The Northern Daily Times. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1856-09-04 00:00:00

TOWN COUNCIL. The usual monthl y meet i ng of the council was held in the Town Hall, at eleven o'clock, yesterday. The Mayor, Joh n Stewart, Esq., presided. The minutes of the last meeting were read. FINANCE COMMITTEE. lowhe proceedings of this committee comprised the fol k reco mmendations :—Recommendation to increase_ o Ltle n t ' al ary Of the chaplain of the Borough Gaol from , x u 3 p a y o 4'4 ° o Per annum, the chaplain being allowed to occupy h h - -Di sc free o f rent, the consideral ion of which wase P°stl io ned at th e l ast monthly council, pursuant to th Battay"ing orders. Recommendation to purchase from for s Carnes her leasehold premises, in Blundell street, Ps„ th e sum of 300. Recommendatio e n to appoint Mr. C. ts,,,,,:iore temporarily inward bookk e f pl io in the Town i,,s Ace, at a salary after the rate o 0 per annum. "'''''. ' S. Ho me said, in the can, ioued absence of m_ naa. lion r. t:oHornby, it became his duty to . move the confirma of the proceedings. The first point to which he had call attention, was the fact that th . e plansfor the daily would contain ,_ourtts were now complete. The buildings t e fire engines, ~,,, ponr t s , a coroner's n and various e I,:igences for the officers, various other places to be r e ed as stores for Clothing and other purposes, so as to Whe the plans - y r e Q rl der the whole perfect and complete. h,.'re sanctioned by the council, the . surveyr would by and I Pared to make out the specifications, tv. _ measures for proceeding, with the work. The pIP -0 b ridewell had been submitted . to the there,-14. and received their sanction ; and he hoped, ur €l of surveyor, he would be enabled Hit t() ,_. urn the . ha Pin those works in operation, so that the " Y P, in the course of a couple years, the ~. e°llt s and br: Jewell to dispose of. The next. point w Whi ch , , the he wished to call the attention of the council, That question of the increase of Mr.. Mansfield's salar '"at question came before the committee by appointment . and it was decided that it should be taken into considera tie „„ t , Zs— i day last But in consequence of the licensing ointintshe".rt Tours terminated, as they were expected to bl h --r s , -iaY several magistrates unavoid a ya an from th ' *tt e, detained in the licensing court, and the chairman e"m a% other e members being absent fro town, there wassuch a small meeting of the c them mittee, that it was . question for another week, consideredlnad order that there should be visable to adjourn a full Co lit another present when a subject of so much bePortance should be taken into consideration. (Hear,_ v 111 1 . 4 • 1%) Ile had now to move that the salary of the Rev. fronlearter, chaplain of the borough gaol, be' in he had me 4350 te .t 400 a-year. Upon that subject Y to s. that he had been requested by Mr. Carter . to Press to th ey ,_the council his thanks for the manner in which ,ha received the application which he made. . 'nr• Alderman Dover seconded the motion, which was e arried. Mr. L T Iliu m ohne moved that the purchase of the property in to th ell-street, which he stated would be very valuable teizieboeunceilli,a%ndedh.ad been made on very advantageous Mr, !notion was agreed to. meat of then moved the confirmation of the appoint. t a le w aze thMatrA. Moore. He observed that the council were iyirv,thatit-. Moore, the late inward book-keeper, w as his son was temporarily appointed. Reati e „, eL on: May I ask why it is temporarily ? If tne tee s „ "'au be a suitable person why is the appointment „beorary? 3 he Mav Th e a ., -, ?I' : We wish to try that. The ~nointment was confirmed. the cn ol - rne then moved that the general proceedings of i,„.Mittee be confirmed. d e e a r p a s l eita n o cl a s s oll asked whether there had not been some on the part of one of the collectors of dock Th e R., k r. T ,IYor : It is referred to in the minutes. to say that the re 1742110 said he was exceedingly sorry a dd, to Z peen sorne defalcations ; but, he was .h a ppy to Was /1,,,,,YerY slight extent. The name of the individual of th e ',,'°„ s ' He had been nearly 20 years in the service Stance „""rPoration, and, until this unfortunate e . ircu . mad ben :tu° f ault had been ever found with him, oat h li office r - waYs considered a very steady and tentive d lt ~,a . . d istre ss ~- understood that he had seen in somewhat Portion of,`lircurostances, and some time ago he took a IMap es ,,, ~tue dock fines, which he had collected, e for r t o h m e 41 0a,a -°l . PaYing off some money he had borrow d f au ollt --le tY• The defalcations altogether amounted familyto of the -140th About .t'4o had been recovered— I tetu a l i m an had sent and paid it—and the d t e h f e alcat t ion c4o4l7:itYte7l ainin g was about £lOO. The reason why ''' did not bring forward before the council ' the,,,,tutable.person to fill the office was, tnal , i s .. ' the circumstance gave them an opportu lo:ssiu"Aa strict i nvestigation into the whole of the sy _ ~ maladyair a t the magistrates' office, and a sub-committee h held several sittings, and were receiving fa and would be prepared, at the next . meeting of the to be ' in bleat' before them a report, in which . they r hop h e e d filtureend to recommend some mode by which, be ttlit4ht'kany defalcations, if unhappily there should any, kr, speedily discovered. to aecowoodruff asked how often the man was called upon kri ri t for the monies which he had in his p'ossesysejornto? r. 1,,,,;_)re said his duty was to pay the mon e ies or o twice * we,(,k:lter every day. Mr. Tasker then, onc and paaPcOrding to the amount of the money, brought it Dear ed `slt into the treasurer's office. e'g October am Ik e 'lad retained monies so far back as last Mr. B , ap aill March he but very small sums. About and then then it appe."eh he retained some larger sums ; an Wh o dr ed he received subsequent payments from parties placed Plaesieir,o filled, and with these subsequent NS so 'uo former amounts he had abstracted. sum There ' a ir 13, rtmcb uncollected, that it excited the attention of lat e ti V'ty, the auditor. Mr. Barry proceeded o On bol o Matter, and he then discovered the defalcations. t enquire at 4,g Made acquainted with the facts, the committee that bapPointed a sub.committee . of investigation, and and Ivo,.,e_,nninaittee was now going into the whole system, eollu eii um .be prepared to lay their plans before the the ' which would embrace, and be the best answer to ..04,qtUestio which had been put to him ; 'llleesa, that i th e had no and he system they would be enabled to re a need, e u , o be one, so effective in its character, as to put %,_ the possibility of any future defalcations. . 11 til( ' hab7t"druff: Then it appears that this man i for t-• , aPPropriating money belonging to the public, 0,,_ ,7ive months, and was not, until now, found out In ' 8 ' 0 " 47 ( that affords very decisive evidence of neglect 1 B,e, quarters, besides the instance of this office himself. ekb", ° _ l2l . ( l like to ask, whether he is in custody for T,!4ziernent, or whether you intend to prosecute him? , 4.114`T Mayor If you were to see the books, you would yoi,, th at that there is a very great difficulty, from the Ari l. urinous amount of small fines recorded there. at ..._es-Woodruff :Do I understand that he is in custody r ___ „,,Pr L ent, and about obe Prosecuted by the coun Al f a Hire Ma yor' , N a d ,.. _ Yor . o. h,...._3: tioline: I may at once state, on ti",, r uift of the circumstance, and hearing of the defal candidly, that ea. ~t??!,e.t, acting under the advice of one of the law officers,.m. ° f the sent an officer to take charge of him. bet he a l?, was supposed, at the time, to be upon his death actuallviiielously ill of cholera, and fora fortnight After the offoe:Tg ol a state between life aud death. We had as had te a in the house for a fortnight, and reach - ' ' certam ed and that the defalcations would . barely cot ts id t RA with the mo which had been paid in, . t ons' £IA tht tsetse CO - p n o e t y ation had two bondsmen for_ I, ahlellUt lut anity, ' s officer was really out of motives of tome nod Pecially as it was believed that if the officer Pe e ed the Poor had I was fellow would be very likely never to myself excf edingly sorry fot: t a he so inewhat ft.tr ay „ 7erY large family, I believe, d ye,__ ,gadt one. He had borne a good VitY,unit as az! excellent officer. Let me takreeputhtaistiou.pnpfoorr of stating , that the man had never been paid for 14143 lervices. Re' had only a salary of .e9O a year, with illett s ci sums of money to collect, and requiringduties ear Pr eat '. s Thi vigila;me from morning to pight. (El wo.natuAnly affords anotii,?r proof, Mr. Mayor, if one were gettj h e '''„of the necessity, in all our appoin t4 tm enzt ent ra s ir o iy f and f:' toe best men we can payingge ll'ea a r n l l ier.) The roan was lia a t d 9Y for their services. ( la rg ' to live upon the salary which was given him ' hand s at nount of money was always passing through his You, His position was one of very great difficulty, star ~Ar• Mayor, have just stated what I ought to have ceit e `' , that from the nature of the accounts, great diffi hould think, how`Y!xisted in discovering any frauds. hay,,'Pr, that the system we are about to propose will AI that effect. th tr. Ho effect. : My reason for putting the question was r i l l I had heard this, and I regretted it as much as Mr. badlyti°flnaethat any man ' should be employed by the eorp . o d r so . f .' such important duties, and should b . e ai I.,inatt for i ll' et tl,_ • I say that we were to blame in putting ulna a eil'scuarge such important duties and notl payingfor the roasnuionti,Y liberal salary. (Hear, hea d r.) oo feel t sinall a t he and ",, nad a very large family an n tn n a d t e ie r .e t_he ooa ; ri ' l l ;P : e the corporation will not prosecute him M r 117- e'retlinstan ea (Hear, hear.) _;im e— ot at all satisfied. I think if the i „ i LeOTUtuitteci had 6 madeproper arrangements they sWe°,.Ct''• have saved this man from being placed in hi s p r l e c i .._, litgortunate position. In the first place, they shou . gunnot ha 4 given him a greater responsibility than they paid for ; i-nd, if they did so, they should have taken care fro lookina ~`tore often into the accounts to prevent him ,tti commitang himself to the extent he did. The subject then dropped. h„_,r• Gregson wentioned that, in the plans for the new „,.‘_usewell, the committee were obliged to provide a sepa .ate cell for s ent to each person, as C o l onel Jebb would not Th e con any other arrangement. e,,'",,urrned.h g en eral proceedings of the committee N;'ere then watch corn- resent hncause tt fy WATCH COMMITTEE. tZuine 14,1% Gregson, in moving the confirmation of the pro gS this committee, which were read, alluded to the recent C lamentable fire in Shaw's-alley, and declared inv4ets!.he rompittee, w . ho had instituted the strictest 1 ogation intc the circumstances_ were of nnioi, . 1, e 2 1.11 . the _ , -----'' ";"ouslusliblehatto, Lapwity of the fi.e, it was utterly .mp • Ige.sery the lives of the unfortunate people who were at n • time in the house. • bnl;_Tr. Alderman Bennett thought that fire-escapes should_ ' Kept at different parts of the town, in order that they tnifitit be at hand when required. .- I ‘ r e• Gregson replied that a fire-escape was kept at each ty45,.... the eleven police stations in the town, and that, on ~e,PY alarm of fire, whether in nrivate dwelling or ware ".,.: , e, an escape was at once taken to the place. r.''.tr'• Robertson Gladstone suggested that when corpo e',Lion leases were being granted it should be made one of a'n conditions, that the parties should make an accessible ....n. c'asY approach to the roof of the house. If such a tr_aetice were generally adopted the persons in any house 4 fire, if the flames broke out from below, could get at THE once to the roof of the house and escape through the a Ijoining dwellings. The matter then dropped, and the proceedings were confirmed The proceedings Of the dock committee were confirmed ST. GEORGE'S HALL COMMITTEE.-" THE LIONS." Mr. Alderman Turner proposed, and Mr. Alderman mime seconded, the confirmation of the proceedings of this committee, which were read. Mr. Alderman Bennett complained of the expense which was being incurred in connection with the boondary wall of the hall. Absurdity after absurdity was being added to it, until it threatened to become a complete screen to toe hall itself. He htd seen one of the lions on its pedestal that morning, and he could not conceive a more absurd decoration to such a building. The lion itself, he should candid y declare, was far more like the chairman of the ' committee (Mr. Alderman J. H. Turner) than a lion. (Great laughter.) He had stood for ten minutes listening to the jeers of the passers by, and their remarks were anything but complimentary to the architect. The time would come when this expense would he found to be use less ; and he would recommend that they should now do what eventually they would be compelled to effect— namely, to raise the space in front of the hall, and lower Lime-street, until they were brought to a level. Mr. Beckwith replied that the committee were not responsible for the absurdities to which allusion had been made by Mr. Bennett. He should have been aware that a majority of the council had determined that the lions should be placed in their present position, though each lion cost £2OO. He (Mr. Beckwith) had voted against it, s of opinion that they should remove the balus trade which now concealed the building. No resolution being moved in the matter, the proceed _ ncrs were con( 7 of the markets, education, gaol, and louse 01 correction committees, were also confirmed. procee They comprised nothing of importance. HEALTH COMMITTEE The proceedings of this committee comprised the lowing recommendation to increase the salaries of the lowing officers in the borough engineer's department, —Mr. W. A. Richardson from .eBO to £lOO per m ; Mr. Joseph ; Pennell, from .i's 4 12 , 3 to .eBO per Mr. William Walker, from to £ll5 per Mr. Thomas Hough, from £3l 4s to .t'42 per annum; and Mr. John Evans, from £lOO to £l2O per annum. annum ; The discussion of the recommendation was postponed to the next council, in accordance with the standing orders. Mr. B. Gladstone suggested that the council should express an opinion on the propriety or impropriety of Mr. Newlands being permitted to act as consulting engineer to the Toxteth-park Board of Health. He thought that no man could serve two masters, and that Mr. Newlands' time was fully occupied with his present duties. Mr. J. A. Tinne thought that great good would result from the drainage and sewerage works of the town and out-townships being under the same head, and he would, on that account, support the recommendation of the com mittee, that Mr. Newlands be permitted to act as consult ing engineer to the Toxteth park Board. Mr. Alderman Bennett concurred with Mr. Tinne, and reminded the council that, on questions of drainage and sewerage, Mr. Newlands was looked up to, all over England, as an authority. Mr. Sheil opposed the appointment, on the ground that Mr. Newlands full time was occupied with his present duties, and that he could not fairly undertake any other business. Mr. Alderman Dover moved, and Mr. Hodson seconded, that the matter be referred back for consideration. The amendment was lost, on a division, by 24 to 13. The proceedings were then confirmed, as were also those of the gardens and church exponditure committees. OBSERVATORY COMMITTEE. In connection with the proceedings of this committee, a letter was read from the Board of Trade, announcing their intention of forming an establishment for the rating and testing ships' chronometers in London, and requesting permission for the officer, named by them to take charge of it, to attend the Liverpool Observatory to make himself acquainted with the mode in which it was carried out. The Mayor observed that this letter was very compli mentary to Liverpool as coming from the Board of Trade, and bore most excellent testimony to the efficient manner in which the Liverpool Observatory was conducted. On the motion of Mr. Tinne, the permission sought by the Board of Trade was ordered to be granted. The gene ral proceedings were then confirmed. WATER COMMITTEE The proceedings of this committee included a recom tnendation to promote Mr. Henry Gatliffe to the position of first-class collector of water rents, and that his salary and poundage be c ilculated at the rate of £220 per annum. Recommendation to purchase 6,800 yards of land at 6s 9d per yard, for the purposes of the reservoir and works now in the course of construction in Audley-street, Everton. They also included the following report from Mr. Hawkesley, furnished in compliance with a resolution of the committee REP 0 RT t George-street, Westminster, Aug. 29, 1856. Dear compliance with a resolution of the water ommittee of the 23rd instant, I beg to report, Ist. That the Rhoddlesworth reservoir is, in a general sense, completed, a few small works only remaining to be finished, and for the most part requiring to be executed when the tunnel shall be permanently closed. 2ad. That the works of the connecting goit and weir have nen partially suspended during the negociations for the pur hase of a small quantity of land, for the acquisition of which ;he corporation have for long past been iu treaty with Mr. That the Rake embankment is nearly at its height, Jut that very much delay has I n occasioned by the non- ations already referred to, in cone. quence of a defect in the substratum on which portions of the earthwork is placed, and which defect is consequent on the ,es lying In cons he ecrpora- quenco of the apparent failure of ty, I have acted on the chairman's 3stion, and have given instructions for the works to be lied on Monday next, and completed at any risk, and as Ely as possible, but with all the care and precaution which oracticable within the narrow limits of the acquired land. Ist that in six weeks all these works will be finished, and Nate r impounded. 4th. The goit, except as to dressing and maintenance, may be said to be complete. The quantity of water yielded by the hill districts is so large and flows off so suddenly, that I think it will he advisable to make the two weirs near Hatch-brook and Whitecoppie, for which powers were taken in the original act. These are small works, and will not interfere with the use of the goit or reservoir. sth. The Anglezarl reservoir is finished, and has been several mes filled, drawn, and refilled. 6th. The Rivington reservoir is also finished, and has several times overflowed. 7th. Of the six filter beds four aro completed, and the remaining two are in progress, and may reasonably be expected to be completed in from two to three months. Bth. The pure water tanks and other works connected therewith are in a state to receive w a t er w h enev er required. 9th. The first section of the maiti pipes leading from the filter bed to the filter house tunnel is completed and ready for 10th. The tunnel is practically finished, with the exception of the large regulating apparatus at its mouth, which will be at work in three weeks, and may, if necessary, be brought into action in a fortnight. 11th. The second section of the main pipe extending to 4spull reservoir is laid. 12th. A gap exists on the side of the last—mentioned reservoir which will he immediately filled up. 13th. The third section of main pipe between Aspull reser voir and Mountrey reservoir is also finished, with the exception of the railway crossings and a few very minor arrangements now being executed. The railway tube has not yet been deliverpd by the contractor ; but is, I believe, nearly ready ; and when received ought to be placed and connected within a week. 14th. Arrangements of a simple character are about being Made at Mountrey for the transmission of the water from this point to Prescot, without subjecting the pipes to the Aspull pressure. These works should be completed within the month of September. 15th. The fourth section of pipe terminating at the Knows ley reservoir, is all but completed. The gap of Carr mill dam, which has remained open for some time, while waiting for mateiials which were not delivered, when and as contracted for, is now being rapidly filled up, and will cease to exist'in little more than a fortnight from the present time. lfith. The Knowsley reservior is rapidly approaching com pletion, and will certainly be in a state to receive water before the end of September. The fifth section of main is very nearly completed—the self acting and oilier valves aro being fixed, and the whole will be closed in about the middle of next The drawings of the Aspull and Mountrey reservoirs, and their duplicates, are finished, and their specification printed. Messrs Hunt and Stephenson have got all the quantities out, and will be entitled to furnish lithographic copies of some, and form of tender, on Wednesday next. Tho works may bo completed for the reception of water by the let May next, and, in the mean time, die water will be passed to Prescot indepen dently of them. 18th. I see no reason to suppose the Rivington water will not he delivered in Liverpool by the end of September ; but I am not otherwise, than in an engineering point of view, able to say when it will be available for the supply. The pipes have become very much oxidised during their long exposure at Birkenhead, and elsewhere, and will th ere f ore f or some t i me ~ liscolour the water passing through them. Th ere will also be - - - some fracturei Other circumstancePy too, over vvilich am equally with ou t co ntrol, may occur to interfere with th e immediate availability of the water, For these reasons, lam Unable t o nn, answee to the last of thn 01 ? a Propounded by the committee.—l am, dear sir, T. HAWKSLLY. fa' thfu I 1 y yours, Shuttleworth, Town-clerk. council, Tbc ri7it raecccoomrdmanenedeawiliotnh the ss standing postponedconfessed orders, s the an d n the et to the committee if Mr. Rawkesley's report contained some reference to the escape of water of which the council had already heardl. lie believed that that escape was of the precise character which he bad endeavoured t 9 describe at the last council, but still, from the import ance of the works, it deserved mention in the report, and he was, therefore, sorry that Mr. Ilawkesley had over looked it. In other respects, he believed the report would be considered satisfactory by th ejcouncil and the town, and he would not, therefore, dwell on it. But there was one observation imparted into the report on which he should comment. He referred to the statement of Mr. Hawkesley in reference to the Rake embankment, that he had acted on his (Mr. Holt's) suggestion. The remark might be intended as a compliment to him, but it could not be for a moment supposed, that the chairman of the committee, or any other member of it, could re li eve a professional man from the responsibility of any work, the execution of which he had undertaken. Mr. Alderman Cooper seconded the confirmation of the proeeedings. Mr. Alderman Bennett took exception to the character of the report, and moved, as an amendment, that it be not adopted, and teat the Aspull and Mountrey house reservoirs be not proceeded with until the tenders were before the council. Mr. Bennett then, as is his wont when dealing with this question, reviewed the whole Rivington scheme from the beginning, and pointed out the errors which, from time to time, were committed in its prosecu tion. He contended that the reservoirs at. Aspull and Mountrey house were a new thought. They were really intended to relieve the pipes of a too great pressure, and so far, perhaps, they were advisable. But they would be open reservoirs, and, being so, the promise that when the water was filtered it would be brought covered into Liverpool, could not be fulfilled. They had already ex pended in this undertaking, with the purchase of the Chorley works, upwards of £700,000, and yet these reservoirs were not even yet estimated for. The interest upon the sum which they had expended amounted, at 4 per cent, to 28,000 ly_r annum, in other words, 40 per cent of the total revenue of their prese..t Nc orks was annually swallowed up in an undertaking far from being completed, and yet they were called upon to go on, month after month, adding to that expense. in conclusion, Mr. Bennett strongly complained of the silence of Mr. Hawkesley on a matter which should have been uppermost in his mind, namely, the prality of the water now being stored at Rivington. It was well known that that water was found to be much harder than what came from the springs, but whether it arose from any disturbing influ_ ence on the bottom of the reservoir from the quantity of the water stored there, or from what other cause, the council were not a , all informed. He conceived it was a matter of the utmost importance, and he complained that Mr. Hawkesley should have caused his report to be more unsatisfactory by not having made any reference to it. Mr. Walter P. Jeffreys seconded the amendment. Mr. James Holme said that he did not rise as the advocate of Mr. Hawkesley. There could be no doubt that he had neglected the town, in not preparing before this the plans of these two reservoirs, but they should recollect that, when the council first employed Mr. Hawkesley, he had much more time at his disposal than he subsequently had, and that, had the works been allowed to have been carried out as contemplated, they would have been long since finished. (Hear, hear.) It was wrong for Mr. Bennett to continue an agitation which had already caused such delay and loss—(hear, hear)—and the more particularly so, when the facts on which he relied. were altogether fallacious. (Hear, hear.) The Prescot reservoir was arched over, the same would be done with the other reservoirs, and the water would, as originally promised, be brought into the town covered, after having been filtered. As to the quality of the water, they should wait to test it until it was brought into the town, and when that was effected, he was confi dent that it would be found of the quality originally de scribed. As to the increase in the estimates, Mr. Hawkesley, nor any other man, could tell what was in the bowels of the earth, and no stronger illustration of that truth could be given, than the fact, that the leakage to which allusion had been made, was through the rock. The committee had great difficulty in carrying out the works, and he put it to the council, whether the increas ing of those difficulties by members of the council them selves, would tend to that they all so much desired—the completionof the works. Mr. Shiel also thought the report . unsatisfactory, though he would not go to the length which Mr. Bennett was dis posed to go in the matter. At each successive meeting, the day of the completion of the works was further post poned, until people at last began to doubt that the Riyington water would ever be brought into the town. Some person was surely responsible for the delay, but wherever the defect lay, it should be at once remedied. (Hear, hear.) They were bound to the principle of the scheme, and there could be no doubt, that the sooner it was completed, the greater would be the benefit and saving to the town. (Hear, hear.) It was admitted that they had been neglected by Mr. Hawkesley, but to show that that could not be done with impunity, he (Mr. Shiel) would suggest that it be an instruction to the committee, to pay Mr. Hawkesley no more money on account of his commission, until the works were completed. If that were done, it was probable they would soon have some definite prospect of the works being finished. (Hear, hear.) Mr - . Alderman Parker concurred with Mr. ShieL Mr. Hodson admitted that they had been neglected by Mr. Hawkesley, but he considered that Mr. Bennett's amendment, so far from improving their position, would seriously embarrass, if not, injure them. The new works could not bl entered on without the sanction of the council, which would be asked for at the pr,per time, but he did think that, on Mr, Bennett's own showing, no matter what their cost, the sooner they were completed the better. Mr. Bennett stated that £28,000 was lost annually in interest alone on the works. If that were the case, would it be prudent to allow them to continue in an unproductive state P and yet that would be the effect of the amendment. Like every other member of the council, Mr. Bennett desired the completion of the works, and as his amendment would no doubt tend still further to delay them, he (Mr. Hodson) trusted that he would withdraw it. mission ? Mr. Bennett asked if Mr. Hawkesley was paid by com• And if so, whether it was on the estimates, or on the sums actually expended ? The Deputy Town-clerk (air. Hughes) replied that Mr, Hawkesley's contract was for a gross sum in lieu of fees. Mr. Alderman S. Holme reminded the council that the modes of payment to Mr. H:twkesley were stipalated in the contract, and that no resolution of the council could upset that contract. They were now drawing to a close with the works, and he would lyg of them not to complicate the difficulties, by coming into collision with Mr. Hawkesloy. (Hear, hear.) Mr. C. Turner followed on the same side, and reminded the council that, in his opening remarks, Mr. Holt had already declared the report in some degree unsatisfactory. Mr. A. C. Stewart expressed a similar opinion, and urged Mr. Bennett to withdraw his amendment. Mr. Bennett expressed his readiness to alter the amend ment to one simply declaratory of the unsatisfactory character of the report, but, after some conversation, he agreed to withdraw it altogether, observing; that he was advised by competent gentlemen that it would be only making " bad worse." The general proceedings were then confirmed. LIBRARY AND MUSEUM COMMITTEE. The proceedings of this committee were read. . Mr, Piston, in moving their adoption, observed that there was a very large number of specimens which required accammodation. Of the large and interesting Derby col lection, not more than two-thirds wore stuffed and exhibited to the public, even in the present crowded state of the museum. He was happy, however, to say that the com petition designs for the new building had arrived on Mon day last, and by the time of the next council, the committee would be in a condition to report as to the design selected. In the meantime members of the council would have notice when the designs were ready for being exhibited. Mr. Woodruff seconded the motion, which was carried. The proceedings of the hackney carriages and bath's committee, were confirmed without any discussion. GAS COMMITTES, The proceedings of this committee contained the follow ing:—' Recommendation to appoint Mr. Daniel Horton Gas Meter Inspector, pursuant to arrangements made with the Gas Company, at the salary of £2OO per annum." The appointment of an assistant inspector was postponed by the committee, until it shoald be aseertained whether such an appointment would be necessary. Mr. Kitchen moved the confirmation of the proceedings. He stated that the committee had selected Mr. Horton out of forty-five candidates for the office of inspector of metres, and tester of the quality of gas. Mr. Horton had been employed by the Imperial Gas Company of London—the largest gas company in the world—for fourteen years, the last five years of wish had been specially employed for the same purpose to which it was now proposed to appoint him. His experience in that particular department entitled him to take precedence of all other candidates who applied for the situation, and he (Mr. Kitchen) had, therefore, much pleasure in recommending Mr. Horton for the situation, solely on aco)unt of his superior fitness for the office. Mr. Beckwith said, the chairman of the committee should have stated what amount of salary had been received by Mr. Horton in his previous situation. He felt convinced that, before long, there would be an application for increase of Mr. Horton's salary. Mr. Alderman J. A. Turner asked whether the salary of £2OO a year was 1,0 be the whole expense Mr. Kitchen said he was not in a position to state exactly what the former salary of Mr. Horton was. The committee were unanimously of opinion that £2OO a year was barely sufficient for a man in that position, so suitably qualified for the office. As regarded the other expenses of the office, of course Mr. Turner must be aware that there would be books and other matters required, which would by some expense at first; but not so much afterwards. It had been already stated that fees would be charged for the testing of metres, and, therefore, the office would be somewhat self supporting, in addition to which, it would secure to the f.,vun aas of a proper illuminating quality, and supplied at a right pressure Mr: Alderman Parker said he dii not intend to oppose the appointment of Mr. Horton, who, from the high character he had heard from the chairman of the committee, and his connection with the Imperial Gas Company, must be a very valuable man. He had only to remark, that when that gentleman rec-ived £2OO a year from the council, the gas company would, probably, bye-and-bye give him another £lOO a year, which would make a very handsome income, and then things would go on as smoothly as ever. (Oh, oh, and laughter.) Mr. Fernihough considered the salary eicessive, and moved, as an amendment, that the question be referred back to the committee. Mr. Hodson seconded the amendment, urging that it would be better to have the inspector paid by fees. . _ Mr. Stewart said the result of the committee's labours was somewhat abortive, but it was all that the council left in their power. Jle censured the manner in which the NORTHERN TIMES.---LIVERPOOL, THURSDAY. question had been treated by the council from the beginning, and supported the motion of the committee. Mr. Alderman Holme thought it would unquestionably be the fairest way to pay the inspector by fees, as a correct, although somewhat severe, test of whether the town did really require an inspector. But, believing there would not be that demand for his services, which the committee no doubt sincerely believed there would be, and as it would be unfair to br,ng a gentleman here and leave him to be dependant on such chance fees, and as the salary proposed was a reasonable one, and the town appeared to have asked for the appointment, he would bow to the decision of the committee, and vote with Mr. Kitchen. Of course, the remark made by Mr. Parker would be understood to be merely one o f that g ntleman's frequent jokes, although per haps not a very judicious one. The council had the best guarantee that the gas company would not part with one farthing of their money unnecessarily for the next twelve months, when he told them that Mr. Alderman Cooper was one of the chairmen of the company. (Laughter.) Mr, Cooper assured the council, amid much laughter, that the gas company would not attempt to bribe the inspector,' but would do everything they could to assist in the examination of the metres and the quality of the gas. , L 7 Mr. Alderman Dover supported Mr. Kitchen's proposi tion, which he declared to be satisfactory to the general consumers of the town, as well as to the gas company. Finally, the amendment was withdrawn, and the pro ceedings confirmed, with the adoption of a suggestion made by Mr, Gladstone, that the appointment of inspector should be liable to be terminated upon six months' notice. BIRKENIIRA D DOCKS' COMMITTEI Mr. Alderman Holme moved that the proceedings of this committee b. confirmed, and mentioned that applications for tenders for the deepening of Wallasey Pool had been s'nt out to some of the first contractors of England. The tenders would, he hoped, be laid before the council at their next meeting. The proceedings were confirmed. The Coroner's account, amounting to £3B 33, was passed MAYOR'S COMMUNICATIONS, A memorial was real from the members of the bar, practising upon the Northern circuit, drawing the attention of the council to the offensive exhalations from St. John's churchyard, which frequently penetrated St. George's-ball, and requesting that the burial ground might be closed, and a foot or two of earth laid over the recently-opened graves.... Mr. Alderman Dover explained that an order in council had just arrived, ordering the greater part of the cemetery to be closed, and placing such restrictions upon the use of the remainder as amounted almost to an absolute pro hibition. The memorial was referred to the health committee. A memorial was read, signed by a large number of influ ential ratepayers, praying the council to take into their favourab!e consideration the opening of a street, commencing on the site of the old borough gaol, and running south wards. Mr. Kitchen moved that the memorial be referred to the improvement committee. Mr. Alderman Bennett seconded the motion Mr. James Holme hoped that the question would be seriously considered. It was quite time that either the improvement committee, or the finance committee, took into their consideration the improvement of the communication of that locality. Great Howard street up to Victoria road was much too narrow for the traffic there. He hoped the committee would consider the matter, and not come back with a blank form. ([Tear, hear.) The memorial was then referred to the improvement committee. Memorials from Mr. Clarke, superintendent of the Corn wallis street baths ; and Mr. Morris, of the St. George's baths, praying for increase of salaries, were referred to the baths' committee. An application for increase of salary from Allan Blunt, employed in the borough engineer's office, was referred to the health committee. A memorial was read from Mrs. Allan, widow of Charles Allan, employed for twenty years under the corporation, praying for some assistance, was ordered to lie on the table, the council having no power to make a charitable grant of that nature. A memorial was read from owners of property and resi dents in Hope street, praying the council to take steps to prevent the establishment of an hospital for epidemic diseases in that street. The memorial was referred to the town clerk, to consider whether the council had any power to take steps in the matter. CORNWALLIS STREET OFFICES Mr. Fernihough moved t he following resolution, of which he had given notice :—" That so much of the resolu tion of the Council of the 6th August last, as confirms the recommendation of the Joint Sub-Committee of the Health and Water Committees for the removal of the Public Offices from Cornwallis-street tl the South side of Dale street, and the purchase of land for that purpose, be rescinded." He urged that this was simply the pet project of the health committee, and that there were other works of far more importance which required to be carried out in Liverpool. He considered that they should improve the existing thoroughfares before they opened cross streets, and that the widening of Park-lane, and the making of a better approach to the end of Dake-stree, was a work which far more urgently called for execution than that now contem plated in Dale-street. - Mr. Alderman Parker seconded the resolution, and supported it by like arguments. Mr. Alderman Dover considered that Mr: Fernihough was laying down a bid and improper precedent, in calling on the council to do and undo the same thing in the course of a month or six weeks. (Hear, hear.) It was not the intention of the health committee to press the work hastily forward ; and he conceived that it wou ld b 3 a question with the finance committee, whether, even in the absence of existing circumstances, they would sell the land in the face of the public intimation, that before long a new post-office would be required. Mr. Hall also objected to the precedent attempted to be established by Mr. Fernihough, and suggested that it would be well, in carrying out the contemplated works, to have regard to the requirements of the town for a new post-office, which should unquestionably be erected in the course of a few years. Mr. Alderman Cooper supported the resolution. It was urged, he said, in favour of the removal, that much time was lost by the members of the council when they had to attend committee meetings at Cornwallis-street offices. Now, he had made a calculation, and he found that at every quarter of an hour daring the day he could take the members of the council from the Exchange, and deliver them at the Cornwallis-street offices for is 9d the dozen. (Great laughter.) If they were of the weights of Mr. Dover and Mr. Sheil, he could take them for is ad—(laughter)--but big and little, heavy and light, he could take them for is 9(1. (Renewed laughter.) It was absurd to talk of loss of time after that, and to propose a work which would cost £40,000, and necessitate a borough rate. The resolution was then put to the vote, and lost by sixteen to twenty. The voting was as follows : For the resolution—Councillors : Messrs. Holt, Ferni hough, Jeffreys, J. Gladstone, jun., Wagstaff, Lawrence, Tobin, Brancker, Picton, Aikin, and Robertson. Aldermen : Messrs. Bold, Parker, Robinson, Cooper, and Turner. Total-16, Against it—Councillors : Messrs. Woodruff, Stewart, Shell, Haydock, Livingston, Holme, Banner, Shand, R. Gladstone; Johnson, Kitchen, Hodson, Clint, Beckwith, Hall, and Halhead. Aldermen : Messrs. Bennett, Dover, H o i me , and Gardner. Total-2Q. The council UM broke up. The following resolution, of which notice was given by Mr. Picton, was postponed to the next council :—To move for the appointment of a special committee to enquire and report upon the practicability of forming a publio park at the south end of the town. Puorroougagy.—Last evening a lecture on the above subject was delivered at the Liverpool Institute, by Mr. Younghusband. This is one of a series of lectures intended to be delivered, with a view of forming a class for the study of phonography. There was a respectable attendance, and the lecturer was listened to with marked interest, PRESBYTERY OF LANCASHIRN.—The bi-monthly meeting of the Presbytery of Lancashire, was held in the Session house of St. George's Church, yesterday, the Rev. G.W. Adam, of Leeds, moderator, presiding. The minutes of the preceding meeting were read by the clerk of the Pres bytery, after which the Rev. Dr. Brown, resident in Liverpool, and his son, were associated with the Presbytery. The Itey. Mr. Welsh, of Cannin4-street Church, was appointed to preach St. Peter's Church vacant, and to act as Moderator of Session during the vacancy. The clerk then intimated that he had received from the Rev. Mr. Connor reasons of dissent from the finding of tl - t e Synod, in regard to th e employment of organs in churches, At this point of the proceedings the reporters were requested to withdraw. 'll • .1 HE LIVERPOOL MASTER MARINERS' ASSOCIATION, --A special meeting of the committee and members of the above association was held in theOperative's-rooms, 40, Duke-street, on Tuesday evening, for the purpose of considering the pro priety of closing the rooms for the present, in order to economise the expenditure of the association. It appeared from the documents of the 4eorstary and treasurer, that upwards of 160 master mariners have already eipOused the cause of the association during the first year of its existeaee— a tangible proof of the desire of that class to unite in order to elevate their own position in the scale of society, The committee, consisting solely of retired master mariners, resolved unanimously to close the rooms in Duke-street, and to traneer their Zaris et Penates to 24, Great George square, where their secretary voluntarily offered to place 2 room, free of any charge, at the command of the association's committee. No doubt the project of this energetic committee and their active secretary, whop united efforts have succeeded in establishing in Liverpool au association of this kind which has been long felt, will be appreciated, Merchants would do well in countenancing this committee in their laudable undertaking. They have hitherto fought alone and overcome every obstacle. The association, of which they . have been the founders, is now before the world in a nourishing state. WEST DERBY "UNION The usual weekly meeting of this board was held yesterday, at the board-room, Mill-lane. The Rev. Wm, Badnall presided. The other guardians present were-LMessrs. Lunt, Morris, Wilson, Baynes, Leyland, Harrison, Elias Evans, Heys, Craig, Batten, Shaw, Abrahams, Wensley, Fitzpatrick, Richmond, Pitts, and Dr. Hume. _ _ The Clerk reported that he had examined all the hooks kept by the several officers, and found them correctly made up. OFFICIAL RETURNS. The Master of the Hospital reported that last week there were 98 patients in the establishment under his charge, since when six had been admitted, 13 (Lcharged, and two deaths. This week there were 89 patients, and for the corresponding week of last year, 56. _ _ The Master of the Workhouse reported that last week there were 606 papers in the house, since then 30 had been admitted, four born, 17 discharged, and one death —leaving for this week, ' 4 622, and there were for the corresponding period of last year. 608. Cheques to the amount of £220 were voted for the relief of the outdoor within the several districts of the union. THE MASTER V. THE DOCTOR , Mr. Batten then came forward and moved the adoption of the following resolution, which had been agreed to at a special meeting of the committee. The resolution and the evidence taken on that occasion, were as follows : A special meeting of the committee appointed at the last meeting, to investigate the cause of a complaint made by the master of the workhouse, against Mr. Lister, the medical-officer of the workhouse for the sick poor, of an imputation cast by the latter oNcial upon the character of the former, was held on the 28th of August. The members present were Messrs. Batten, Medcalf, Siddeley, Johns, Boyes, Collis, and Lunt. Some correspondence was read, including the letter al dressed to the board by Mr. Gough, and like wise one from Mr. Lister, declining to attend the committee. The committee then took the evidence in support of the statement made by the master, which was to the following effect : John Davis, master of the workhouse to the sick poor, stated that, on the night the three children were re-admitted to the hospital from the workhouse, on the 18th of July last, be sent for Mr. Lister immediately ; and after he had examined them, he seemed very much excited, and said, " The children have been wrongly done by—they have been given their powders before the medical officer has seen them." Mr. Lister, addressing me, said, " Gough said he would send them back, didn't he ? There is something wrong, I am sure. There are other Palmers, besides William of Rugeley." On the following morning I accompanied Mr. Lister to the house of the deputy medical officer of the workhouse, when Mr. Lister asked Poole if he knew what they had been giving to the three children, as they were suffering from intermittent fever Mr. Poole said he had given them nothing, but found them suffering from simple fever, and he ordered them back to the hospital. Mr. Poole stated, he had asked Mr. Gough ' on the 19th of July last, what he had been giving to the three children sent on the previous evening from the workhouse to the hospital. I asked this question, in consequence of Mr. Lister having told me that the children had had something improper administered to them. Mr. Lister told me that there was a bad feeling entertained towards the hospital by the workhouse. _ . _ The subject having been duly discussed, the following resolution, moved by Mr. Johns, and seconded by Mr. Siddeley, was adopted :—" That this meeting, having heard the statement of Mr. Gough, and the evidence of Messrs. Davies and Poole, are fully satisfied that Mr. Lister has made use of very improper and ungentlemanly language towards Mr. Gough, and has cast aspersions on the character of that gentleman which are altogether unjustifiable." In moving the adoption of the resolution, Mr. Batten took occasion, to refer to some observations which had been made in the NORTHERN TIMES, and which obser vations must have been given by some member of the committee, which, besides being a breach of confi dence, were not only erparte statements, but were void of trail. Having briefly referred to the allegations contained in the paragraph, except those which related to himself, which he passed over in silence, he called upon the board to adopt the resolution of the committee. The following letter was read from Mr. Callis, and also some observations he had intended to make on the subject, had he been present: Great Crosby, August 30, 1856. William Cleaver, Esq. : Dear Sir,—On reading the NORTHERN TIMES' article yesterday afternoon, I sent at once twice over for Mr. Johns, but could not find him. I had not time to see you or Mr. Batten, as I had to attend the lodge, and it was past time then, or I should have given you what I now write, as I am confined here with inflammation of the chest. Seeing I never wrote a word, or suggested to any one to write, or heard or suspected any one was going to write anything which appeared, and no one could be more surprised than I was, and am very certain no one could have been more hurt. Having been absent from the lodge on several occasions, and having been found fault with by the master, is the reason why I did go. I, of course, have my opinion still, which I hope to explain at the board without causing one unpleasant feeling.—Yours, very truly, CHARLES CAWS. N. 8.—1 am writing this in bed ; be good enough to let Mr. Batten have it when you have read it, or tell him the contents so far as you may see proper, to relieve his mind, as I know he must have been very much annoyed. Mr. Harrison seconded the adoption of the report. _ _ Mr. Shaw thought that Mr. Lister should have been present, and defended himstlf before the committee. He thought Mr. Callis'slgter out of all hounds, for it was evident that he had been in communication with Mr. Lister. After some few observations, the resolution of the committee was unanimously adopted, and the board adjourned. FATAL, ACCIDENT.—On the 12th of August, Mr. Jolin Phythian, a farmer, residing at Halewood, was thrown out of his gig at the bottom of Mount Pleasant, and injured severely. He was taken to the Royal Infirm iry, where he lingered until Tuesday, when he died from the effects of the injuries received. An inquest will be held on the body this day,_ MINOR MISERIES.—Amongst the multitude of minor miseries there are few chit so painfully annoy as the injuries inflicted on the feet by tight or ill-fitting boots and shoes, and not unfrequently by the neglect of the toe nails or of incipient corns and bunions. The attention of residents or visitors suffering from these causes is directed to the announcement of Mr. Simms in our advertising columns. He is the author of a practical exposition on the feet, and his testimonials from the nobility, medical men, arid resi dents in this neighbourhood, speak for themselves. INFANTICIDE IN LIVERPOOL.—CODONEE'S INQUESTS.— Yesterday the coroner held the following inquests :—On the body of a child found in the canal, reported in yester day's paper. It appeared from the evidence that the child was born alive, and that death was caused by drown ing, Verdict, wilful murder against some person or persons unknown.—On the body of another ohild, found in the Grecian Hotel, • In this case it appeared that the child died of exposure to cold and neglect, aad the jury found a ver.lict of wilful murder against some person or persons unknown.—On the body of Anne Ryan, who died in a house of ill repute, in a court off Frederick-street. The deceased suffered from asthma for some years past, and lately she drank to excess. She was very feeble for some time past, and died suddenly. Verdict, died from excessive drinking. SAGACITY OF A POLICE-ornezu. ARREST OF AN ARSCJNDING CLERK.—Yesterday, William M'Cree, a young Scotchman, aged about 20, was arrested in an hotel by detective-officer John Scott, under the following eiroum stances : —lt appeared that the prisoner was engaged as clerk in a large Australian shipping house in Leith, and that he absconded, taking with him a considerable sum of money. A message was received in Liverpool in reference to the prisoner, and Scott went in search of him. In an hotel in John's.lane, the officer discovered a person very like the "man he wanted." He addressed him by name, but the youth at first denied that he was the person, but subsequently he admitted that he was the pasty. A message was sent to Scotland, and a person from the house arrived here and identified the prisoner, who was sent to Leith yesterday in custody of an officer. PRACTICAL NAVIGATION.---OUr young nautical friends will be glad to observe a now edition of the Practical Navigator's Guide to the Local Marine 2toard Examinations by A. Macdiarmid, announced in our advertising columns. The treatise before us is the result of considerable ability. We do Ant know any similar woi k of its size, containing so much valuable information. We find the first section treating of elementary, deoinkal,:duodecimal, and logarith mical arithmetic. The second section embracing the morn common problems of navigation and practical seamanship. The second part of the work is devot3d to the higher problems of practical navigation, together with the marine steam-engine examination, as required by the board of trade. 4 more useful little work cannot find its way either to the cabin or the forecastle. We, therefore, wish the Guide, and its talented editor, every success. g , ExALTIN9" visit LION.--" " Familiar in our mouth as househOld words," has lately been " The Lion Slayer," but never before the present occasion did we witness the exhalagon of a lion. Our quadruped friend has hitheito shown himself to be perfectly c , )ntented with his cognomen of " Forest Bing," and not in the least ambitious for a more elevated position. It was, therefore, with no small wonder ment that we, yesterday; witnessed the up-rising of one of 03 hanimals, to look down with contempt uon the poor lhard working world below. In sober earnest, however, yesterday the authorities of St. Gieorge's Hall placed on one of the stono monstrosities manufactured certainly to the the noble b,last to which we have referred, and a its e re p present tall, was ingenious device. adopted to give their progeny nne t.tian with the worthy of the position it is to hold in S tatuary, of a similar " Unadorned Candlesticks." Otbec ;lather beautifying the class, are in course of preparation f or w e have adopted a most exterior of our hall. Truly, dand lions original squadron of sentries—wen:nal s , FATAL ACCIDENTS. Between twelve and one o'clock yesterday morning, a terrible accide n t occurre d i n th e c ity o f London, within a stone's throw of the Bank of England. Little Swan Alley was the scene of yesterday morning's catastrophe. Between twelve and one o'clock, in the dead of the night, a loud rumbling noise attracted the attention of the police on duty, who, on going into Little Swan Alley, found that two houses hail fallen in, burying their inmates under their ruins. Inspector Todhunter, with a body of police, having taken possession of the place, a search was made, and four pers .ns were taken out dead. It is believed that other bodies are still amongst the ruins. Yesterday morning. shortly after ten o'clock. an acci dent occurred at a new building in the Wellington Barracks, Birdcage-walk, by whi c h one man was k i lled and six severely tpjured. It appears that during the absence of the foreman of the works, the labourers had placed more bricks and mortar on the scaffold than it would bear, wiieh caused it to give way, and on which were at work about twelve or fourteen persons. Ser geant Shaw, 231, hastened to the spot, and conv e y e d t h e sufferers to the Westminster iThspital. TRADE REPORT -WEDNESDitS LiVEltrool COTTON.—Thu market continues very active, the demand to-day has been animated, and with a plentiful supply. prices lire very firm. The saleF—includlng 80 Pernambucos 7*, - 1 to 7.1 d, 7,100 ahias 6 7-16 d to fled, 550 afaranhams 6fl to qd, 150 Fgyptians 6Zd to 7.1 d, 2,600 Surats 4d to 54d—are reported 12,0)0 bales, of which 3,000 are on s; , eculation and for export. SUGAR—We have no impro hhds of Demerara only being r Rum MCC SAGO FLoua•-800 bags I nt to not c our market. 60 .1k1) SALTPETRE distant arrival at 183 6d pi LINSRED.-2,500 bags Bombay s - dd at Jure.-150 bales low sold at ~fl 4 Beawoon.-80 tons sold at £7 5s to 7s 61 per t LOGWOOD.-60 tons Campeachy sold at £8 lOs to £d 121 6d per ton. oxs per qr LONDON &MAR.—The market has a steady appearance at yesterday's decline o , 6d. Corivsm.—The public sale of plantation Ceylon Is ening off at the advance of Is on Friday's currency. Native Ceylon has been sold by private contract at 525. - Rice.—The market is qulet;:aod low descriptions are difficult of sale. TEA.—The trade cmtinue to buy what their immediate wants require. but there is an absence o' speculative dem inci. gALTPRTRE.—The market 14 steady but not brisk. COTTON.-300 bales sold at full prices, and the market has a firm ,ppearance .6CHINEAL sold at previous rates ;"clean grain, 39 lod to 4s 2d; Mexican black 34 7d to 3s lad. Ph:rpm—White sold in pu'lic aale at 7d. In other articles no material alteration . TALLow.—The market is quiet to-day at the following quotas tions:—Town tallow, 53s nett cash ; Petersburg Y.C. on the spot, 525; September, 50s: October and December, 4gs Gd. Bortonott Hop.—The hop market remains in a quiet sta`e. A few pockets of new are daily arriving, but prices are not yet settled. Duty, '275,n00 to £280,000. CORN.—Fine parcels of English wheat could not be purchased cheaper than on Monday last, bus secondary and inferior qualities hung on hand, although freely offered at the decline then noted. Foreign wheat met a retail demand, and was unchanged in value. Flour lilt wise underwent no alteration. Indian coin less eagerly inquired for. Barley comes slowly to hand, and maintains its value. 1 he receipts of na's have been small, and if any change, the to n in price is against the buyer, lleans and pease as last note i. Arrivals into London from Au T. 25 to Sept. 3 —English and Scotch—Wheat, 1,110 qrs. ; malt, 380. Irish—Oati, 350 qrs. Fore i gn—Wheat, 5,440 qrs. ; barley, 1,500 qrs; oats, 2,350 crs. Flour, 27 670 bits, lifisias —There is still a good business going forward In the British m wing stock market. Dividend shares are in demand and firmer. Tin Croft shares have been dealt in at 4, and Cobre at 55. Other foreign shares are quiet Subjoir ed Is the official list of yes. terdav's transactions in the Mining Exchange:—Alfred Consols, 121, 13, ; Cubert United, 55, 2s fid ; North Basset, 34k, 34. ; North Frances. 11 ; Providence Mines, 6 61 ' • South Frances, 360, 3625, 365 ; Trewetha , 3 5.16 L, 3, Se 9d U died Mexican, 43 ; West Frances, 16; West stray Park, 9,3; Wheal Basset, 28tii, 2913, 295 Wheal Grenville, 275, 28s, 29.; Wheal Mary Ann, 365, ; Wheal Trelawney, 223. In the Stock Exchan g e:—Wheal Basset, 290';tSouth Frances, 060 with dv) ; North Bassett, 34, 3 ; Wheal Mary Ann, 35, 36; Providence Mines, till; Sortridge Con. so , s. 23 ; Duke of Cornwall, 183 ; West Frances, 173 Trewetha, 3 5-16 ; East Tamar, is 6d. Tincreft shares were firmer. YESTERDAY'S MARKETS, SALFORD CATTLE.—At tni. for,ard ;;omprised 1.140 beasts, 1 calves. 'I h-re was little change We quote—Best beef. 6:11 to prime welder mutton, 6d to 71 ~ 'lid; veal, sto per lb, sinking tIK Coax BUTTER.—At this day's rn^ ply brought forward. IL COr demand was goad. and sell , the following quotations: 100 s; Fourths, g6s ; Fifths, St. ay's market the nambers brought Ll7O lambs, and 117 1 or price+ paid. sct to 6 I; coxs, 4d to 5d ; ewe do, 5d to lid; lambs, 7d to increased sup of 2 000 ca%ks and firkins. The Ts bad the alvantage in price. We apace —Firsts, 11091; -Seconds, 105 s , Thiids, SPORTING INTELLIGENCE WARWICK R ACES INNKEEPERS' PLATE, Wild Cherry walked over GREAT WARWICK‘IiIILE STAKES. . . . Three ran. Won by six length AVON STAKES. Gemma de Verge walked over MEMBERS' PLATE. I Glssiblle. Seven ran. THE WARWICK CUP I I Fis herman.., S x ran -YESTEItDAT Melissa Oct*vja Melissa 2 I Mr. Sykes. a e.... ...... Twelve The dispute resp ec ti ng 61ad ra. :ions deciied against him. SHIPPING INTF,T,LTGENCI PTRMlirs'lt 4 15 ft. 7 in City Point—Velocidarle, New Rsivaroo (u.s.), Philadelphia— la, Rio llactiP LIVERPOO7„ Illorn. 1 4g ARRIVED, Maria, fro September 3.—James Chester, for Sydney, N,S.W.—Anne Gray, Bombay—Sylvia,Charleston—Atlantic (a.), Eldridge; S. and Crowell, Nos York—Jane Gl:saki, Bay Chalem—Smtiavo, Valparaiso-- Florida, Savana—Faugh-a-Ballagh, Riga—Princess Victoria, Moran ham—Brapanza (s.s.), Lisbon—Edouard, Ghent—Arraean, Calcutta —Astoria, Savana—Lady Anne. Rotterdam, OUTPORT Q , zeenstown, September 1 garetha, Galatz. —Arrived—Lega, from Quebec—Mar. Falm:utb, I. —, Arrived—theenland, Adeline, and Anne. all from Havana. Waterford, september I.—Arrived—Condor, anj Anglezea. both from Galatz Dartmouth.—Arrived Off—Kent, from Melbourne, with 82,000 ounces of gold. ARITIE EXTRACTS. Liverpool, Septemb er 3. T he General Williams has arrived here with loss of main and wizen topmasts, in a squall from August 26. Revel, September I.—The Sarah Powell, from Liverpool to N4I.VS. with salt, was wrecked on the Holten, August 28. Cargo lost; part of the materials may probably be sold. Gibraltar, August 22.—The Georgina, of Liverpool, from Valencia, which was stranded, Dec 10, eastward of the Rock. and subse quently sold, has been got off, and tow •cl into port.—The French brig Zuline foundered, July 18, and her crew was picked up by the British schooner Prince Albert. and brought to Gibraltar. SPON.EN. City of Moulmein, August 22, In lat. 4g N., lon. 23 W.—Flora M`Donald (of Baltimore), August 28, in lat. 50 N., lon. 8 W. - Marla Clotilde, hence to Manilla, July 26, in lat. 14 N , lon. 25 W.__Nabob, hence to Adelaide, September 1, off Tascar, wind N.W., light, by the tug Rattler.—Nonparell. August 25, off Gibraltar.—Eugene (schooner yacht), August 27, off Cape St. Vincert, by the Meander (a.s.)—Umber, from Pugwash to Liverpool, August 12, in lat. 46 M. lon. 35 W., by the General Williams. BIRTH. On the 2nd inst., at Galnford, near Darlington, the wife of John, • Grey, Esq., of a daughter. MARRIAGES. On the 31st ult., at St. Sllea's Church, Mr. Eben Arnold. son of Mr. E. Arnold, merchant of Portland, Sate of Main. U.S., to Fanny, eldest daughter of Mr. Robert Brackenridge, ffope-strett. of this town. On the 3rd inst., at St. Brh'e's Church, by the Rev. William U. Falloon, BA, Incumbent, the Rev. Joh n T rout b ec k , 8 .A., of University College, Oxford, and Ennim Rank, Cumberland, Curate of Wells, to Elizabeth Forbes, only daughter of Robinson Duck. worth, Esq., of this town. DEATHS On the 28 h ult., at fiastingq, Mary Ann, fourth daughter of the 'Ate. William Eccles, E“. 1., cotton spinner, Wive, On the 2nd: inst John Backhou , e, printer. of this town On the Srd inst., suddenly, Mary, the wife of Mr. William Pearson. jun., Wavertree, g€d 3i. Thomas, eldest son of t h ate Mr, THE AMERICAN ENCHA.NTRESS.—MiSS Malian nightly continues her enchanting care=r at the Qaeen's flail, Bold street, and by advertisement, to be found in another column, we obsery e t flat it i s h er intention to to perform erche collection o cabalistic, problems on Saturday morning next, at two o'clock. NEW PATENT WATERPROOFING may now be seen in the shop window of Mr. D. Myers, 72, Lord street. Trhefagbrric, desideratt!,m of this method is, that any garment even of the thinnest texture, may be rendtee ventilation, n o tiiat ionperf e ctly. waterproof without affecting or prevent e in ni g n b and at a very truing cost. This Improvement oCCUph. t will be found of very groat importance and cora is A? ' and gentlemen accustomed tion leads them out of doors . moisture, it is invaluable., that causes full circulation waterproof by this new process m rtto p t r o o rth those to horse. riding, shooting, cri l e: n k d eting, or any other ex,er.ei4,4, as (the garments made an d, at the 8Et1r443 time, impervious to _ admit viater free exhalation, . ALLsoP'a WAx-WORT( EXHIBITION, TEUTONIC-HALI, L INE - STR EET. LIVERPOOL.--DOVE) TH E MURDERER. —Thy only correct likeness of this cr i minal is to ho seen at t h e above exhibition, ; and i s placed by the side of Palmer. Both these poisoner; are full-length, and are acknowledged by all to b e perfect liklanesses, They are surrounded by upwards of 100 wa x fi gures, busts, casts o f heads, &c.. &c. ; also a great number o f large a s lif e; toge ther with 500 statues, Stereoscopic and other views. The proprietor begs to state that the likeness of Dove and Palmer arc most positively the only t rue ones taken. Palmer was modelled by Mr. George Ewing, of London, during his trial at the Old Bailey; and a sketch of Dove WAS taken by Mr. John Storey, of York, aid afterwards modelled expressly for Mr. Allsop, by Mr. William Leland, of Liverpool. Open from ten, a.m., till ten, p.m. Admission, Sixpence. A quadrille band in attendance: Observe the name of Allsop's Wax work on the twn Isimns over the HIO H WATS R-: September 3. York—General W Cleator (s.s.), Nan