Northern Times. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1859-01-13 00:00:00

rection of such offices as would •be efficient for the b usiness of the Corporation., and he thought any one seeing the plans, would say the.; there was there room provided ---not only the businev, of the Corporation at presentbut cars to tome. The buildings; if erected in rely across the street, would enable the Ad ready personal , communication with layer, whom it must not be forgotten was ex officio a member of :Oa the committees, but from th&amount'of f m many Town C' pul4k, vas not able to attend on .t onunittee, therefore, thought this before removing . the whole for int& Dule riany of them thought would he highly. 10 . purpose, and if the Mayor did not , ga the committee believed he would be we fittll, - and would-Aftciwards necessi- tate his removal to that place. This laid might be very valuable, bat if the Council came -to'the''conclusiolf that that was a fit place for the purpose, he 'did not' think £lO,OOO .or £20,00 should stand in the way.. Ile thought the business of the Council was of more importance than „ such an amocuit, hnd uPott a rough estimate; the expemise would be something like £20,000. Some gentlemen put £30,000, but he &ought it -would not cost .moro than £20,000. It Was u rough cetlinate r and of coarse 34. Newland woe?d not be bound to it. There: 'were , 2,o 004ards laid 'at a cost` of £3O a yard, vfaich would. be -160,009: - was pat down .at £3O a yard, as something like a ile was quite aware; of the *enormous amount given for land on the other side , of the exchange, but he did thick the land on the opposite side would fetch anfthing like the price. The Council would recol lect that the same amount of offico;:buildings would not be reqvired, as 4 they were goinig. to Dale-street, beCause many MO,Xmaximum• • '• , f the offices in tECTON;i'II Hall could ba mad( avaiitble for tke business-of the town clerk, Which could not be so if ht - went doist. to Dale-street. lf they Went to Exchange-street We§t, a very considerable number of those offices could be .wdrked in connection with the offices o* the other side 'of the street. A • member •of the corporation, who he'd considerable experience in the value Oland, told hi'!a that the spare lard which they' had, cost them something like £8 a-year. He put it at £6. Thus 4,ooo'yaks at £6 being £20,0t0; being in all 190,000; Dale-streq, 79,000 ; being a difference of £ll,OOO. , It ' might come to a ' few lthousand pounds more may .E20,00c • but suppose it aid, 'he could not think the business olthe Corporation :could be limited to a few ihousarid.p.nds. He did not think this was the sort 'of economy that the town of Liverpool wished to see practised If everything was remeAred to the bottom 'of Dalestreet, the :Mayor • Must ultimately go there, no matter what 'gentlemen might think at present.. He - therefore begged to move that the-question be referred to - the' finance 'committee, with instructions to examine the land in Exchange-street West, and to ascertain and Teportlo the Pouneil . whether the ne'cessai.y offices can be , tonstrneted'on that land, in connection with the Town Bali., • --- r. lan 'Earle seconded The motion. lir. Jeffery wished to know whether or not Mr. Turner could move such an amendmenl4ithout having previously given notice. The Mayer said it arose out , of the proceeding on the ry : Which proceedings have not been con- by the committee rainute,F. Mr: 1 of clerk : The motion can be put as it , vit of tlieproceedings that halte been re - ad. ze : But they are not the proceedings of 7kto'motion can be put without a regular notice. - - • - - The T-own- Nit. Gladstol the committee 7 .1 - 1 - 1 - e - Town-clerk : Certainly, though the motion could be put without a notic :11 r.. : Whei mittpe_ and Mr. Turn' a the subject was before the cc:sr& r was in the chair, no report was I moved 'an amendment which had and he would ask the Town Clerk whether that r The Town-clerk replied in the affi Mr. Beckwith said, the committ( draw up a rep9tt ba had not dem rd read was merely the report of the rive CIE s of "order;' or ;lerk went on to explain that he had been port, which he had doe, and He then detailed what had xt the meeting of the committee on the 15th rown- instracted to draw up a r Mr. Hodson said, he should move'!th tient that he had done on' the commi the effect, that it was desirable that me aPiend- ;e, which was to :11 the public offices It his amendment went more to the point Afr. fiorlaon Said on his amendment he s' Auld di% • • the "Council.'' Mr. Turner having repeated his motion, Mr. Hodson said h to propos gas. Revera. ne of wt that he IN one if-not the'tirs of the de I the he 'amendment fo: he believed a Who had cated the removal public offices Cornwallis-street,' and having them brought into Dale-street„ for when he was one of the managing committee, and used -to have to sit in those offices, he felt' the unconvenience of having to meet there, and the great benefit that would result from having the offices all concentrated in the centre of the town. question had becii Then, and .since repeatedly discussed,-and 'the" principal of centralization had been at once admitted; and he really felt some degree of surprise to find that there then was a difference of opinion. There was Mr: Charles , Turner, who really took an active part in the debates of that Council, had come forward with a plan that they were to have no copeentration at all, for they was to have a part of the Offices -in that building, and another portion on the That would not a concentration of as far as tim vas concerned, it would wog the their sanction to t side of of the offices, by and he con- ament to that effect Lived that it should be fully carried out, and if such was if all the otices were under one roof,. he would •nneal to the'Town-clerk to confirm what he said, that it -N;c:uld be a saving of at least X7OO per annum beyond that, all the write' lance of the town( Jerk, which, ai the work could be done in one room, would also effect Then, as to finance. They had beeni6formedthat the uric of the land on the west of the Exclaang to £5O per yard, while that in Dale worth more' than £6 or ET; so that in that point of view :ewa9 worth frOm X treet was not the question .becomes one of great importanc be} and all others,,he thought that of all the dep under the surveillance of the Town-clerk, which to Dal laments if they w ;-street one of hat he ierefore it was ,mendment rner wished to know whether, .at the Alderman icted to time t I as 'to th property. that time ,reet was the only site the committee had in "view The Tovn-elerk replied th site mentioned, and at the time he had stated that it would be a great improvement to have the offices at Cornwallis-street concentrated with the other offices. Sheil: If the Town-clerk gave his opinion on the SUbIOCE I The I n, he can do so non clerk said he thought it would be a great 1 improvement to have all the public offices ad*auta; concentrated in Mr. \V. Earle disk to Dale-street, as there Mayor would leave to no with t there would only be in a back str , veil of the remcrvel of the c mid not be a doubt but the 'eet, he thcit ht it would ,tingly inconvenient derman Dover, in seconding the amendment, )posing that they were to go to the expense of the offices from Cornwallis-street to Dale-Street, nise would be, as estimat e d, a bo ut £67,000 ; an d sere to be taken to the other side of that build= in., the cost would be no less than £78,000. He thought that taking the buildings to the Exchann would not removm the exp! concentrating them, for they Would have to go from one buildi ng t o ano th er , an d that would be attended.with great inconve n i ence ; th ere f or e, faking all the circum stances into the 'case, he thought. the removal to Dale street would he the best, 'arid, therefore, should second he amendment. Mr. Pictou.said he felt a very gm to any positive conclusion on the subject. .great ad.vantage that would arise, if all the' business was concentrated .and perfo rme d in one eentral'place ; but, still, at the same time,'he should not like to say that he opposed the motion, because, taking all things into con sideration, if the offices were not all concentrated under roof, they . would be in 'the same locality. But he n ot go into the question of costs; further than to placed very little reliance on the . estimates _ ; for, on one occasion had brought forward an estimate' the cost of the building, havia m quite forgot that, ana, as O. the price that should be paid so many gentlemen who were to the land, there were better nenneinted with that subject than he was himself,' ma on therefore he would not gointo but -take the matte en brut that,' was a j4cli higher footing, . He . 1 "1- ooly for the antiquity o the Town-hall itself, which had stood for such a number of years, , the Liverpool people should be proud of it—for it had witnessed their rise in I l e commercial world, that it would be wro4g to jieglect A difficulty in coming He felt the on sncli occasion n. prey iniitted t I t. r He th_ought, as they must have a central Municipal office ' .in which • for the . Mayor to bp-officially located, they had no right to leave the ancient building, .Con nected 'with.whieh : were so many . pleasing reminiscences although some of the advocates for. going into ..Dale street; had )said, Oh, pull. it (loin : , and„ let's sell the land, and put the money into the public coffers"—and concluded bygiving his support to the motion as Pro g posed hy Mr. Turner, ,observing, that although . the difference might be slight, he 'thought the o.dYantarres • . were in favour, of the original motion. .•,' Gardner advocated the removal of the rrown•lfall.offices to 1.1:11e-street.: Mr..,Alder,taan Parker said, If was very well to propose fine Klienies,.4l4t.,_wheyq u ßa.,t4e - motley to come from Tbk.ho,lth-,2eOmmitt( at@,, Council ,to go to :PariLiniela. 4.1 - I,ited with the i'v'atch committee pki-stetdod :ti -certain •aniount of 'honey. That money, Was now laid erat, there was. "Oka penny to lay a hriek in Dale-street, end,now .th3y were asked to go . for an additional sani of money ; ending pro.bablyin a: borough rate, Iftl-Aiderrnaii S. HOlrue, said, lit; should be, very un willing to allow this subject to be.. either passed or atived, without somewhat surprised Mr: Picton'S speech,' because, ,on a, ,former occasion, 0.4 gentleman had been .an advocate ,for the removal, in :consequenCe of the insufficiency•of the Council .chamber, and hia desire that' •the :public Should be admitted. to hear VA - 0 elegant tropes and figures, . of which he had that day favoured them with severakspecimens. (Hear, hear, and. laughter.) .Mr.• Picton„was so much struck, with ,the , prestige of locality, that he bad just delivered one of .the, Conservative speeches he (ik..Holine) ever-heard in his life. (Laughter:) -He • (Mr.. Reline) scarcely knew any question- upon which he found it more difficult to snake up.his mind. First, it was admitted upouall hands that,' n consequence of . the great, extension of public business, particularly arising from the addition of the health and the water committees,. it _was found almost impossible to conduct the business _ if spread ' , over various parts of. the town.. It was, perfectly manifest that, the business had overgrown the. offices. in Cornwallis-street, and at ike, same time' ,it was equally manifest that,.however much they might value the. Town hall, they coald not preserve the business in the offices of. the Town-hall, nor could they by any,possibility make anytxten.sion upon. iti present site, They were told, by the Town-clark that it Was absolutely necessary for the public business. that -there should be a concentration of the. establishment. If the Town-clerk were to be, re newed out of. the Towa-hall, and. Mr., Topping and the leasing department, or the Surveyor .with his constant references to the Town-clerk upon all legal ques tions, were to be left behind, it would be. highly impolitic, and, in fact, mould be only half doing - the work. (Hear, hear.) He had no doubt, whatever, in his own mind, that the Town-hall repository was:exceed ingly unsafe, and • that if ever a fire : did : , happen the corporation documents would be placed in considerable jeopardy. (Hear, hear.) Now,, it had. been decided to destroy a 'locality which wasu disgrace to the town.;: . In destroying that they would be..creating a new municipal centre ; while, at the same time, he admitted that they _would be removing the municipal from the commercial -centre of the town. But with the great, the increasi, commerce of Liverpool, he did not know that it more detailed was a littl might no be kind an advantage to , give the present centre , to the commerce of the Own, and he saw no difilculty,.except regret,.for leaving that building, in , removing the present municipal centre to a differeneposition. The taking 2,000 square yards of land near the .Town-hall would, he conceived, be an impolitic and expensive arrangement. Taking that land at £3O the square yard, which, he conceived, would be about the price; it would be about £69,000. Then, the building to be •erected there, ,taking it at a mu,ch less coat than the: beautiful structure erected opposite. by the Fire and Life : , Insurance Company,, might be estimated at £40,000,, which would give the cost of placing the offices in that,site as £100,00., But if the offices were concentrated' in Dale-street, where - they were 'already concentratinc , their magisterial police establishments, and would probably have the post-office, --(hear, hear) —2,000, square yards of land might be estimated at £8 a-yard, which would give 516,000 fur the land. They would not need. so expeisive a Imiildipg there as if they took the present site, and, therefore, they might put it down: at £ 3 5, 0 0 0 , which would five £51,000 instead of £lOO,OOO for the coast4of concentration. He areed that, it was' inevitable that. that beautiful Town Hall, with whtch . they had associated so many recollec tions on 'Which they all delighted to dwell, must be extent 'deserted.. It . would, of course, be 1 inconvenient for the Mayor to be left there, when to som Town-clerk's, .au.d. - other .departments, had been removed, in solitary dignity. It . would eventually be found that the*Mayor must follow the offices. However, Liverpool was growing at a very huge, rate,, and the ddmands- and somewhat requirements of commerce were . _ pressing, the municipal offices out of their present centre. He was, however, scarcely prepared to say, without further consideration,.: and without going into, things involving not Only precuniary but other questions, to come to a decided vote upon the question, and, therefore he should feel it his duty to vote for the motion of Mr. Turner. ; Mr. Robertson Gladstone said, if ever there was an occasion when sentiments .pointed in one direction and the promised vote in another, they had now- the instance! fairly before them. (Hear, hear, and laughter) In .the discussion that had taken place he had heard one or two persons , additional to those lie had previously heard as to why this change should be carried out. The arguments which:had been used to and fro, coupled with the con-. trast they afforded to the promised vote with which they had ended, puzzled him almost as much as the man was puzzled who, on having neglected Lis time-piece went to the window of a . watchmaker's , shop to see what time it was when he saw before him a variety of, clocks pointing. to all the hours and minutes .of the ,day. The arizuments all on the .oth of the e9annittee (Mr admitted that he had, completely. forgotten the thread• or what he intended to say, from which it .was fair to infer that that gentleman's mind had not been, made up on this subject, •or that what he had . fOrgotteri did not bear much upon what he had thought fit to say. It was only natural to suppose that Mr. Turner would have come with something cut and dried the shape of a resolutioni . instead, of ,which he had to depend , unmi what might occur • to him at the spur of ;the Ttirner) had noment, and th whol say that it had not been dealt wi the broad and enlightened sense in which it should liave been - dec at a loss to follow. the remarks of Mr. rith. wa. Picton, who, as a professional , man, oug It :Certainly to have come I:vith me, cause . that g tleman seem to be".los aristocratical thoughts, ge, mid in ideas and associations iierable Hall in which they were ear,. and a laugh.) So strong we're ns upon the mind .of Mr. Picton, that they e overruled anything else, and that, for good of the community was to be set aside. vu that building for some years himself, and from personal experience; ,it was true that had done its work in its time, but to say. that cimen of great architectural skill, would be your friend, you could not get it —was an admirablnbUilding, and he knew of no building, if these considerationswere recommendations, that was more entitled to their achuiratiou. It was true that many a loyal toast had been drank up .stairs —many a bottle of wine discussed, and many memorable hours spent in that council chamber; but in the building the convenience to sub-committees was very limited, a crying want which ought to have been, supplied long. ago. The commercial community had . a right of entrance to that building. for certain ,purposes, of a benevolent and charitable nature, and for other purposes, where the cause :often suffered from persons haying to hire the Clarendon-rooms, or some other place. hear.)' The public had such a right to the build ing ; and if the rooms by,. of course, permiSsion of the ayo placed •at their, disposal fo r proper Purposes, her — re ventured we to predict that there. would be- ample occupancy of the rooms. (Hear, hear.) They were all in favour of condensation ; but if they were to place one part of their staff hero , and .another there, ,h e sa id it was no condensation at In the proposed new arrangement the Mayor could.attend for an hour or two a day at the offices, when he might have au opportunity of attending. various committees which he was now unable to attend ; ana the remainder of the day he could be at the Town-hall; and wren it was understood, they that where you wanted anything in, the momer _ , • ~ would always know where to see the. Mayor, ;who could act without the assistance of the Town-clerk for some part of the day. , (Flear, hear.) The death of Mr. Hughes had given them an opportunity by condensation 'Of saving £450 a year, and be did not suppose any crentleroa.u.considered it desirable to appoint a successor to that gentleman in the position he held in the corporation. The present staff' was sufficient to a do the business; and if thosewho.formed it could not do .it,. they could get those who could. It did seem a hard case, after having had this subject- thoroughly discu.ssed in the Council Chamber, and the Act of Parliament obtained, that they should .be asked to commence again, de no..qq. Amongst other Wants, there way,a great want of accom - - modation for the muniments of the corporation, and it. appeared to him that, the proposal. for concentration would ,ipprova r l e oefomthmecenod iuncti,le.lfw.toer.ctltlerceomninotonmestienosfe equal sense and intelligence to theMSelves, shopkeeper's of Liverpool, from whom they occasi ona ll y did in recollections of pres connected with the assembl ed. (Hear, these imp Tilt NORTIIVIIN_ I TIMYA:4IItRSDAt 13, _1859. learn, and might learn again, if they lived :lung_ enough. (Hear, hear.) Was not that:cla,ss of r i e . r ot i o! be considered---a class, some of whom might.so , A l be ,, tnt , there, and the sooner the more he "should (ITear, hear.) That class of men had ar , ti,_ - pleased: 0 4 fect right 'to be Considered, and not the present memo „4,,.,,, of the Town Council alone. nut Mr. Piston seem, -,1 vo' to &ink there 'phOuld be no change, beca n se he h-. , ,,cb me iiff„tioh for the building they were, in-:--perhar A ih eca n se hi s a t te nti on had been - attraTetedl i and ditt , :„, fed 'to things around the Town-hall. ' (freaf;lhear., P,..c.nd laughter.) - But'they res must not look at the matter individuals.. Individually the proposed charge w0u1..4 'See against his interest; but he looked not to himself ii , .,4 t , dia w l iel , , . caininnnit , , , and, .x on that ?round, he e . ,epea'reclas the advocate of ebncentra tion. .tie had ofte . ;,i itti,,i: to ' the' curse of ti - jc , Tewn _ hali. „ him Self " That snuff-box is (LeMiter.) 'Fri ' 'hid oecasions little better than idln - gossip witnessed on o i i r t *, r . ,, any tho fbililding t by those who might have, .been . m"..tro usefully employed He had seen masters And servants Auger tobacco out of the same box ; but if. you are to be Master, be master i and - it you are not and, ire to deal with:all:as ." Hail:fellow, we'll met !" you C lit preserve a proper system or keep people in their places. Per the, public goed they should carry out these things on a scale of economy, and purchase the ground at the lowest price and sell it at the dearest, and 'for these reasons it w,as essentially desirable that the hole staff should be. concentrated. tinder one roof, and` that the situationin Dale-street shoUld recei.C-c the sanction of the Council. - . __ Mr. Picton explained that, so far as, he was personally concerned; it wonldbe tohis ownintere'st that the removal should take place 'to Pale-street. Mr. Anthony supported the removal to Dale-street. Mr. Tobin said, as this report was before the Council for the first time and involved an outlay of not less than £lOO,OOO, he thought any defeision upon it should be postponed to the next meeting' of the Council, and he moved that it be postponed. (Hear,.hear.) Alderman Turner seconded the motion. Mr. Stitt said, the report in favour of concentration in one building was perfectly unanswerable, and he looked upon further delay as altogether useless. To talk of the building on the other side of the road, was to commence de MVO, and ihrbWasicb all that had been done in the last three years. lie admitted the full force of the hallowed feelings which might be attached to the prestige of this building, but he lo,oked upon other considerations as more important, and, instead of adhering to this building-, he considered the proper and wisest course would be . to build a noble - and suitable building in Dale-street, for all the public offiees • - Mr. Turner said he had 'no objection that the question postpqnQd to the next Council. meeting. (Rear, hear, and "'No,'no.") Mr._ Shiel said—after having fully weighed well the arguments he had heard, and considering that this question had now baen disCus'sed for three years, he could not see why a postponement was needed. He thought he was justified in saying that:3lr: • Tiirrier's• - Views' were undecided ;" but that was no reason why the 'other mem - - bers of the Council should not exercise their opinion. The concentration of all the offices in a gOod plain building Would, and he said it on . the authority of one of their principal officers, save £6,000 a-year in the time of well-paid officers and in other respects. The difference between erecting the proposed new building near the Present .Town hall, and erecting it in Dale-street, would' be £82;000. Here, only 2,000 yards of land could be had; 200 . yards of which would have to be pUrchaied ; and that qamitity of land would not be sufficient. In Dale-street, the plan was laid out on - 4,000 yards, which would really be required, considering . the rapid increase of the business of the town. One important point that could never be in. a number of buildings, was in spection,' which2eould ' secured in one building. (Hear,, hear.) If they went on in the way proposed, instead of erecting a proper building they would 'Sethi have the same annoyances which had been experienced by. the Post-office, and Whibll had been found in con nection with .the building in . ' Cornwallis-street. The ratepayers would look rather to what was useful,'lnore than to gratifying a little vanity in. connection with this building. Mr. Jeffery denied that Mr. Turner's proposal would effect any real concentration, or that its busines. could be conducted effectually . with the offices thus divided. It would . cost twice as much, and would not allow of any effifeictit 'working of the staff. At the time of the town dues struggle, the Towii Clerk wanted a particular document from . the ' archives of the building, and it was with the greatest difficulty he found it, and it was so covered with dlist,•that cart loads had to be'removed before it could 'be got - at. He thought the * convenience of the Mayor was a mere bugbear. If it were formally arranged that the Mayor attended from eleven to three each day, all who - desired to see him on business deputations, 'and who did not come within those hours, must wait until next day. He Was opposed, from his past experience, to their putting the question' into the hands of the finance committee. That committee told the Council they had already more than they - Could fairly grapple with, and he did not think,. therefore, the- Council ought to be so cruel as -to put anything' more . upon them. Mr. Turner, in replying,' assured the Council that he had well and carefully considered the subject before bringing forward his motion. He urged that the finance committee was the most proper body to refer the question to. ' The Council then divided upon the amendment, when there appeared: _ , _ For Mayor Aldermen : Bennett, Dover; Parker, Gardner. Councillors : Messrs. Stitt, Woodruff,'Creliin, Sheil, Corhalty, Barton, Clerk, Steains, Bowling, Jeffreys, Ridley, Rogers, Job, Gladstone, Jeffery, Johnson, Mellor, Kitchen, Hodson, Clint, Beckwith, Anthony, and Cropper. Total-28. AOin;<ii—Aldermen : Cooper, Turner, Shand, Houghton, Hohne. Councillors: Anderson, Turner, Ryley, Shand, Wag.staff, TObin, Earle, Picton, Robertson, Farnworth, aneVernon. Total-16. The amnAment was therefore carried. Mr. Tobin propocd another amendment, to the effect that the consideration of the question be, postponed to the next meeting of the council. Alderthara. Ti. Turner seconded the amendment. Subsequently, however ' • Mr. TObin consented . to with draw the amendment, and the motion was then put . and carried THE CLERI 'OP THE PEACE The - special . committee upon the subject of the Clerk of the Peace and his fees, brought forward the following report : _ The special committee, appointed on the 24th No • last, to 'investigate the matter involved in the Report of the Town-clerk relative to the Clerk of the Peace, and in the statement of the Clerk of the Peace, " REPORT " That they considered it necessary, at the commence ment of their inquiries, to be'advised by counsel as to the legal position of the Council and of the Clerk of: the Peace, under the circumitances which have taken place. Your committee accordingly directed the Town-clerk to prepare' a case embodying the facts, and to submit the same for the joint opinion of the attorney and solicitor general, Mr. Weisby and Mr. - Milward. This has been done, and these learned counsel are of opinion that the COrporation have, a remedy against the Clerk of the Peace should-he persist in refusing to abide by the agree ment entered into by him.. Your committee, therefore, recommend that they be authorised to take such steps, and adopt such proceedings in relation to the matter referred to them, as counsel may advise. • . " JAS. R. JEFFERY, Chairman." Mr. Jeffery moved that the proceedings of the com mittee be confirmed. lie 'should first remark to the Connell that the original motion appointing the com mittee did not 'render that step necessary,' bat the com mittee thought it would be only respectful to the Council and the public to givethem such information as was in their power and as appeared in the- report. They only asked permission to proceed, as they should be advised. The original motion gave the committee full power to do so; and therefore the Council in` Sanctioning the report; would not be giving any increased powers. Mr. Clint seconded the motion. Mr. Ryley asked whether the committee had had an interview, or any communication with the Clerk of the Peace. • Mr. Jeffery: We ,have not sir. We do not consider that to be our duty. Mr. Ryley said the council wouletprobably confirm the report, but he would simply .snggest, whether it would not be desirable to have some consultation with the Clerk of the Peace ? I would be a very unseemly thing to see the Corporation and the Clerk of. the Peace engaged iii litigation upon sacra subject. Mr. Jeffery said, Mr. ,Wright or any of his friendS were to make any overtures to the committee, they would gladly- receive any communication, and would be very happy to meet it in a spirit of fairness. It rested, howorer i with the council to say whether the committee were to make any advances to Mr. Wright. His own opinion was, that if they did so, they would be committing a mistake (hear,. hear.) The. opinions which they ha . obtained, were of a very definite character, but.they had no desire whatever an- litigation, if it could be avoided. Mr. Gladstone thought, after what had taken place, the Council would be very much out of place indeed in going - to Mr. Wright. He thought they were not requiring any thing extravagant in thinking that if any arrangement were to be made, the overtures §hould come from Mr, Wright, and he felt very much for the Town-clerk, who certainly had not been treated as a ruin of honour ought to be. (Hear, hear.) The repart was then adopted. ' A letter was read troth. Mr. J. B. ,Hughos, father of the , late Mr. Linton Hughes, expressing his thanks for the vote . of sypathy passed by the Council on the occasion ' of his son's =death, and, in. briefly recapitulating the leading eventi; of his official life,: stating that the labours imposed upon him during the Rivington Pike question, and the Town. Dues struggle had led to the breaking down of his mentaUand, physical powers. Mr. Gladstone said whilst sympathising in the natural feelings 'of die=writer, he thought that even in grief some moderation ought.to . be observed When it t was . stated that the illness-;of Mr. Hughes. _was produced by his labotif~s` fn" the 'Town Dues struggle, and other .xnattits connected - with the Corporation, - he. would. ask - ;any of - the members of the Council, who had been.-!. in the habit' of seeing , Mr. HUghes upon the committees, whether; however - great his • excellence might •-have been, that statement could • possibly- be received with anything like authority ? It really was coming it " too strong" - upon -them. They . ; were willing,to do what was right; and to accord what' was fairly due; but. to state that what" occurred' had been the, result of:'the, labours imposed upon Mr. Hughes in his official.position under the. corporation,*,: he believed in his • conscience to be. incorrect . -' (Hear; hear.) , • I . Mr. 'Bennett was. exceedingly sorry .to hear such a re mark from Mr. Gladstone: The lad, Mr. Hughes had very heavy duties to perform while the Town-clerk was in , London. Hellad seen Mr. Hughes, in his healthier days, in the very greatest , . excitement, owing to the pressure of business. In the Town-clerk'.s absence the bulk of the work fell upon-Mr. Hughes. , ILLUKINATED•CLOCKS A memorial was read from the inhabitants of, St. Anne-street, praying that the clock on St. Anne's Church be lighted up at night: • Mr. Hodson supported the memorial. The matter was referred to the finance committee. MR. STITT'S MOTION. Mr: Stitt moved the following resolution " That a spec — id committec.be appointed to , examine and report upon the present inequalities in the rating of the different districts otthe borough, with. a view to provide a remedy for the same,. with power to confer with the proper authorities relative to an assimilation of the poor rates." Mr. Hodson seconded the motion. 3fr. Cooper objectod to it, and said there were some biwnships drained and sewered and some not, how could they, therefore, make the rates equal. The motion, however, was allowed to pass. Mr. Stitt then named the following committee— Messrs. -: Anderson, Sheil,: Haydock, olden, Tyrer, Steains, James Holme, Graves, Shand, Tobin, Gladstone, Picton, Hodson, Aikin, Farnwerth, Anthony,:DJver, and Stitt. • ' THE ENQUIRY UNDER THE FINANCE CONIMITTEE Mr. Jeffery said 'there was a paragraph going The round of the papers, having reference. to a committee sitting in the hall upon some enquiry, and he thought it would be. well if some member 'of the finance • committee would give the ,Council some information as to, whether there was any truth. in . the paragraph, and, if so, how much of it was true. . The Mayor said the Town-clerk - would answqr the question. • The . Town-clerk said he might state to the Council the circumstances which came to his knowledge, which he thought it necessary to lay before the. finance committee, in reference to certain persons in his establishment, .and fin enquiry . being :made , into those , , circumstances, and if necessary a report would be brought before . the Council next meeting, but I may State it does not affect any question of decided wrong on the part of any of the officers. Mr. Gladstone : It does not affect the funds of this corporation The Town:clerk: No sir. There is no imputation of dishonesty, or any question of that sort. THE COUNTY COURT Mr. Jeffery. asked *what was the present position of the County Court. Last 'year they,. took some considerable and trouble to have .-the County . Court in a more efficient : state;--. and the legisla fure;•he - believed, .conferred additional powers ,on the Lord. Chancellor for this purpose, and- he (Mr. 4 - effery), would be glad to know if any steps, had been taken to give the public the benefit of this. • The Town-Clerk replied that the districts had been altered. Liverpool; Ormskirk, and St. Helens now formed two districts, and two judges had been appointed, so. that a judge will sit in Liverpool, continually, throughout the year—every week-day except Saturday.. The Council then broke up. LIVERPOOL, POLICE INTELLIGENCE BEFORE MR. MANSFIELD. Joseph Mattocks, a soldier, was charged for having robbed man, named Edward Jones, 'of some money. Mr. Black appeared for the prisoner. It seemed that the parties met in a public-house, where they had some drink, and after that they went to the theatre. When they left, they went to another public-house, where, the complainant alleged, the prisoner robbed him. Mr Black, on cross-examination of the prosecutor, elicited such facts, as induced the magistrate at once to discharge the prisoner. Mary Jones, who stood remanded on a charge of having stolen £.50 from a tailor, named Schwarsenski, who keeps an outfitting establishment in Whitechapel, was brought up . for final examination. Mr. Bluck appeared for the prisoner. The details of this case were published a fevi days ago,and the evidence having'been gone into de nero, his Worship sent the prisoner-for trial. M,IBEZZLE3tEI4T.—A person i named Frederick Goulding, an assistant to Mr. Thompson, stationer, was charged for embezzling certain sums of money belonging.to his em ployer. The prisoner confessed having taken certain sums of money from his employer, and Inspector Horn having Searched his lodgings, got the greater part of the money there. The prisoner pleaded guilty, and was sentenced to two months' imprisonment. SMOKE NUISANCES BEFORE MFSSRS. RANKIN AND CIIALLONER Mr. Wi g nall, the inspector of smoke nuisance, sum moned the following persons for .violations of the sm9ke nuisance act. Mr. M‘Gowan appeared for ;the prose- cation The. first person summoned was Messrs James Leitch and Co., sugar • refiners, .Ellenborough-street, who were charged' under the act, for a violation of its provisions, on the Ist January. Mr. Leitch appeared, and pleaded guilty, and the bench fined him -.6'2 and costs. iNtesrs. John :McNicoll and Co., steam mills, Harring ton-street, Park, were summoned, under the same act, for an infringement of the law, on the 6th inst. Mr. Ireland, the foreman of the concern, appeared and pleaded guilty. The fine in this case was L 2 and costs. Mr. William Casson, turpentine distiller, Park-street, was summOned, under the act, for an infringement of the law on the 6th January: The defendant pleaded guilty, and was fined .£2 and costs. Mr. Daniel Clarke, millwright and engineer, Addersey street, was charged with a like offence as the above ; and he' having pleaded guilty, was fined and costs. THE PRINCESS FREDERICK WILLIAM.—The Nord contains a letter, from Berlin, dated Friday last, in which we read :—" We are expecting the accouchment of the Princess Frederick William, from day to day. The ac coucheur of Queen Victoria, and an English nurse, are on their way. Another nurse of the Rhenish province will be at the disposal, of the Princess, who, I should add, remains marvellously well. On the occasion of her delivery, some of the political prisoners and refugees look for an amnesty.". It is mentioned in another letter that the nurse now in the royal household, is the wife of a .husbandman in Westphalia. • EXECUTION AT GlBRALTAR.—Gibraltar, Jan. sth. Yesterday the whole of the garrison assembled under arms, and marched. to Windmill-hill, the southernmost part of the Rock, to witness the execution of a private soldier of the 2nd battalion of the 6th Regiment, named '.Connor. This unfortunate young man, who was only eighteen years of age, was hanged. for having, without provocation, on Sunday morning, December 19th, at' eight o'clock, killed Serjeant Taylor, of his own company, by firing at him ,with his rifle. None of the inhabitants were, -by strict orders of the authorities, allowed to witness the execution, which took place at eight a.m. precisely. , WRECK OFF NEWBIGOIN, NORTHUMBERLAND. Newbiggir, Monday.—At two o'clock'yesterday morning, lights were observed to burn from a vessel aground off Newbiggin Point. It was blowing hard at the time' with a strong east Wind and heavy sea. The life-boat of the National. Life. Boat Institution, was immediately launched,. proceeded to .the wreck, took off her crew of four hands, whom she safely brought ashore. , The night being,.very dark the .vessel was supposed to have' come too near, the laud. She proved to .be the schooner Betsy, of Sunderland. Fortunately she was subsequently got off and safely brought into harbour. The life-boat's crew of fourteen men have been paid £l4' for their valuable services on the occasion. This is one of the most com plete life-boat stations on the coast, and reflects much credit on all concerned in its management. The National Life Boat Institution has life-1)04s thoroughly equipped on this exposed coast at the following places :—Berwick, .BoulmeriAlnnaoll.th ? 4. 4 uxley, NeWbio4 l TA Caller coats, MONETARY- Al LIVEII,POOL, Wednesday Evening. The sales of Cotton to-clay were. about 6,000 bales,- including , .1,000 . on speenlation and for export: . The market closed steadily, at former quotations. • In• the Liverpool Share Market, to-day, the lmisiness Was moderate, 'but prices at the close shoWed much firmness. • . • _ 'The - London Railway - Share . market opened very heaNily to-clay, hut prices afterwards somewhat iMproved, in sYI4P4tII.Y . with Consols. - Lombardo ` Venetian was much depressed,' partly in conse.= quence or a failure, Foreign Stocks finished lower Banks, Mines, and Miscellanqpus .; Shares, e• about the • same; The following are the cIO - sing prices :-;---Ambergate, 61,_ 64 ; Caledonian, 861;87 ; Do. Pref.; .103, 105 ; :Eastern Counties, 611,--, 621 ; East Lancashire, 94, 96 ; Edinburgh and' Glasgow, 681 - , 691; Great Northern, 106, 1061:';: ditto A., 90, 92'; ditto '133, '135 ; • Great Western,. 551; 551-; Lancashire and Xorkshire, 9,5;,.961; Brighton, 112, 113 ; London and' Nbith Western; 951,-951; London and South Western, 93, 94 ; Manchester; Sheffield; . and „Lincolnshire, 371, 381. ; - Midland, 1011, 102 ;. North British, 591, .604 DO. pref„. 112, 114 ; North Eastern Berwick, 921, 931 ; Leeds, 471, 481 ; York, -761 ' 77 1 ,, ; North Stafford, ; :Dovers, 731, 74; Turkish Sixes, 89, 90 ; FourA, 106, 1064.; Great Western 'of Canada, -164, 16 3-16; Grand Trunk . of Canada, 9, 91 ;- Bank 5t0ck,2251;:2271. The Market for the Public Funds and-Securities opened at a further decline this morning, and dis played 'considerable variation during the day, being influenced' by. the aspect of European: politics. A better feeling was, hOwever, apparent' in the afternoon, and prices closed at an advance of -4 per cent., Consols for Money being quoted at 951 to 95N f and• for the Account at 95(t0 951. At the meeting of the Union Bank of London, held. to-day, the folloWing report was presented:— , The Directors have the pleasure of laying - before the Proprietors the 'accounts of the bank for the last half year, ending • ,31st .December. It will be, seen'by the balance sheet. appended to this 'rePort, - that, not withstanding', the low value .of money which has prevailed, the profits 'of the bank, after payment . of all charges, and including . the sum of ' .£7,495 Bs. 7d. brought forwaard on the 30th June' last, amount to £67,540, 12s. 5d.. The Directors n . ow declare a diiidend for' the last six months, at the .-rate of 10 per, cent. per annum, and a bonus of 23 per cent. on the paid-up capital, being together at the rate of 15 per cent. per annum, clear of income-tax. After payment of the aboye, amounting to 45,060/., there will remain a balance of 22,5401. 12s 5d to be carried for ward for. app ropriatiodat the end' of the financial year, in Silly next. The Chairman congratulated the pro .prietors on their favourable, position; and .the report having, been adopted unanimously, a vote of thanks was passed to the direCtors and-officers Of the establishment. There was . a special meeting of the Netherlands Lands EnclOsure Company . to-day, Mr. Bidder in the chair, when the new agreement made by the directors with the Dutch goverunient was brought forward for, consideration: A diseussion took place, during which allusion was made to the 1,000 acres of land redeemed . having cost the shareholders £400,000. The new agree - ment will exempt the shareholders from further liabilities involving an additional outlay of £200,000, which is something for the future., The .ehairnin • said the arrangement now made was the best that could be 'done for the shareholders. The report of the directors was eventually adopted. In. London, to-day; wheat 'brought fully Mon day's rates, with' a - fair buSiness doing.. Flour was fully : as high. Barleyin good request. Malt unchanged.,..- Oats meta 'air sale at late rates. Full terms were paid for beans and peaS. In the London Prodlice Market,. to-day, the demand . for Sugar was active, and best grocery kinds , were rather higher in price ; refined was bought more readily. The demand for Coffee, was brisk. - Tea quiet, - but firm. • Rice was 'wanted -at preVious' terms, with few sellers.. '.The demand for Tallow and Saltpetre improves, and_prices stiffen. Respecting' trade in' the north of Ireland; our Belfast correspondent states— The time has not as,yet arrived when it has become competent on our-part to statQ that, the upward tendency •in flax has ceased to exhibit itself. ;On the contrary, flax during the past week attained to prices still higher than has been previously . reported. No t §tay to onward prices has as yet manifested itself. The extravagant figures to which the raw material has attained is a-circnmstance the • reverse of favourable to the general interest of the trade. Yarns are in fair request. at late advance, and happily . stocks do not accumulate. Brown goods generally find a tolerably ready sale, at lately advandedeurrency, and in some descriptions of both hand and power-loom mann, factures an advance of say fd per yard has been obtained; White and finished goods are in fair demand,' especially for the home trade, with but little change to chronicle in prices. .The tendency, however, is towards advance. The directors of the Australian Agricultural Company intend to recommend a distribution••of 1l per share,' free of income tax, at the half yearly meeting on the Ist of February, carrying over a balance of between 8,0001 and 9,0001 tuJnly next, when the accounts for the year will have been received The half yearly meeting of the London and Greenwich Railway was held yesterday, at which the half yearly dividend was fixed at 5s 6d per share, and was agreed to unanimously. YESTERDAY'S MARKETS —Our Sugar market con- •Colonial "& LIVERPOOL PRODUC tinues quiet; only 420' bags grainy Surinain being reported a 43s 9d per cwt: Nothing has been done in Molasses, cr Coffee. 80 Ptuicheona Demerara J?'un have found buyers at steady rates. The sales in Rice, consist of 1,150 bags Bengal at 7s Gd ; and 135 tierces Carolina at Hs 60 to 18s 6d per . cwt.' for very inferior, to middling quality ' • 200 boxes - of large grain Pearl Sago have also been taken at .15s 6d to 16s per cwt. Of the Dyewoods brought forward at auction to-day, only 40 tons Manilla Sapan wood sold at £8 15s to £8 17s d, with all faults, and £9 fpr sound; and 13 tons Siam at £ll lOs per ton for sound; the_chief Part-of the Cochineal also offered found buyers at 38 to 3s 9d for Silver; at 4s 8d to 4s 10d for Black Guatemala; and at 3s lld to 4s for Mexican; 7 sgrons Guatemala Indigo At '4s 7d per lb. 10 boxes Florence Red `Ariiols at 80s, with 80 boxes White at 79s ; and 200 bales Gambier, all faults, at 13s 6d to - 13s 9d for second class, and 13$ 9ct per cwt. for heated ; by private we have to notice 200 bags Militello S l uma. - : at Gs •Cd ; 80 bags Palermo at Ils 90 ; and ton Anieridan Bees Wax 'at £9 per cwt. A.ihes quiet, at 29s for Pot ; and at 32s for Pearl, a steady bildness in Nitrate of Soda at 15s 3d to 16d 6d per cwt. Of Brimstone, 10 tons are reported at.2B per ton for thirds. Oils: In Palm 1,300 tuns on snot and for arrival, have been' sold at 240'; and 211 to £42 per ttni not asked. Tallow : P.YX. at 538 6d to 54; small sales of Spirits of Turpentine at 40s ; and - 70 barrels medium fine llosin. At 12s per cwt. Seeds, ,550 bags Bom bay Linseed, have been plaeed at 55s ; and 130 bags Timothy seed at 26s per quarter ; we have likewise to notice 20 tons English Linseed Cake at £9 lOs per ton. Lminrootr'Corrox.—The cotton market continues very quiet, and prices tend rather to favour the buyer. The sales—includ ing 20 Bahia 7id, 400 Egyptian 7td to 9d, 1,300 Surat 53d to 53d —are reported 6,000 bales, of which 1,000 ate on speculation and far export .Lo:4Uox PRODUCE.—Sugar : The sales are progressing steadily. Barbadoes low middling to fine • grocery, 40s to 45R; , Jamaica brown to fair grey, 39s to 41s ; • East. India Renares sold good to fine, 45s to 47a ; Madras good bright to fine grocery, 43s to 45s Havannah good yellow, 44s to 45s ; yellow, 41s Ed";refined lumps, 52s 6d to 545, toffee continues in good demand. Tea : The market remains inactive. Rice has a firm appearance, Rum steady. Spices : Prices unaltered. Cotton : NO salei reported. LONDON CORN.—In Mark-lane to-day the attenbnce of the trade was about as usual on Wednesdays, the tone firm - prices of most articles unaltered. The supply of home-grown grain Was very small, and the arrivals of foreign grain into. London since last Monday were also small. English wheat fetched, fully last Monday's prices: Flour quite as dear. BarleY held with increased confidence. Beans is per' qr." dearer. Peas quiet in demand. Bonovwx HOP.—A good trade is still doing in 1858 hops, at fully late prices. LONDON TALLOW.—The market is firm. Town tallow is quoted 51s 9d, nett cash ; Petersburgh Y.C., on the spot, 53s ; January to March, 52s 9d to 53s ; March only, 535 . t0 53s 3d ; April to June, 525; October to December, 515 9d to 525. LONDON MINING. —The mining market to-day is firm. The transactions have been pritteipally . confined -to shares in East Wheal Russell, Rosewarne, .Wheal Margaret. Providence-Mines, Lady Bertha, and Tamar. Consols. Devon. Great Consols shares are also officially marked in the Stock Exchange 4621 and46s. United Mexican and English and Australian Copper shares are rather flat.- The former are marked 21, and the latter 1. GrAsuow Coax.—The imports have'been moderate this week. The weather continues mild, ,and the market firm. Wheat was in fair demand at Monday's prices. Flour was is per quarter dearer than on last Wednesday. Barley more enquired for, and Scotch rather dearer. Oats were quiet., Beans and peas fully as dear. GLASGOW IRON. = The market has been firmer to-day, and 53s 3d cash, and 53s 6d one month were bid, closing steadily. :``ós. 1 and 3, G,M.8., 5.1 s per ton. EDINBURGH Conti.—The market was well supplied to-day, and sales were lively, with bettbr prices. Best wheat advanced Is 6d, and other qualities Is per quarter. Barley was also rathe dearer. Oats and beans participated in the advance. THE LONDON GAZETTE, COMMISSIONS SIGNED BY LORDS LIEUTENANT.-2nd Regimmt of Royal Cheshire Militia.—William Bennion Foulkes, Gent. to be Ensign, vice F. H. Kensall, promoted; Jan. 1. Ist Regi ment of Royal Cheshire Militia,—Memorandtun. - Lieutenant Jahn Leigh Sykes, Francis Pullen Mudd, and William Bire Sykes ? removed from the strength of the 13, , e0 1111 1t, lypria tetired on their allowance. Frisigh Joseph Morley Dennis, absent without leave during, the late training, is r i en i loyed from the strength of thellegitnent. , ; J i PARTNERSHIPS DISSOiVED.—Robdrt Kaye, - Atm - mailment, and James Johnson, Farnley, Yorkshire, timber merchants Robert . LtrilTgstrm - Alfertry Ilartley- YSi#,/,, George, rode.rlck, .B ehrends; anii..Efenty Marsha/1; I.tverT C4culte Lindop and John Martin, Manchester, work, bale; and fah* . wood turners ; John„Ancirew and - Edwin Townend, Manchester, worsted spinners lei 'Henry Sally:oliklrhomas James llorncastle, Kingston-upon-IlulL; Daniel O'Flah - ?rty and Jas. Kelly, -core dealer's ; - George Friend Fuller and 'Richard Ricketts; I. 4 iverpOory tea deafeis, find :greets f't Ainsworth - and John:. Ilarpreavbsillf.adc r slaeLkurn, Lao,. attorneys,;. Thna oas Radelitk,John Baron, and Tallies' TattetAlk IfeyWood, 'Lancaster, cotton' spiiiiiers , ;fr , 'William Hams= aD.!' ;;m4neKetter,. bra.ss 7 founders. 1 1 ° , 'art Davison and Janet Jameson, Liverpool,, painters ; JbsepltWoun and tdvitard 'Morgan; , SalfOrd, - timber, merchants.; Juiiwi A.rensberg and Isaac Joseph Lisser„4anchester, wholesale cigar deSlers ; Charles Proeter and Pickles Cdnitilitine, - Bradford, Ydrk'shire, worsted stuff =manufacturers. - Di CLAIIATIONS O 5 Divibuses.—James Phillips, second (lir of 7:1, any •Nredneday, at' Mr. Morgan't 10, Cook-Atrech Liverpool. Edward Williams,'first;div: of 4 i, any Wednesday,, at Mr. Morgan's, 10, Cook-street, Liverpool. Alexander M'Gregor, Liv er P ool, c o rn an d s hip broker, :first div. of.ls 104 on Wednesday, Jan. 19, or- any subsequent Wednesday, .at Mr. Turner's, 53, - South John-street, Liverpool. - Thomas- James Wilkinson, Manchester, surgeon, first div; of 2s 4d, any Tues day., at Mr. gernaman's, ; 69, Princes-street, Manchester. William Thorpe, Thorne, Yorkshire, scrivener, first and second div.. of is sid, any :Saturday, at Mr. nape's, 1, South-parade. Park-row, Leeds. Wells Hood, Y or k; wine, spirit; arid - seed merchant, first div. of 54'4d, any Saturday; at- Mr, Hope's, South-parade f , Park-row, LeecL4.-- John. grrimshaw, Guisley, Yorkshire, cloth iherehant, first div: of Ss'fid, -, any Saturday, at Mr. Hopes, .3, Guilillirill.Charnbers, Anthony Garforth, Paul Garforth, Earlsheaton, Yorkshire, manitfaCtUrers, div. of is 2d, arfY Sdturday, at Mr. Hope's, I,'. Smith-parade, Park-rew; Leeds. William Thorpe :Thorne, Yorkshire, scri vener, second div. of 31d, any Saiurday at Mr. llope's - 1, Booth-parade, 'Park-row, Leeds. Benjamin Rowley, Wakefield,' Yorkshire, corn factor, first div. of is 41-d, any Saturday, at Mr, Hope's, 1, South-parade, Park-row, Leeds. - ." ' Ixso - tvENT RETITIONEM- William Johnson,:Liverpool, tailor; Catherine Langman, Liverpool, glass dealer David Roberts,. Liverpool, licensed v i c t ua ll e r ; Jan - IE 4 Witter; liverpool builder ; Robert Conway, Liverpool, • builder ; : Liverpool, butcher ,• Jaines Rimmer, Stanl e y, L anc a s h ir e, journeyman, baker ; ThomaS Dent; West Derby, Lancashire, furniture dealer Silas Bond, gverton, Lancashire, boot and shoemaker; Douglas. Cox Girvan, Liverpool, clerk; George Antiobus, Liverpool, pork butcher. BANgßurrcims ANNULLED.— Alfred Critchell, Upper Dorset place, Clapham-road, cabinet makes;' Henry Chellingtrortb, Park Attwood, 4gar Kidderminster, Worcester, matts. ter , BANKRUPTS.— Tilden Christmas, Sheerness, and Scrayfries-ter race, New Brompton, ICeht, coal merchant; Henry 'Rogers',: Bradford, Yorkshire, milliner;, Eli Wainwniht, Kensington, corn chandler and baker ; Charles James Tllll, Birminghaln, grocer; Walter Dodge, Almonbury, Yorkshire, woollen manufa4? turer and merchant ; John Woolf, jun., now or late of Manchcbterp small ware manufacturer. BIRTHS On the 14th of October, 18.58, at Pleasant Creek, near Mel bourne, Australia, Eleanor, eldest daughter of the late Rev. W. J. Hughes, formerly a minister - in the "Methodist Ne* Connec` tion, and wife of William Nealy, Esq., formerly of WhitehaTent of a daughter. . On the 11th inst., at Claughton, Cheshire, the wife of Charles Ringcome, Esq., late of Bombay, of a daughter. DEATHS On the 9th instant, at Baby Dtirham, the Duchess or Cleveland. The duchess was only seized with illness the pre viou4 day. The late duchess Was eldest daughter of John, fourth Earl Powlett,lry his first marriage with Sophia, only daughter and heir of Admiral Sir George Pocock, K.H. She was born on the 16th of March, 1785, and married on the 16th of November , 1809, the present Duke of Cleveland. By the decease of 'her Grace the families of the Earl and Countess" Powlett, Lady Alvanley, Lord and Lady William Powlett, Colonel and Lady Latria Meyrick, Lord and Lady Harry Vane, and others of rani; are placed in mourning. ' On the sth hist ;of consumption, garah Ann, the, beloved wife of John Wright, Esq., 38, Field-street, Everton. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE- HIGli WATER Tun DAY .. 12 9 WIND At LIVERPOOL, —lV.N.lV,—Light breeze „ HoLyn EAD, —W. N.W.—Light breeze ARRIVALS ... Seville Eclipse . aria Cz] Mauritils Minstrel „Olhao HoTipett . .. Abbeville f Spy Kooria rifooria I Toe Volante MAILITIME place was reacheil,'on the mornia.g: of the•2Bth of December, lu which she was seen the night previous, in lat. 37 N, lon. ..„ :28 wo by the Cassiopea, arrived - here,- whieh- also passed a water' logged harqw about 210 miles S W by,W of Cape Clear, Jan. , which was boarded at the same time'tY' the English barqu e ' Ciouch Brothers, nhi h arrived at Falmouth to-day. The Abyssinia cleared from IJemerara, September United Kingdom, and has not since been heard of. ' The'Dodo (s.s.), hence at Cork, took the ground on the instant, but was expected to be able to reach the quay there "" a tide or two. The Mercy, which arrived at Queenstown on the 10th ingot from Penzance, lost foreyard, and had boat stove by collision 0 "' the sth inst., - off Cape Clear, with the American ship Osweq (Mem. The American ship Oswego sail e d h ence f or N ew Yer on the Ist inst ' The SaxonXing, from Samarang to Port Glasgow, sank th is morning near Corswald (Stranracr). • The wreck of a vessel, with one mas t an d j aws o f ma i n -102 , c above water, was passed on the 11th i ns t., at 8.30 p.m..019 "" Eclipse, arrived here. - - BRRWICK, Jan. 11.—The BlossoM, from Sunderland, has be c brought in here, making water. GALWAY, Jan. 10.—The Propeller. (ss) fills at each tide Rit b r seven to eight feet water i n h er hold• fears are entertained her safety. [IMEMri., Jan. 6.—The Cit o , St a h nc k e, o f t hi s port, w hi c h RsP stranded near Dutch Cape', N0v.,23, has been got off, and is 110 at the wharf to undergo rep , The American barque Bertha, Blanchai l And ready to sail kir Bost,On, 13.8.;' whilst lying at t he Mole, was driven on shore during a gale, la' `; .her 31, and received considerable damage toll e , , has been assisted off by the Taurus and is obliged to discharge her entrance o found to be makir;g roticb-wat, cargo to be hove down and repaiJ Jan. 12.—Arrived : The 'Stuart Wortley, from Culentt 4 ; e, Puget sound;- Hero; and Jessie Gni ouTn, Jam , 12..-L Arrived : The Ex Urn, Jan:l from Coati, &rrived : The Richard Cobden a -0, 6 Janeiro ; Crotich Brothers, Batavia ; Janeiro; Cock-o'-th •o ; Westerbotteu, C helmi Gazelle, and- Joan,_ all fn Sthyrna; ,Tohn'Clt Anna, Santo;, , and CROOKHAVEN, Mauritius ; and Layard; Rio Janeiro anzas, all from Odessa O.— Arrired : The C Reformer hence at Mobile, Dec. la Mary. Ann hence at Madeira. Beaer ss);MTullock; sailed from Bordeaux for Liverpo Angelind, Le Monnier, from Liverpool at Cadiz, Dc ilosphorous (s), M`Guigan, from Liver , w , Art Union (s), Morrison. - Jan. 3. Rosalie, Rae, sailed from Smyrna for Queenstown, H Henry Holman, Caswell, sailed from Smyrna for Qu( Dec. 31. er p 01' , ensto Pickernell, from Cardiff at Constantino for Theodosia. Dec. 31' Henry Woolley, Boor ! from Newport at Constantinople, D 31, and left for Tlieml - Washburn, Wooi pie, Dec. 31 For Liverpool ben.,ls. d at New Orleans for Liven,'" Ignez de Castro (s.s ), Kennedy, from Messina at Palermo. Corinthian (s.s.), Wardcll, from Lisbon at Palermo. Minna (s.s.), Penn, from Constantinople at Smyrna Dec. 2 4 Ellen, Finley, sailed from Smyrna for Queenstown Dec. 2 3 . Taurus (cc) Inglis, hence at Palermo. Cachelot (as) hence at Lisbon. Tamaulipas (ss), Baker, sailed from Bordeaux for Liverpo° to the/Bth - January. • „ _ Willard, -Mitchell, -cleared at Savannah for Liven ) - 01 , -- - December 20th. 11)° °1 _ Shamrock, Doane, cleared at New Orl ea n s f o r. Live - - - )ecember 15th. Holyrood, Jord )ecember 15th. cleared at New Orlea" for Liverool s for Li;orr°4)l Canar ic p, December 15th Lady Rebow, Dec. 12. TRACT'S, LIVERPOOL, JanY• 12 ....--- C'~iraco ¢ .. I ~ v}yoll Ilavannfil, Comery, cleared at New Orl Addey, sailed from Teneriffe for t Commodore, Franklin; from London at Bathurst, River Glan'r . bia Nov. 23. , . Priscillia, Reynolds, from London at Bathurst, River Gamb ia .... ... and Caroline, Butler, sailed froin Barcelona for Mel dria Dec. _-. Jane Hudson,_Davidson, sailed from Genoa for Alexand ra Jan. 2. Isabella, Evans, from London at Madeira Dee. 27. Ter (ss), Soler, from Cadiz at Teneriffe 15th Dec.,: and left Nf Havannah Cruikshank, salted from Odessa for • England Dec. .2 6 op Quickstep, Andus, cleared at Constantinople, f o r Queensto Yeoman, cleared at Constantinople for Queenstoo Dee. 23 Nate Evelyn, Reid, sailed from Od, sa for • JUDICIAL CISANGES IN IRELAND.----At length Bar° ll Pennefather has retired. His resignation was not for warded to Government till yesterday. The Lord Chas cellor, this day, at a meeting of the Benches, announc e the fact. Judge Crazipton has also determined to 06, 0 It will be seen by the report of his addrea to, the tom i ; Grand Jury, that he intimated that thiS Was probl4 the last time it would be hi s 'd u ty t o a dd ress t h em . regard to the filling of the vacant juitbship in the ;: e chequer,,Mr. Brewster i s s till spoken of, as well as ti' t Hayes but we doubt no t Mr. ayes g l e o the vacancy. It is generally rumoured in the F ci . d Courts that Mr. Lidw ic k h as resigned the chairmans', l4 of the county of Wi c kl ow .- As this is a third clfr - a., county, an appoint men t ma y b e ma d e di r e ctly, to it; Ire Mr. Edward Pennefather, Q.C:, i s ment i one d as 'lt probable successor of Mr. Lidwick. M r . L anez Q.C., spoken 0f.—.D1461(14 Evening Post, of Tuesday; Azores Pac Coquette . Cas - siopea Charlotte Claus Cduricr . Coral Isle N. S., Del Pil