiN, THIS DAY This day (Thursday), the 13th inst., at Twelve o'Clock, at Browne, Hunter, & Co's. Office, 2, Dale-street. 1,200 Bags Molumein RICE. now landing.—Apply to - BROWNE, MINTER, and CO HOUSE AGENTS HAVING PREMISES TO LET OR SELL SHOULD ADVERTISE IN THE NORTHERN DAILY TIMES AT A CHARGE OF SIXPE N C E. Offices-19, SOUTH JOHN STREET, LIVERPOOL; 9, PRINCESS STREET, MANCHESTER. SERVANTS WANTING SITUATIONS PERSONS WANTING SERVANTS, should Advertise in the NORTHERN DAILY TIMES, CHARGE N C E. Published every morning, at 19, South John-street, Liverpool, and 9, Princess-street, Manchester. SIXPE TO CORRESPONDENTS No notice can be taken of anonymous communications. Whatever is intended for insertion must be authenticated by the name and address of the writer ; not necessarily for publication, but as a guarantee of his good faith. We cannot undertake to return rejected communications. All communications, Books for Itevie*, etc., to be for warded to the Editor must be addressed to the Publisher, CHARLES WILLMER, and those from London may be sent to the care of Messrs. Simpkin, Marshall, and Co. ,RiirOtra ,WWN.,•"N,,,N.SMNWS/5M,,,,•M,.,,,,,.,,,,151VVV,,,,,,,,/ THURSDAY, OCTOBER 13, 1853 THE courier bringing the despatches sent, by the Fury, from Lord STRATFORD DE REDCLIFFE, our Am- bassador, :at Constantinople, arrived in London yesterday morning, and had an immediate inter view with the Earl of CLARENDON. The news con- tamed in these despatches is of the highest impor tance, for they prove, incontestably, that the PORTE has actually declared war against Russia, and that hostilities have already commenced, though upon an insignificant scale The Government despatches date, nominally, from the 2d inst. from Constantinople, though the facts which they disclose are only brought down to the evening of the Ist. About seven o'clock that evening the batti-sheriff of the SULTAN, declaring war against Russia, was signed and transmitted to the ambassadors, the high functionaries of state and to OMER PASHA. This:disposed at once of the attempts of the British and French ministers, and of the intrigues of the first dragoman of the Rus sion embassy, who remains in Constontinople to procure delay. The declaration, however, is con ditional. The Russian commanders are first to be called upon to retire from the Principalities ; if they refuse, then OMER PASHA is to commence hostilities, though he is empowered to allow a time, not exceeding 14 days, for communication with St. Petersburg. So much for what has transpired in London. The Paris correspondent of the Morning Chronicle, who receives his inspirations from the department of M. DROVE DE SHAYS, says in his letter of Tuesday : " The following details are from the best sources, and I believe that I can guarantee their authenticity. It was on the first instant that the Divan came to the resolutions to adopt vigorous measures against Russia, and the following measures were determined on. In the first place, the Sultan addressed a spirited proclamation to his peo ple, in which he appealed to their loyalty and spirit of inde pendence. The document is of the most warlike character. Secondly, an appeal was addressed by the Sultan to the Governments of France and England. In this document the Sultan gives a detailed statement of his case, exposes the justice of the cause which the Porte defends, and the necessity forced upon it to resist the aggressions of the Czar, and finishes by demanding not only the moral but also the material support of those Powers • and, in the third place, an official demand was addressed by the Porte to the ambassadors of England and France, for the passage of the fleets of the two nations through the Dardanelles, and their approach to Constantino ple. At the same time that these important measures were adopted, an order was dispatched by the Government to Omer_ Pacha, directing him to summon General Gortscha- koff, the Russian comniander-in-chief, immediately to evacu ate the principalities, and to intimate to him that, in the event of a refusal, he is instructed to commence hostilities. If General Gortschakoff should answer that his orders will not allow him to do so without referring the question to his Sovereign, Omer Pacha is directed to give reasonable time for the reception of an answer from St. Petersburg. But if, on the contrary, General Gortschakoff should at once and positively refuse to evacuate the provinces, Omer Pacha is, in that case, directed to commence hostilities, to the intent of giving the Russians all the annoyance in his power, burning their ships and boats on the Danube, interrupting their communications, &c. It is, however, specially directed in no case to pass the Danube wit'iout further orders. " From this it will be se en that the Government of the Sultan has not only determined to defend the independence of his dominions, but that, as the refusal of General Gorts- chakoff is a matter of certainty, the war may be considered as having already commenced. It is important to re mark that this vigorous step has been adopted by the Porte without any reference to any support it might look for on the part of its allies. In point of fact, the whole of these proceedings were adopted under the impression, which has for some time past been prevalent in ',Constantinople, that no dependence was to be placed on the support of the Western Powers, for, at the time the Divan met and resolved upon the declaration of war, it was not yet known that the English and French Governments were now of opinion that the resistance of Turkey to the Vienna note was legitimate, and that France and England were determined to support her with their fleets." It certainly could not be known at Constanti nople-on the Ist that the allied cabinets of England and France had determined to support Turkey with their fleets, and, if necessary, by a military force. Still the fact is, that about the 24th or 25th this determination was taken; and, on the 27th, orders simultaneously left London and Paris for Admiral DUNDAB and HAWELIN to conduct the squadron under their command before Canstantinople. At the time we write, those squadrons are in the sea of Marmora, whilst eight or nine ships belonging to the Turco-Egyptian squadron have entered the Black Sea, where it is not at all improbable they may come into collision with the naval force of Russia in those waters. At present, then, there is every reason to antici pate that the war has begun. There are scarcely any serious probabilities:of the state quo being pre served. Perhaps by Saturday there may be a telegraph via Trieste or Vienna which will dissi pate uncertainty in this respect. In the meantime all the advices from Prussia and Austria uniformly speak of the pacific views of the CZA.R. All assertions of this kind from these quarters must be receival subject to considerable distrust, for Austria is notoriously under Russian influence, and aiding in Russian intrigues, whilst throughout Prussia, the press has received orders not to speak anything unpleasant or disagreeable concerning the CZAR, or his proceedings. It is istated, however, that the CZAR has failed in his attempts to patch up an offensive and defensive alliance between Russia, Austria, and Prussia, against England and France. A Cabinet Council was held at the Foreign Office yesterday, to consider the dispatches received in the morning. THE Loss OF THE ANNIE JANE.—Yesterday a subscription list was laid upon the table in the Underwriter's Room, for the relief of the relatives and friends of the suf ferers by the wreck of the Annie Jane. The Liverpool Shipwreck Humane. Society have subscribed Ten guineas, and Mr. Thomas Holderness Twenty guineas. MONETARY AND COMMERCIAL LIVERPOOL, WEDNESDAY EVENING Our 'advices per the Arctic from New York are three days later than those received per the Niagara. The commercial intelligence brought by this mail is -of the greatest importance: The following is the circular which has been issued by the Treasury Department, and to which we referred in the NORTHERN DAILY TIMES Of Saturday last : "TREASURY DEPARTMENT, Tuesday; Sept. 20, 1853, " SIR :—The increasing revenue and accumulating amount of money in the treasury render it most probable that the tariff will be made a prominent subject of discussion and examination with a view to reduction, during the approach ing session of Congress. In the meantime, and at as early a day as may be, I am desirous to obtain from the most re liable sources the best information of the working of the present rates of duty upon the leading branches of industry of the country, and of the effect to be expected from the proposed modifications. " Understanding that you take an interest in this subject, and have given some attention to it, and perhaps have been in situations to place within your reach very valuable infor mation, you will much oblige me by communicating to this department your views thereon, and by furnishing lists of articles now subject to duty, which, according to such views, should be duty free, and of such other articles on which the present duty should be reduced. " The existing tariff having been designed generally and substantially for revenue and for a fair and equal operation, both between the various sections of the country and the various branches of industry, the same objects should, un doubtedly, be kept in view ; and the reductions, if any shall be made, should be so arranged as to afford an equal participation in the benefit to every interest and to every section. Articles which enter into our manufactures, and those which do not come into competition with American products, are those about which there will, doubtless, be the least question. " Besides these objects the proposed reduction of the tariff of such an arrangement as will afford proportional benefit and relief to every portion and interest of the 'country, there is another which ought by no means to be disregarded—l mean, to abridge the labours of the custom-houses. This object will be consulted by adding to the free list articles of general consumption, and articles paying little duty, which, but for this consideration, might properly be made subjects , of revenue. " I am, very respectfully, " JAMES GUTHRIE, " Secretary of the Treasury." The fact of the United States being in a position to adopt this course, bespeaks not only her own prosperity, but also promises inculable benefits to the traders and manufacturers of this country, The manner in which the proposal has been brought forward, free from all intrigue or party trickery, appealing at once to the experience and good sense of the representatives, leaves little room for doubt as to the success of the proposed alteration. The Stock Market had fluctuated considerably ; but the tendency had been generally to advance. Exchange on London was quoted at 109 to 1091; Paris, 5.124 5.13 ; Hamburgh, 364 to 361; Bremen, 791 to 80 The best Railway bonds were in demand. Money was decidedly more easy, and was plentiful on call. First-class securities; at 6 to 7 per cent. Long dates, 9, 10 and 12. The banks were still acting strigently not withstanding the cash deposits were rapidly accumulating, The Mint was not issuing coin in proportion to the gold received. The fol lowing is a comparative statement of the bullion held by the New York Banks, and the Bank of England, for three weeks. SPECIE IN NEW YORK AND LONDON Bank of New York. Increase England. Decrease. June 11...512,174,509 92,000,000 • August 6... 9,746,452 .87,000,000 $5,000,000 August 13. 10,654,612 908,156 86,500,000 500,000 August 20. 11,092,552 437,934 85,500,000 1,000,000 August 27. 11,319,049 226,497 84,500,000 1,000,000 Sept. 3. ... 11,468,049 82,500,000 2,000,000 These figures are taken from the latest dates, and when . the amounts held' by the New York Banks are added to the 30,000,000 dols, in the Trea sury coffers, we find that the States possess a larger amount of bullion than at any former period. The Arctic has brought 24.1,863 dollars in specie. The foreign dry goods market at New York was in the most prosperous condition; the attendance of dealers large, and the utmost confidence of a large and increased consumption generally prevailed. The exports of corn, bread-stuffs, and provisions to Liverpool for the week were very large. In the - flour and meal markets the transactions were not large, about one-third of the purchases being for forward delivery. The arrivals had been moderate, owing to the late break in the canal; hence price's had been well supported, with only a moderate shipping inquiry for immediate delivery, but a fair demand for the future, the cur rent high rates of freight restricting the demand for English markets, but for France there was little abatement. Much of that going to Havre was purchased to arrive. A better demand had prevailed for the East, and the local trade, especially for the better grades, and the Ordinary, Fancies, and Extras were difficult of sale at more than 6i to 18ic above the prices of common brands. Further advance in the prices of provisions was anticipated in the American markets, particularly Beef. In the Cotton market the business transacted was chiefly for expert. The quotations of last week were renewed, but more difficult to obtain, not withs,tanding the damage_said to have taken place to the growing crop. The agents for the Austrian Steam-boat Com pany have received these instructions :—" Please to inform the public that the steamers of this com pany have ceased plying on the Lower Danube be low Orsova." From London we learn that the Orpheus has arrived in the Downs, from South Australia. Her dates are to the 13th of May. She brings 3,292 oz: of gold on freight, which, added to the previous arrivals, makes the aggregate amount of £125,168 of gold received from Australia this week. The advices she brings from New Zealand are ex tremely satisfactory, and show the colony to be in a healthy condition, as to both her revenue and trade. The London market was easier again to-day. Money could be had at 44 per cent. on good short bills, and on ordinary paper at 5 per cent. The payment of the dividends will commence to-mor row, and the disbursement of from five to six mil lions must necessarily make money still easier. The Stock Market fluctuated considerably. As Much as 24 per cent. has been given for the " put and call" of Consols at present prices, for Ist Nov. accounts. Consols for money and time were done at 914 to 91i ; 914 4 for ,cash and to-morrow. The Three per Cent Reduced 90i Three-and a-Quarter per Cents. at 924 to 93, both ex. div. Bank Stock for money 217 ; Exchequer Bills his. to 95., and India Bonds 2s. prm. The Foreign Stock market was flat, with little prospect of revival. Russian Stock is quoted 113 for the Five per cents., and 974 for the Four-and-a- Half per Cent. Bonds. In the share market the sattlement of the ac count appears to have given firmness to the mar ket. It is generally supposed to be unfavourable to the "Bears." The Liverpool Share market. continues inactive, and prices can only be said to be nominal. Some reaction may, however, be anticipated, seeing the number of circumstances that concur to increase the public confidence. The Cotton market continues firm and steady, with a disposition (if anything) to advance. The Sales for to day amounted to 7,000 bales, 500 of which were taken for export, and 500 on specula tion. BULLION MARKET AND FOREIGN EXCHANGES We give the current price of Gold, as follows, to assist the merchant in calculating the rates of Foreign Exchange, by the actual current rates of bullion, as last reported London, 770..9d. ; Paris, ; Hamburgh,—; Am sterdam, —; Vienna, —; St. Petersburg, ; Ber lin, —; Milan, —; Constantindple, —; Alexandria, —; Bombay, —; Calcutta, ; Hong Kong,— ; Sydney, 745. 9d. to —s. ; Port Phillip, 775.; Adelaide, —; Victoria, 775. 6d. ; Ovens, 765. 6d.; Montreal, —; New York, —; . Boston, £3 17s. 9d. ; San Francisco, ; :Mexico, ; Brazils, We subjoin a return of the Foreign Exchanges, calculated according to the London Mint price of 17s 10/d. the ounce ; Amsterdam, short, 11 164 to 17; do, 3 months, 11 183 ; to 19 ; Rotterdam, 3 m. 11 181 to 194 Antwerp, 3 m. 25 35 to 40 ; Brussels, 3 m. 25 35 to 40 ; Hamburg, 3 m. 13 64 to 74; Paris, short, 25 5 to 10 ; do, 3 m. 26 35 to 40 ; Marseilles, 3 m. 26 373; to 423 ; Frankfort, 3 m. 1208 to 1203; Vienna, 3 m. 11 15 to 19 ; Trieste, 3 m. 11 18 to 11 22; Petersburgh, 37.1 to 373 ; Madrid, 3 m. 498 to 50 ; Cadiz, 3 m. 50 to 504 ; Leghorn, 3 m. 30 10 to 30 20 ; Genoa, 3 m. 25 45 to 25 50 ; Naples, 3 m. 41i to 42; Palermo, 3 m. 1243 to 124 f; Messina, 3 m. 124/ to 125 ; Lisbon, 3 m. 521 to 53 ; Oporto, 3 m. 534 to 531 ; R. Janeiro, 60 days, to —; New York, ditto, 109 to 109 f ; Boston, ditto, to Focaign Gold in bars; 13 17s. 9d. ; Mexican Dollars; 05. 4. 0 d. ; Silver in bars stand, Os. Od.; East India Com pany's Bills. House Bills 60 days; Calcutta Co's Rupee, 2 Ot to 2 O. 6; Bombay ditto, 2 11; Madras ditto, 24k. Sydney, lit pm. ; Hongkong. 6 9 to 5 10i; Alexandria, 991. THE NORTHERN DAILY TIMES. the Governor should be called on to be responsible fox work performed in the Gaol, if he had no power in the appOintment of the Clerks ' or, at least, if heAvere not entitled to claim from them some bond for his own security against, their making away with any funds. He could not see, however, why one of the clerks employed by the Corporation might not under take the duty of colleiting this money, as due to the Gaol. The government clerks appointed for-the Collection of taxes in this or other townships had a distinct duty to perform of collecting the money, but they knew not for what. If one asked them what was the amount upon which his assessment was made, they would tell him that they did not know, and that they were merely directed to collect from him a certain amount of pounds, shillings, and pence. The best plan then would be for the Gove r n or to hand over a list of the debts 'due to the Gaol to the Treasurer of the Corporation, and let the Treasurer employ those who were already in the service of the Corporation, to collect the respective amounts. He (Mr. Gladstone) could see no difficulty whatever in that plan. It was very true that the business of the Governor of the Gaol was in itself full of responsibility, and in point of fact, distinct from the collection of accou n ts, hi s duty in attending to the prison, and guarding the prisoners committed to his charge, was amply sufficient in itself to keep' employed a man of very great ability. , Hetherefore hoped that this matter would receive due consideration from the Council, because to suppose that under. present circumstances the Governor was to go running about the town, collecting his accounts, was quite absurd ; and they should also recollect that it was after he had accepted the situation that he was told that the bond he was required to sign was not of the same forM as that which his predecessor had signed. It was high time, how ever, that something should be done to protect the corpora tion, and he therefore hoped that some scheme would be de vised, such as had been suggested by Mr. Bennett, because it was probable that if the collectijn were placed in the hands of the corporation, one of the staff might be dispensed with at the gaol. The Tow CLERK observed that the subject mentioned by Mr. Gladstone had been under th e consideration of the Committee, there being a person in the gaol whose time admitted his being employed in collection, it was not thought desirable to make any change until removal to the new gaol. Then; certainly, it would be desirable to make a change in the system. Mr. "GODFREY asked who was to receive the small accoun paid into the gaol in such sums as half crowns, and ow less. With reference to what had been said about the bow Mr. Jameson had no objection to sign it himself, but h friend's would not go bail for other parties ; and it certain] was very hard that he should be liable for the defalcations others if there should be any. Mr. TIORNEY, notwithstndino• what had boen said, could see no hardship in Mr. Jameson being subjected to the same thing as the other heads of departments. With regard to the appointment of the subordinate officers, though they were not appointed by the Governor, still every repesentation of his was attended to, and the dismissal of ihe officers im mediately took place on any complaint by him. And if they were to exempt Mr. Jameson from the responsibility which attached to all the other heads of departments of the Corporation, they would take ,from hini that inducement to vigilance in the superintendence of his officers, which was essentially necessary that he should have. Besides, it was not generally understood that Mr. Jameson was the cash keeper, for every night the money collected during the day was placed in his room, and he was responsible for its safe keeping. The DEPUTY MAYOR observed that they should also re collect that it was the wish of the Finance Committee, that Mr. Jameson should take bonds frOm his subordinates. The TowN CLERK called attention to the fact, that ox the 4th of August, 1852, the Council resolved, that so far a: the appointment of Governer rested with them Mr. Jarnesoi was appointed tolhe situation, on his giving security, him• self in £2,000, and two sureties in £l,OOO, or four suretiel in £5OO each, for the safe custody of the prisoners coin• mitted to his charge, and for accounting for all sums o: money which might be received at the gaol ; and that al fees, perquisites, and other emoluments, be paid over to, anc accounted for, by the Governor, to the Borough Treasurer (Hear, hear.) Mr. BIQHA➢S : When was that resolution forwarded to Mr. Jame Son. • The Towx CLERK replied in a day or two afterwards. Mn. BIGHAM wished to call the attention of the Counci to a matter connected with the new gaol. He would no have mentioned it now, had it not oozed out and been talked of abroad, that there was something wrong in connectioi with the new gaol. It was now about six weeks ago sine, he had . received a letter, signed with the writer's name, am charging some persons with having mulct the Corporation t, the extent of £1,500 or £2,000, by supplying bricks to th new gaol, and taking credit for more than was received. I . the letter had been an anonymous one, he should have take] . no notice Of it, but as it had a genuine signature to it, and was so precise in the particulars it conveyed, he considered he Was bound to put it into the hands of the Chairman o the Committee. Since • then, however, no notice had bee' taken of the communication, though a period of six week had elapsed in the interval. The charge was a very seriom one, and though he knew nothing of the writer, still hi: statement of facts were so precise,' that they were worthy 0: consideration. The DEPUTY MAYOR observed that the matter was it course of inquiry at the present moment. _ Mr. Alder - man PAILKEI I. said that the very moment Mr Bennett's communication was received, the surveyor wa called in and directed to inquire into it. Not a momen was lost : everything that the Committee could do, wa done, and every information that they would obtain, woul( be immediately laid before"-the Council. Mr. ROBERTSON GLADSTONE was sure that the Com. mittee could not occupy six weeks in finding out whether there was any truth or not in the charge. Mr. HOID.BY replied that as soon vas Mr. Bennett put the communication into his hands, he immediately put it into the hands of the Surveyor, who considered it a vbry serious charge, and immediately proceeded to investigate it. He (Mr.. Hornby) had only returned from abroad on Saturday, and he had not time to investigate the subject, but he was sure that when a conclusion had been arrived at, it would be communicated to the Council. Mr. BIG um was not at all satisfied, but, on the contrary, he had every reason to be dissatisfied, first for the course adopted by the Committee, and secondly for the delay in the investigation. If a given numberof bricks had - been supplied, anda greater number charged for, certain neglect attached to some, one, he, would say not whom, but the intelligence of the Council would see that it was improper to place the matter in theliands of the surveyor. Mr. •THOMPSON 'thought that the charge having been made Six weeks ago, .they should now be in a position to state, for the sake of the character of the pa r ty implicated, whether or not there was truth in it. The TowN CLanK said he had heard nothing of this letter for some time, and when his attention was directed to it, the affair was in this position. The letter had been re ceived, and was in the hands of the surveyor, and on being handed to him, he (the Town Clerk) wrote a letter to the party charged. He received no answer, and he wrote a se cond, which after some time _produced a letter froth a soli citor With that solicitor . he. had a correspondence, and hi was_now. taking evidence on- the subject. • (Hear, hear.) Mr. '. BANNER remarked that the Gaol Committee had no thing to do with this matter; it was the business of the Fi- Mr. HORNBY : In addition to what the Town Clerk said, immediately on this information having been communicated to the surveyor, he suspended the clerk of works. Mr. R. GLADSTONE : Had he found anything wrong on his own personal inspection ? . . . Mr. HORNBY : NO. It is evident if any error has taken place it rests with the clerk of works. (Hear, hear.) The matter then dropped, and the report of the Com mittee was adopted. HEALTH COMMITTEE The report of this committee was then read. It com prised the amendment of the Sanitary Act, and a recom mendation to apply to Parliament in the next Session, for amendments of that Act, especially with reference to the sewerage. Mr. Alderman DOVER moved the adoption of the report, and, in doing so, took occasion to observe that the health of Liverpool was never in a better condition, and that though there were some cases of cholera amongst emigrants in the Workhouse ' still the disease could not be said to have mani fested itself in the town. Mr. JOHNSON seconded the adoption of the report. A lengthened discussion took place on this subject. The queAion of Mr. Rose's contract for the removal of the night soil from the town, being again raised. • Mr. Alderman COOPER strongly urged that Mr. Rose should be compelled to carry out his contract at once ; and observed that any private person could proceed against him, if he failed to remove a nuisance within the time specified in his contract. Mr. R. GLADSTONE again explained why Mr. Rose could not. comply with the exact terms of his contract, but stated that the committee had given notice to Mr. Rose, that at the end of the current month, he would be proceeded against, unless he strictly complied with the terms of his contract. Mr. Alderman BENNETT understood that a deputation from the committee was about to visit Edinburgh and other towns, to collect information with regard to the prevention of nuisances. He thought it an expensive plan, and that the information could be as well obtained by letter. He should move an amendment to that effect. Mr. MCGUFFIE seconded the amendment. Mr. WOODRUFF regarded the amendment as a censure on the committee (no. no). Mr. Alderman DOVER also regarded it as . such, and thought that the attacks which were so constantly made on the committee were unworthy of the council and the gentle men from whom they emanated. Mr. Alderman PARKER and Mr. • BENNETT denied that such was their intention, and said that they were willing to give the committee every credit for their exertions. . The amendment was carried by 15 to 14, after which the report was adopted. OBSERVATORY COMMITTEE The report of this committee, which was adopted, com prised a recommendation that a clock proposed to be erected by the Magnetic Telegraph Company, should be worked from the observatory, so as to give the true time ; the necessary wires, § t :g.,,being proposed to be, laid by the company, free of charge to the corporation, The report of the gardens and Water Committees were also adopted. RI ;AND MUSEUM COMMITTEE The report of this committee comprised-Ist. Recommen dation to appropriate sufficient land. on the north side of shaw's-brow as a site for the public library and museum, and to include in any, improvement bill powers for the pur chase of sufficient land - east and west of that now belonging to the corporation there, 2. Recommendation that in order to meet the munificent gift of Wm. Brown, Esq., M.P., the corporation do approprito the sum £lO,OOO out of the surplus income towards the erection of the building. Mr. PicroN, in moving the adoption or the report, bore testimony to the prosperity and well-working of the Institu tion, and stated that before the close of the municipal year, the Commsttee hoped to be able to establish, a lending library. • Mr; Avxsox seconded the adoption of the report. A brief discussion ensued on this report, as to the most appropriate site for the building. Mr. HORNBY suggested St. John's village; but Mr, HODSON pointed out the innumerable disadvantages of such a site, and, on the other hand, the advantages of Shaw's-brow. Mr. BIGHAM said, that although he was not opposed to Shaw's-brow, still a better site might be obtained (hear, hear) ; but even if the report were adopted in its entirety, they would not be bound to that site. (No, no). Mr. GLADSTONE should like to know how the Council was to understand, the very munificent gift of Mr. Brown— whether the Council was at liberty to unite it with the cor porate funds, or apply it to _a distinct object ? Mr. PicToN replied, that in the first instance, Mr. Brown intended it for a special object, the erection of a library ; but finding that his object would be hest effected by co-operation with the Council, he did not wish to stand in the way. (Hear, hear). s , Mr. GLADSiCONE observed that they had not understood that in the first instance. The grant of the £lO,OOO out of the surplus corporate funds was - unanimously voted ; but so far, the question of the site still remains open. The report of the Hackney Carriage CoMmittee was adopted. BATHS COMMITTEE. The report comprised•farther . consideration of the. Baths, at George's Pier, a statistical table of the number of bathers' during the year, compared with those of past years. . • Mr. WAGSTAFF moved the adoption of the report. Mr. Alderman PARKER seconded it. It might be the last speech, he observed, he should make at the Council, still, he should stand up in the cause of humanity to advo cate the establishment of salt water baths for the poor. Mr. BECKWITH : Quite an electioneering speech. (Laugh ter): Mr. THOMPSON contended that good salt water baths could never be established at the George's Dock basin. Mr. TURNER also agreed that good salt water baths could not be erected at the - Pier-head, and that it would take more to repair the present baths than to erect new ones in a much more central position in the town. The only additional ex pense would be the cost of a large pump, and of the pipes, but by that means they would ever have pure water, which they had not now. Mr. BECKWMI concurred with Mr. Turner, and ob served that though Mr. Alderman Parker said that it might be his last speech at the Council, still he (Mr. Beckwith's) conviction was, that the worthy Alderman made the remark, fully believing that it would not be his last speech, but that he would be returned by a large and overwhelming ma jority. (Laughter). Mr. BANNER :suggested that Gill-street market could be converted with advantage into baths. _ Mr. GARDNER would object to such an alteration; for if the rents in the market were lowered, a great benefit would be conferred on the inhabitants of the neighbour hood. Mu. TURNER moved as an amendment, and Mr. Thomp son seconded, that the report be not adopted. On the votes being taken, the amendment carried by 25 to 6. A communication was read from Mr. Thomas Smith, on the part of the inhabitants of West Derby, praying that the progress of the Water Works in course of erection, be suspended until it were proved that the wells in the vicinity of the town could not supply a sufficiency of water. The letter was allowed to remain on the table. A communication was also read from Mr. James M'Donald, stating that the injuries he had received in the public service, and praying that the Council would be pleased to take his case into their consideration. The letter was referred to the Watch Committee, with a recommendation from Mr. Bigham and Mr. Thompson, that its prayer, if possible, be complied with. The TOWN CLERK then read the following notice of mo tion, which had been given by Mr. Robertson Gladstone— "To submit to the consideration of the Council that inas much as it is' essentially requisite to secure to the members of that body (so far as the power and 'influence of the Council . extend) a free and independent course of action in the discharge Of their public duty; the Town Clerk be requested to state as accurately as - "his recollection of the ' circumstances will enable him to do, the observations made by Mr. Councillor Fernihough, and addressed to Mr. Councillor Robertson Gladstone, (with, if it be the wish of the Council, the replies of the latter) in the hearing of, the Town Clerk, and 'within the preeints of the Town Hall, on Monday, the 15th August, 1863," Mr. TURNED. : Before Mr. Robertson Gladstone makes any reference to the notice of motion which has been read, I beg to make a few observations. Mr. Fernihough being unable to attend, in consequence of the death of his father, has requested me to make an explanation which I think will be satisfactory to the Council and to Mr. Gladstone. 'Mr. Fernihough felt himself aggrieved by a resolution - of the Health Committee, of which he conceived Mr. R. Gladstone to be the author. The Council, however, having refused to sanction the resolution as being, in their opinion, informal and irregular, Mr. Fernihough has authorised me to say, if under the excited feelings, he has made use Of expressions personally offensive to. Mr. Gladstone, .he re grets having made use of those expressions, and he retracts them. (Hear, heir.)' Mr. ROBERTSON GLADSTONE : I hope I should be the very last to refuse to listen to an explanation such as Mr. Turner has made, if it had been dependant on the real facts of the cage. Mr. Turner should be quite aware that the apology now tendered, as I understand from Mr. Fernihough, does not do that. lam not here acting from any personal or splenetic' motives. 'I am solely influenced by a sense of duty, and whilst I am quite ready to receive a proper apology from Mr. Fernihough, under all the circumstances of the case, which I shall be prepared to go into by and by, I can not consent to have that apology dependant upen an " if Therefore, if Mr. Turner put the apology in that form, ifith bitter regret, I must refuse to accept it, _ _ _ Mr. TiinNil?. did not see how the apology depended on an He said "If " Mr. Fernihough. Mr. R. GLA.DSTONE—There is the if." Mr. Picrox : Let Mr. Turner substantiate " as," for cc iv, . Mr: TunivEn: Well I use the word " as" (hear, hear). I do not think there is any difficulty in the matter. It was under excited feelings he used the expressions—he regrets having done so, and he retracts them. (hear, hear). Mr. GLADSTONE thedwished to explain why he had made this subject not a personal but a public matter, but the Council thought that the subject had better drop: TJie, business of the Council then terminated. THE CHOLERA •IN LIVERPOOL—We are glad to learn, that no additional cases of cholera, were admitted into the workhouse hospitaldup to eight o'clock last night. Six deaths, however, took place in the hospital yes terday, and the number under treatment last night was 37. The report of all the Medical Officers of districts concur in representing the health of the town, as in a most satisfac tory•state; - The great• number of those now in the?work- house cholera hospital are convalescent, . . . _ CARDINAL Wiseman left London on Monday morning for Amiens, where a grand relicr 22 ious ceremony was to take place yesterday (Wednesday), the translatimi of the relics of St: Theodosia, from their present resting place into the celebrated cathedral of that 3ity. St. Theodosia was a native of Amiens, who suffere d martyrdom for the faith more than a thousand years ago. Many . prelutes of the Roman Catholic. Church from France, England, Ireland, Belgium, and Switzerland were to be present on the 'occasion. ARRIVAL OF THE " GOLDEN AGE." —Yesterday morning, the United States steam-ship •.," Golden Age,"' arrived in the Mersey from New York, after a passage of eleven, days and nine hours. She would have arrived here in less time, had full power been used. As it was 'she Made fourteen knots yer hour with much ease. As a proof of the able manner in which her commander, Captain Porter, managed the noble ship, we may state that shortly before her arrival in the river, the passengers presented him with a handsome testimonial as a token of the attention he paid to ensure their comfort during the passage from New York. As already intimated in our columns, this magnificent vessel will shortly sail for Australia, and we cannot doubt hat she will have a full complement of passengers. A lescription of the Golden Age has already appeared in our olutn - ns. The following is alist of her passengers : J. Tasker, T. K. Beecher, J. S. Hewett, G. C. Berger, E. Krell*, W. H. Paine, (Sydney), L. Caro, G. W. McKer, (Sydney), . E. Crapo, J. S. Noyes, Jabuskir, A. Birgendahl, E. F. Engleman ivifc and child, A. P. Coddington, (Sydney), R. 0. Swords, Dr. D. Lowrie, Miss A. 'Ellis, J. F. Britain, (Sydney), L. Robinson, S. P. Mackelcan wife and two children, A. Tomb, J. Donald and Lady, 0. Hefty, S. Onettitte, J. Sideway,A. Abbott, J. C. Long, S. L. Ho f, (Sydney), R. A. Phrrish, B. Doyle and lady, F. A. Shuck,(Sydney), E. B. Insley, T. Howie, A. Raveneany, J. Reland, T. Gorham, J. Mo nta- ... spre and wife, Miss E. Monaigne, Miss May, Steerage, J. Smith, R. Davis, J. Coleman, P. Palm. J. Stockdorf, W. Harmitz, J. L. Ailmzer, P. Vagher, J. Loutrea, P. Rump, C. Winter, C. Peterson, C. Muller, J.•Schulyd, B. Dounilly, R. Michael, C. P. McKean, J. Phillippee, B. Gabene, V. Raduer, J. Maghee, J. Brown, J. S. Villey, J. Brown and daughter, A. King, J. Rodgers, H. Hughes,_o...T. P. 'ern', J. Gasson, Di. liodnellan7W. Zitzer, J. Kelly, A. Smallfield, . Leiahardt, J. F.libtt, , H. O'Conner, W. Rims and lady, Mrs. . Gregson, Mrs. Mercie, Miss H. liaviden, Miss Forsyth,J,.A : Quinn ad la - dy, "Ig. Kennedy, P. Connelly, R. Hood, C. H. Walker, J. fansten, J, Mezenbach, A. Gil, J. Wilson. J. Mulholand, J. Her. _ _ Nott and G. Friedlander, J. Ingham, J. Ray, C. Wiehnies mkende, J. Murphy, J. Purdy, E. Laloy, J. Medoncraft, D. J. ergen, F. A. Brandt, J. Morpeth and lady, L. Carnford and lady, and 2 children, Miss O'Connell, J. Miss E. Mattin, N. Fletcher, R. Lawson and lady, Mrs. Mc Ghissa, M. Casson, J. Ben nett, M. Couglin and lady, J. Mindock, A. Holliday, J. Hare, M. Lany, W. Gusts, J. Vincent and lady, and four children, S. Reseach, J. Taylor,_P. Folen, H. Christopherson, A. Hanson, J. Casselly, J. Dugan wife and infant, E. Flaney, J. McCarthy, R. Yellin G. Wilson, and lady, S. Cranshaw, J. Jamieson, S. P. Binges and lady, U. Hinde, B. Simmons, Miss M. Billy, A. Vanlioughtem(Sydney), W. R. Dick. ett, J. Ward, H. Trimble, J. Gaioni, E. Heally, and H. Ahpn. • INeIIIGURATION OF THE STATUTE SRI ROPART PEEL Al MA.NCHESr YES' TE !WA Y. Yesterday, the statue of Sir Robert Peel at *.alict was inaugurated, with great ceremony. favourable, the proceedings excited great interest, and off-with much eclat, the wareh ouses an d s hops ill et street, Piccadilly, M os l e y s t ree t, an d t h e var i ou s stye ii ii the neighbourhood were g aily d ecora t e d w i t h flap and ners of various descriptions, i n h onour o f the ulte r vib i occasion. During the cere mon y o f i naugura tion ' , 4 commenced shortly after 12 o ' c l oc k, th e crow d on tne ic firmary grounds, in Piccadilly, Moiley street, &C., &e. ' 0 immense. Order was kept by a strong body of police. este statue which is the first public statu e ra i se d i n Afauell D has been erected on 'the vacant ground in front of 0601 firmary, and on the site of the :pond which has r oe ' been removed. floe .At h - alf:p - a.st eleven o'clock, the members of the Cerr. to tion and 'the members of the Peel Monument Comb assembled in the To - wn Hall, King-street, from whic h I went in procession to the Infirmary grounds; in order to present at the inauguration. The Mayor wore his f il ie robe of office, as well as the civic chain and badge 01° th The Aldermen wore their scarlet robes and most of Councillors their robes of purple. Th e T own Cl e rk ;,, black silk robe. Amongst the gentl emen on the groundter noticed—The Right. Rev. the Lord Bi s h op of Mane% the Right Rev. the. Lord Bishop of O x f or d the Right W. E. Gladstone, Chancellor of the E x ch equer; . Sir En s Armitage, Sir John Potter, 'Mr. J. B ro th er ton, - 11.1 ) . ; . William Brown, M.P., and the Rev. Canon Clifton. t , l The Chancellor .of the Exchequer, on reaching go ground, accompanied by Mrs. Glad s t one , severa l o th e r law and the Bishop of Oxford, was loudly cheered. si The MAYOR (Robert Barnes, Esq.,) occupied a e h placed on a temporary platforin erected for the occasion' A ' The various public bodies havin g arr i ve d on the' g rou7 t , . Sir JOHN POTTER . opened the p rocee di ngs w i t h a s° e what lengthy address, in the c o u rse o f w hi c h h e sa id T o had assembled.to inaugurate th e fi rs t p u bli c s t atue that ~, been erected in Manchester, whi c h f ac t a l one would, hecooj ceived, be of some little import ance t o th e communitY, d i deserving of some little gratul a ti on; b u t w h en they were7oi to dedicate to the public their tribute to the memory of °"' e jt 'England's greatest statesme n —(h ear, h ear ) ;—to o ffe r tli ty meed of praise to the memory of one who once ruled y destinies of England; and' during whose long career..l ' was acknowledged to be the most useful and enlighte; of the Queen's subjects, he thought they would agree I ", i . him that the occasion was of s till greater import!,„4 He congratulated the men of Lancashire that the dece'7,4 statesman was one of themselves, h av i ng b een conueclit, . with this district, and ever interested in the welfare off, inhabitants.--(Cheers.) Having refe rre d t o th e blest which had resulted' from th e l a b ours o f Si r R o b er t 1 :',1 Sir John Potter observed that although the anion" 0 the subscriptions for each contribution had been c e ir ' limited, no individual having b een ca ll e d upon t o e ° ‘ tribute more than twenty guine as t o th e P ee l monuniro yet, in the short space of four day s , th e f un d- amoun teu a i no less than £3082; and that sum had since been inercti to £5,100; and upwards of 1,057 indi v id ua l s h a d subscriu'o to it. —(Cheers.) Having briefly referred to the . statueso the memory of Sir Robert Peel which had been erected eir Bury, Salford, and other places, he passed some high" comiums upon the Chancellor of the Exchequer, wh°t'it said, had accomplished what Mr. Pitt had been unable ) achieve in • reference t o th e success i on d uty. ( Cheek With regard to the stat ue , h e comp li mented Mr. Mars h 0 the sculptor, who had so ably discharged his duty; aP, d ' conclusion in the name of th e P ee l Monument Connul, —he transferred to the mayor, o n b e h a lf o f t h e municln, l o ' of the city of Man c h es t er , th e resu l t of the labours of V committee ? —trusting that it would ever be maintained 1 the municipality as a statue worthy of the town, a nd 8.4 , 0 i memorial of one of the grea t es t men whom England ' ever seen. (Applause.) • el ." At this part of the proceedin gs th e cover i ng was reln°o4 from the monument, amid loud, general, and long-contia cheering. When it had subsided, AO The MAYOR briefly addressed th e assem bl age, stat i n g "" t g if they regarded the statue as a work of art, they ntus t o d very much struck with its elegance and completeness ; , h ‘ he had no doubt that it would be a l as ti ng test i mon y to i. ,": 1 , ability and taste of its author, Mr. Marshall. His welt referred to the endearing regard in whi c h th e name oc, Robert Peel was held by the millions of his fellow-coun t , men ; and then introduced the Chancell or o f th e Excha l o r as his most able and consistent supporter during his ard' l° , struggle for commercial freedom. (Great che er ing.) ~,0 0 The Right Hon. WILLIAM EIVART GLADSTONE th.ell .d .: forward amidst immense cheering, and said—Mr. P . f and Gentlemen : Alth oug h I have not the title, alth o tt have not the right, to add ress you, which belongs to J Ole o r Worthy chief magistrate, or the title which belongs t° 0 gentleman 'who has so ably discharged his trust to-dtY a e Chairman of the Peel Monument Committee,—yet 1 ""13 you will permit me to say a few words upon alp occasion of interest so deep, to all thoie w ho i t i e know and really appreciate the character and the acts °1 „ 0 - late Sir Robert Peel. (Hear, hear.) It is not for 0 1 . ° J.d a , .; pose, gentlemen, of dwelling upon the kind and fialt", ise manner in which the Mayor, or Sir John Potter, was ' - `'`, ll ,l to advert to myself; for I feel that I should be entirely .i 1 i a v l e to re g e e th ap er abl u e nw of or d tl w iy elli t n o g r u m p ik on as pe y rs ou o r na f l ell m ol a v t - t e e i r tiz u e p li o l n : , : ol v occasion like this, and in the presence of that noble CP,' ; ; ; ; which recalls to all' our hearts so much that is ennobl7, and so much thats inaffecting.—(Hear, hear.) Air. 3* and gentlemen, this .is a, great occasion,—it is an eq* that tells of much.. besides that which it exhale , ' the eye. .In the. first place, it is i m p oss ibl e no t tol Of that there are still, unfortunately, countries in Europet4r withstanding the:general mitigation of laws and g° ments,—it is impossible not to reflect that there are' 0 0 countries in Europe where, when we speak on the' i ,y hand .of governments, and kings, . and statesmen, ai- v e the other hand .of .the .people, we speak of two, IW that are adverse and alien to one anoth er ; w ith ou t .$); pathy, without a conscientiousness of th eir comm unity .interest; ; but when .we stand here, we see the man who was the, chosen minister of the sovereign, enjoyed her unbounded confidence, who had a place, 1 !:, say, not only in her councils, ' b u t i n h er heart—(l"3o hear) ;—who was, the defend er o f th e laws and inst"fr .tions of the country,,but who was likewise the c hosen-, vourite of the people—(hear, hear)-- and whose note been engraven, , as I firmly believe, upon every heart thousands, of the myriads, that now surround me, 130', 1 , of the acts that he performed, an d th e b ene fits ! a he conferred upon England. . Gentlemen, as one, have deeply profited, not by the example only, but by,n guidance of that great statesman—as one who have A.!, - t , and I hope have valued, many. opportunities of appren ing his character-4et me venture respectfully to bear tes7, mony to you upon the point whi c h, so f ar as I am a ble to r judge, beyond all things .distinguished him.. leis easY s , enumerate many characteristics .of the greatness of Sir Peel. We all know the immense breadth and comprehend siveness of his understanding-r-we.all knew that he, be all living statesmen, and perhaps beyond all statesmen '" 10 preeeeded him,' thoroughly understood the workings Of cry noble constitution, and appreciated and sounded to the It', depths the feelings and th e c h arac t er o f th e greatest delL, rative 'and the eldest popular assembly i n th e wor ld, the Pi o tish douse of Commons (Hear, hear). It is ea s y gen tl e men , . ~ speak of his ability, of his sagacity, of his indef a ti ga bl e inch- 10. '0 - but, great as were the intellectual powers of Sir Re,lii Teel, if you will allow me, as one who may ca ll m yself to ,pupil and his follower in politics;—if you will'allow ine. bear my witness,,this I must say, there was sometlot greater still in Sir Robert Peel7-something yet more axial) able than the immense intellectual endowments with wh' e , it had been pleased the Almighty to gift hi m — an d that icy his tense of public virtue—it was his his purity of consicak ---it was his determination to follow the, public good—it that disposition in him,,which, when he had to chose . tween personal ease and enjoyment, or again, on the ot. hand, between political power and distinction—when he to choose between- either of these blessings, either of th advantages. and what he knew to be the welfare of nation, his choice was made at once ; and when his the was once made, no man ever saw him hesitate—no man e saw him hold back from that which was necessary to giv e .effect— (Cheers.) . Mr. Mayor, I heartily rejoice that, 1 erecting to his memory this great and worthy 'nionion you have chosen for it a site which is most in harmony .the histories it is intended to commemorate, and with ideas which it is calculated to awaken. You ave not pig . in some gilded hall, where it might have been the.odni 0 4 tion of some.eonnoiseur in art, or might h ave b een 4 - by the wealthy and the luxuriou s c l asses ; b u t yo u 0 chosen for him the place where he would have wished to 'iii the face of day, in the greatest thoroughfare of .', O l mighty city, in the .heart and centre of the commerce' -England, where then Sands and tens of thousands will, day to day, p?ss by the place where he stands, and have 1 sented to their eyes and to th e i r m i n d s a spec t ac l e 0 1 :4, 1 0 can awaken in them no. se n ti men t excep t one o f pu blic 11 0 and of grateful recollection. And, Mr. Mayor; it is the ,k! word which I will add ress to y ou w h en I say this,-- -i p God grant that many o f th ose w h o s h a ll traverse 441 crowded thorough-f are , as th e y e y e th e wor k w hi c h has it u af e this day delivered over to your custody, that th e y may „Oa awakened within thelr breasts the noble and honour _ o it desire to tread, eac h f or hi mse lf, i n hi s own sp h e re, b an d wide or be it narrow, the path of duty and of virtue ; cit y in dischargi ng those functions which appertain to us as 0 / - zens—to discharge them in the spirit of that grea t ni , , the spirit and the determination to allow no difficuity , D O obstacle to stand b e tw e e n him an d th e performance o f rod duty ; -relying upon it that duty in this cou n t r y is the_ in to lame—that if public men do not reap th e ir r eward, ~''''t barbarous times they may have sought i t, from immen se the extensive possessions, measured upon the sur face ° liV, earth, they Yeap it in a form far more precious, wh en ' et ) 'Sir - Robert Peel, they bequeath a name which i s the Pr 9•1" , et't not only of their family- not only'of their o wn descend` p but of every man who calls himself an Engli s hman; , rt i of our common wealth—something that helps to etni ci the to Our common country—somethifg that makes us f e be lof England is indeed a country that it is a blessing to . 1 0 to—a country that has a great' and beneficial part t°4. 3 0c 1 the designs of Providence for the improvement and au . ment of mankind. ' (Loud cheers.) • Dite r Three cheers . werd given for the Queen, f or Mr. for Sir Jahn Potter, and' for the Mayor. TOWN COUNCIL.-YESTERDAY The adjourned meeting of the Council was held at eleven o'clock, yesterday, in the Council-chamber. In the absence of the Mayor, Mr. ALDERMAN TURNER presided as Deputy-Mayor. The report of the Education Committee was read and adopted. The report contained no matter of importance. GAOL AND HOUSE OF CORRECTION COMMITTEE The reports of this Committee were then read. They merely detailed the ordinary meetings of the Committee, and recommended the payment of sums incurred in the usual expenditure. Mr. BANNER said : Before the proceedings of the Com mittee were adopted, there was a questioninvolved in them which it was very material should be laid - before the Coun cil. • He had gone very carefully over the minutes of their proceedings, and he had discovered that the Governor of the Gaol had not as yet given the bond required by the Corpora tion. He was not about to attribute blame to the Gover nor,. nor to the Gaol Committee, as both he believed were anxious that the matter should be completed; but there was a question connected with the manner in which the bond should be drawn out, on which it was very material that the opinion of the Council should be taken. The appointment of the present Governor was made i n A ugus t, an d in January a draft of the bond was sent by the Town Clerk for his pe rusal, before it was engrossed. The terms of the bond were these—that not only should Mr. Jameson be bound, himself and two competent sureties, for his own conduct and integrity, but that he should be also bound for the conduct and integrity of all the officers under him. To these terms Mr. Jameson objected, and the bond consequently remained still unsigned ; but surely it was desirable that it should immedi ately be completed. (Hear, hear.) For they all recollected how very unsatisfactory it was with regard to the last appointment of Governor. A period of only about six months elapsed before his bond was completed ; but during that time, unfortunately, defalcations took place, and when he died it was found that it was totally impossible to recover any portion of it, in consequence of the absence of the bond during the period of defalcation. He (Mr. Banner) had 'no apprehensions of that kind here, nor had the Gaol Com mittee ; for they believed Mr. Jameson was a very honest and upright man ; but they thought that for regularity's sake his bond ought to be completed. (Hear, hear.) The objection of Mr. Jameson was, that he was bound for others as well as himself, and he objected on the ground that he had no power in the appointment of these officers, nor any discretion with regard to their dismissal when they misbe haved themselves. Mr. Jameson further stated, that he had consulted Mr. Mansfield on the subject, and that that gentle man conceived his objection well founded ; but he (Mr. Banner) could state, that when Mr. Mansfield was made aware of the circumstances of the case, he altered his opinion, andnow agreed in the propriety of the bond. There was besides a re solution on the books of the Council that in future the bonds of all heads of departments should be taken from them, not only as security for themselves, but as security for the con duct of their subordinates. It was for the Council to say now whether that was reasonable or not—whether Mr. Jameson's objections were well founded or not; and if not so, whether he should not be compelled to give the bond which the Corporation required. As to the nature of the Gover nor's duties, besides taking charge o f th e p r i son an d th e pri soners, and which the bond would, hold him responsible, he (Mr. Banner) would briefly detail them to the Council. Goods were manufactured in the gaol and sold outside. A collector was appointed to collect the money ; and when col lected it was paid into the hands of Mr. Wade, the clerk, who in his turn immediately handed it over to the Governor. The Governor then paid over to the Treasurer such sums as he received, and in a month accounted to him for the balance, whatever it might be. The Treasurer also gave bonds not only for himself, but his clerk; but the latter, in his turn, gave a bond to the Treasurer. There was, however, some variation from the system in this instance which might, perhaps, justify Mr. Jameson •in demurring to sign the the bond, unless, under all the circumstances, it was in sisted upon by the Corporation. He (Mr., Banner) could not help thinking himself that there was some hardship in calling upon a man to be bound for the conduct and integrity of others, in whose appointment he had no voice, and whom, if they misconducted themselves, he had no power to dismiss. The Corporation appointed these officers, and, therefore, they were, in point of fact, servants of the Corporation ; and he consequently thought that the Corporation should do this—if they required Mr. Jameson to be answerable for his subordinates, they should also require that these latter should be bound in competent security, either to him or to themselves. (Hear, hear.) - Mr. Alderman PROCTER thought it wouldbe well if the Town Clerk explained to the Council the position of this matter. The TowN CLERK said, that on the death of the date Governor, it was ascertained that his accounts were incorrect, and upon examining them, it further turned out, that he and the Clerk kept a private account betw e e n th emse l ves ; and it therefore appeared to him (the Town Clerk,) that for the protection of the Council, the bond should be framed in a different way, so as to cover each and every claim. He accordingly prepared the bond, making Mr. Jameson responsible for the Clerks in his department, as well as for himself, just as the heads of the other departments were responsible to the Council for those under them ; and this appeared to him to be the more important, because Mr. Jameson contended that it was no part of his duty to see to the collection of the accounts. He said certainly that he was prepared to do it, but that it was no part of his duty; so that if, as under the ordinary form of bond, he would be responsible only for the money after it came into his hands, his direct interest would be that it should not get into his hands at all. It therefore appeared to him (the Town Clerk) that the ordinary form of bond was not the proper one. He accordingly brought the subject generally before the Finance Committee, and they passed a resolution, that in their opi nion all bonds should be taken direct, as far as regarded the Council, from the heads of the departments, and that the heads of the departments should require their subordinates receiving monies, to give in turn bonds to them, these bonds to be prepared at the expense of the Corporation. That ap peared to him to be the only proper way of dealing with the subject. One of his own bails being -now dead, he was going to prepare a bond, making himself responsible for his clerics ; and even the collector of town dues was responsible for all the collectors in his department. Mr. BANNER : In cases where heads of departments aro security for those beneath them, are not counter securities to be given to them ? • • The TOWN CLERK : Oh,• certainly ; and the resolution of the Finance Committee goes to:that extent. (Hear, hear.) Mr. Alderman PARKER could not see where Mr. Jameson's hardship was in being called upon to do what every . other head of a department had to do. There was the Receiver of town dues ; Vie received large sums, and was guarantee for every one under him ; but, in return, he had a guarantee from every one of them. Surely, then, the time of the Council should not be wasted in the frivolous objections of Mr. Jameson, who, if he did not like the situation, could give it up. _ _ _ _ _ Mr. BIGIIAM should dissent from the censures passed on the Governor of the Goal. It was evident that his prede sessor had been called upon to give security only for him self, and therefore when Mr. Jameson was called upon, under a new arrangement, to give in addition security for his clerks, whom he had no power to appoint, it did not ap pear to him (Mr. Bigham) very surprising that Mr. Jame son should object to give such a security. If the new ar rangement had been made in time—if a distinct agreement had been come to with Mr. Jameson, and the bond prepared for signature at the time of his appointment, then there could have been no dispute ; for, if Mr.. Jameson had made any objection, the Council would have refused to sanction his appointment by the Magistrates. But this was not the case, for the Town Clerk seemed to have taken it f or granted that the bond would be signed. He (Mr. Bigham) could see no reasonable objection why Mr. Jameson should not have adopted the course he did ' - and, if he were compelled to give the bond, his clerks, on their parts, should be com pelled to give him security for any money passing between their hands. (Hear, hear.) But it seemed to him (Mr. Bigham) better to relieve the gaol altogether from collecting this money. Let the Treasurer collect it, and then the Council would require no responsibility from Mr. Jameson, or any of his clerks. He had no .particular friendship or respect for Mr. Jameson, because -he did not approve of his conduct when magistrates' clerk ; still, he thought that, in this instance, he had acted properly and correctly. Mr. HOLT concurred in the propriety of requiring from the Governor a bond for the- financial collection and other moneys of the Gaol, otherwise his position would not be that of complete responsibility which it .should be. There was the strongest motive that could be to enforce a vi&ilant atten tion to the duties of the Clerks ; and responsibility for their conduct, on the part of the Governor, would alone ensure that attention being paid. He was not surprised at Mr. Jameson making the objection, taking the precedent of the late Governor ; still he thought that it was the interest of the Corporation that the bond should be enforced, and car ried out in the way pointed out by the Town Clerk. In doing this, however, he thought that the expense of the bonds ought not to fall upon the Clerk or Mr. Jameson, but upon the Corporation, who had in some measure neglected the oppor tunity of laying down the principle. Mr. TURNER said it was necessary, if the affairs of the gaol were to bd properly managed, that for all the work done in the gaol, the Governor should be responsible. It was proper that the subordinate officers, if Mr. Jameson re qUired it, should be bound to him, and if, in that case, these officers should. be put to any expense, it was proper to con sider whether, the Council should not increase their salaries. But it was clear that things could not go on properly, unless for all money collected for work done in the . gaol, the Go vernor himself were responsible to the Council. With re gard to subordinate officers, and, heads of departments in general, who were responsible for their conduct, the system was that stated by the Town Clerk : the Council allowed the nomination of the heads of departments to prevail, re serving to itself the right of dismissal ; but even that was merely nominal, as in case of any allegation on the part of the superior of improper 'behaviour, the subordinate would be at once dismissed on his recommendation. Mr. ROBERTSON GLADSTONE said it seemed a 'little hard I C m "w3l Tii e xpe l •egar, the t lt e i en c 04 1 ,1 th e f tl 14(-)4i. . treed, qolil l 'llon t•lttil 'l4, et as 44(1 te,.o