The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1853-11-01 00:00:00

8 PHILH AR 3 IONIC HALL. GRAND SUBSCRIPTION CONCERT. MENDELSSOHN'S WALPURGIS NIGHT. • THIS EVENING (TUESDAY), Nov. IST. QUARTER BEFORE EIGHT. [See Advt.] EAntpotll tanbarb". FROM OUR LOYDON CORPE P ON-DENT. INI %.17 MORNING. A FEW words will dispos;. , of the Eastern question this week. There seems to be no doubt that there has been a "set-to" between the Russian and the Turk, near the fort of Isaktchi, on the right bank of the Danube. In Do leg-street, on Saturday night, it was stated that hostilities had ceased. These few words embrace all that can be s aid — profitably —on the subject. Some not uninteresting gossip has been held, within the last two or three days, on the same subject, at two very different places—the University Club-house, where, if you have a brother-in-law a clergyman, as I have, you are safe for pullet and cream —the other place the office of Mr. Mots, the Solicitor to the Income Tax Commission ers. T. himself is as good a creature as his very obnoxious po sition will allow him to be ; in short, his " bark is worse than his bite," which is a great blessing to those who get behind in the payment of their income tax. Not that I want to propitiate T. ; my " withers are unwrung." Pay your taxes—not from any love of the thing —the moment they are due : it saves worry; for paid, in the long run, they must be. T.'s clerks are shrewd fellows, in the snug Part of Somerset -house. Our friends in the University Club are, for the most p ar t, qu i e t gentlemen from the classic banks of the Isis and the Cam. The subject has been the " verdant" letter of Dr. CANTWELL, called the " Bishop of Meath" by Roman Catholics, and the still more " verdant and sappy" opinion of POLLARD Ungu- HAIIT, M.P., on CANTWELL'S income tax non-liability. Some bibliopoles of the club, more versed in Greek and the writings of the primitive fathers than the construction, misconstruction, appreciation, signification, and so forth • of an act o f parliament, think the government has got in a " fix," a." c l e ft stick." So sky not the boys at Somerset house t The first words in the income tax schedule served on the Rev. J. CANTWELL—" Bishop of Meath," as he allows himself to be addressed when seated in his frowsy library chair—are :-- " Income? from the Trade of Carried on by me at -- From the Profession of Exercised by me at -- From the Employment or Vocation of ---" The first is answered thus :—" An Irish priest." The others follow in the same manner. Here is no infraction of the Ecclesiastical Titles Bill. "The Bishop" is entered in the Government books as the Rev. J. CANTWELL, Meath, Ireland, by which he has been served. There cannot he a mistake here. Nor does the Government stop to enquire whether Lichen M.D., P.Q.R., et S.P.Q.I? , with his curi ously-a real M.D made and daintily -mounted all, carriage, piebald s , an d is . under the wing of that eastomh curator, Dr. P ARIS, President of the Physicians' Colleg ac e. No ; the legal adviser of the Income Tax Commissioners says—" Lichen, what's your income ?" " Doo Dousand," looks w ssto I believe y ou! This suits Lichen's purpose; it ell to be rated so high ; Lichen pays as a regular Practitioner. It is very soft for J. CANTWELL to affect to lay the flattering unction to his soul, thus—" the only income which I receive is derived from the title of the Bishop of Meath, which the - government offi c i a l i n hi s notice does nut recognise?' Of course not. Then Mr. POLLARD URQUHART. M.P., seeing the lion in the way, confesses that he is " unable to propound any solution of the difficulty, and, indeed, I think it would require a very wise man to do so." The Rev. J. CANTWELL is rated the Rev. J. CANTWELL, and pays " as skis," and he knows it. He is not so "verdant " by half as he would have POLLARD URQUHART imagine. Whether diplomatic interference is a means of procuring religious tolerance and equality in countries deprived of that esse n ti a l e l ement of true civilisation, and one which should be resorted to in preference to the moral influence of good example, and the gradual dissemination of liberal sentiments, is &question which would appear to be still very imperfectly understood. The incidents which led to the imprisonment of Miss CUNNING HAME, in Tus cany, unde r th e operation of an absurd law, are still fresh in the minds of the public of this country, as are also the circumstances of her release. It is not long since I communicated to you the endeavours—the successful endeavours, too—which were made in this country to in terest the government in he r b e h a lf ; and connecting the fact of her release with the representations that were made by our own government to that of Tuscany, it would not be straining them too much to infer that these pro ceedings occupy, with respect to e ac h o th er, the relation of cause and effect. To most persons, on the first blush of reflection, it might appear desirable that this should be so. National pride is gratified at the paramount power we exercise abroad, and we are able to boast of forcing toleration on unwilling and bigoted princes. On cooler reflection however, we must feel a higher degree of satis faction in the consciousness that these silly abuses of Power are spontaneously corrected by those from whom they emanated. I am induced to suggest this considera tion, in consequence of the answers returned by Lord CLARENDON, the Minister for Foreign Affairs, to a depu ltation of the Evangelical Alliance, who waited upon his ordship, chiefly to direct his attention t o p ersecu ti ons a t resent raging in S we d en, under the auspices of the Lutheran Church established in that &Pantry ; and took occasion to thank his lordship for his prompt and efficient exertions on behalf of Miss CUNNINGITAME. In the ad dress of Sir CULLING EARDLEY the desire was mani fested to ascertain the fact, that the liberation of Miss CUNNINGHAME was due to the interference of our govern ment, as it was not supposed that Lord CLARENDON'S despatch could have reached in time to procure her libera tion on the day on which it took place. This doubt was confirmed by his lordship,who said that the despatch came too late ; but that the view of the British Government was nevertheless, communicated to the GRAND DUKE. His lordship added, that he had great reason to doubt whether the incarceration of Miss CUNNINGHAME was instigated by theGRAyD DUKE ; but, however that might be, his minister had rendered Mr. SCARLETT every assistance in his power, in the furtherance of his wishes, and Miss CUNNINGILAXE herself admitted, that, apart from her imprisonment, she had no harsh treatment to complain of. But, as to the main point, Lord CLARENDON emphatically said that he was quite unable to declare what were the motives that had weighed with the GRAND DUKE iu liberating her. Upon the whole, therofore, much as we may deplore the existence- of such a harsh and absurd law, its exercise ap pears to have been of the most mitigated character ; and, taken he conjunction with the fact that that law, however harsh or absurd, had been broken, the conduct of the Tuscan Government appears under a more favourable aspect. The persecutions in Sweden were described by Dr. STEANE, upon the authority of the branch of the Alliance in Sweden, and certain ladies in that country were the subject of the oppression complained of- It seems that the substance of the coercionof is this :—Certain members of the Lutheran Church hold religions meetings among themselves, which are illegal unless headed by the pastor of the district, within the church, and in canonical hours. Th e violation of this law is visited by fine and mPrisonment, bread and water diet, exile for three or five Years, and for a third offence transportation. A Baptist and a Roman Catholic had suffered a sentence of transpor tation for life. As regards the Baptists, whose creed is that baptism can only take place upon a personal confes sion of faith, they refuse to take their children to the font, and so the police come and take them away from their mothers' arms. They are then baptized, and the parents fined for not doing so voluntarily. Their goods are confiscated, and a cow is sometimes sold to defray the expenses of the baptism and seizure. Marriage cannot be contracted without a certificate of good character being produced by each party from the clergyman of the dis trict. These cases of oppression had recently increased very considerably in number, and in one village no fewer than sixty peasants had been fined 30s. each, a consider able sum for peasantry worse off than our own. The object of the deputation was to know whether it was com petent to the Alliance to present a petition to the Swedish Diet now about to assemble, and, if so, whether the Govern ment would, take it up. Lord CLARENDON undertook to make inquiries, and to assist the deputation if he could. He was glad there was an authority to refer to, as he had been some time before entrusted with petitions complain. ing of oppressions in Denmark, Hanover, and Wurtem berg, which turned out to be quite unfounded. Another great man has passed away from among us ; made great by himself—still keeping in mind the beautiful words of SHAISSPEISE— " There's a divinity doth shape our ends, Rough hew them as we may." ' Somewhere about the beginning of the present centug u tt , i re was a young m an i n London, by name WILLIANI _ of good name and family ; his father was rector of a parish in the apple county of Hereford, descended from_ th BETHAMS of Beth am , i n another beautiful county of Eng land —the Lake one — Westmoreland. WILLIE BETn?.3I was located in London--doing nothing—could do nothing —yes—one thin g . A f r i end mentioned his name to another friend, who could push the unemployed Lad on a little in the way of finding work.. The twain called at BETICAM ' S humble, though high abode—first floor down the chimney it may have been, as rough city wit s c h aracter i se th e a tti c . Never mind. " What can you do, young man " Don't know;" half a dozen questions individualised were put, the lad answered frankly in the negative. There was a slip of lnaPer before the youth. " What's that ?" He was amusing zil mself, he said; the scrap had drawn on it a n i ce bit o f Iferaulderie—a gentleman's study, but when one is given 1 0 0 much to it, it is as bad as chess for swallowing time. Ter npus edax rerum"—stuff! M an y a fi ne week's lite- Tary work has been spoilt by one game at chess. Shade of '4,IY &ESSINGTON, you may be cognisant of the fact ! lier au/derie—l like to give the French—is that science tea ell ing' how to blazon, or explain, all that belongs to coats of arras public ceremonies, and so forth ; as also how to Ill arshal them properly. The patron looked at the sketch, knbetter, knew a friend in that droll house of motley, not far he boc tore' Commons—the Herald's Office. He shewe s cl'aP ; it was lik e d ; the men of the escocheon and atabard wanted somebody of the sort, who could do the like. ',, e Reflux was engaged, and, after the lapse of half died Ulster-King -at-Arms of all Ireland; Ke rr Attendant on the glorious order of St. Patrick , s';...s e ' Pe b t of the Records in the Castle of Dublin—which dare have vublished for many a long year—yea, the . b . oy .n l the described, died on last Wednesday morning . 1 :staati s q shaving, I am told, he dropped down, and. in s t e i typi reci. grarit iti !I, Strike Home" is the title of one of the most trksah,Qms co mpositions ever put together, or sung by died at Poor Ilmairr PURCELL, the author thereof, zest star s mang y ag'e of 37 years—fatal, apparently, to emi- III ". But Shall I name two ? MOZART and BEL am about t o t!7.33:r Practia,'s " Strike" is not the one I strikes lately "" l 'e. The papers have been teeming with look at she irkos of bakers, butchers, and—oh, me pentera seeZ ' elssr ts — blackguards ; strikes of car causing us to p.s,eavers, and coal miners too, the last diamonds" thas i h e n s forta per cent. more for our " black strikes of cursi ess acutTe ; — strilses of smiths and snobs ; curious conThinatioss masons and milliners, A t all t of he strikes in this striking world, the last is most noteable—most pitiable. I refer to the strike of the barbers of the metropolis. These be divided into several classes ; two or three of them altogether original. They are naturalists,fond of the nurtxtreandadmo nition of birds ; others are botanists, a study in some sort connected with the food of birds ; all are politicians', chiefly radical, but, if a real treat is required, it is to be found at the dramatic barber's establishment ; he's the lad for gossip some such you find in the neighbourhood of all theatres, easily di,Ainguishable by the droll display of all sorts of wigs in the window, the black scrag for Jack Sheppard, the carrotty for the countryman, the full-bottomed for Peachzenz and Lockitt, rather looking up at present, the gray wiry one, bald all the way back for the senator, going out since BROOKE went to Liverpool, and so on. No trade in the metropolis presents such a contrast as do next door neighbours among the barbers' brotherhood. The Parisian artist, redolent of a thousand perfumes (mile fleurs) without asking you a question, cuts your hair ac cording to his own view of your contour ; if you happen to wear your hat jauntily, a little on side, as some silly young men venture to do, the whim is humoured by the artist, who will not touch a hair on the " off side." For such a crop half-a-crown is the fee. Next door or oppo site you have a poor Irishman trying his hand—nothing new —at "cutting and reaping."—Shave for a ha'penny; hair cut for a penny. A lot of little better than the latter had a meeting the other night, at which methought they lamented rather lugubriously their degraded posi tion : (sic said all of them) ; they had taken the QUEEN'S lieges by the nose from five in the morning till midnight, sometimes all Sunday ; the tariff likewise was much below the mark of respectability and remuneration. Well, they resolved, and rationally resolved, upon a small advance, a mere fractional part of a penny upon the price of their labours. It is the smallest strike on record. They com plain much of ladies' maids and valets • in these the British barber has himself to blame ; the goose and the golden eggs.—lf a barber must needs take five guineas for teaching a valet to curl, he can't expect to have the custom. Of literary chit-chat there is but little. Cheap re prints of once dear books, in the shape of Railway reading, seem to be the popular move at present. Scores of Standard Works are thus being transformed by, and with the consent of, the authors—for a consideration, of course. ALBERT SMITH has just returned to town, after another visit to Chamounix, where he has been showing his Mont Blanc at the foot of " the real original." BABINGTON MA.CA.IILAY, the historian, has also returned to town, from the same locality. I never saw the right hon. gentleman look healthier. CHARLES DICKENS is now on a walking excursion through Italy, sustaining health, and picking up facts for future use. Sir ROBERT PEEL seems determined to out-do Lord JOHN MANNERS and the Earl of CARLISLE in lecturing; he rode in a steeple-chase the other day, not far from your neighbourhood, and delivered a capital lecture in the evening. COMMERCIAL 4. MONETARY NEWS. MONDAY NIGHT, THE chief drawback to the restoration of confi dence in monetary and commercial affairs appears to be the protracted settlement of affairs in the East, which have operated in a considerable de gree to produce that inaction in trade which gene rally prevails. The weekly returns of the Bank of England again show a decrease in the stock of Bullion to the extent of £311,168. This may be attributed to the continued payment of the divi dends, as shown by the decrease in the Public Deposits, which amounted to £797,814. Money has, however, been comparatively easy for com mercial purposes, and though discounts have ruled high for long dates, for short bills money has been abundant. There has been a rumour of the in tention of the CHANCELLOR OF THE EXCHEQUER to fund Exchequer Bills to the amount of four millions, but the report is not generally credited, nor is the market favourable for such an operation, though something of this kind may be practicable a short time hence. TO-DAY the Money Market was more than ordi narily buoyant, Consols having reached 911, which is a higher rate than they have been at for a long time past. This is partly owing to the large re ceipts of bullion by the Argo and the Arabia, and also to more pacific accounts received from the East. There is a general absence of speculation in commercial transactions, with perhaps the single exception of 'Wheat and Flour, the prices of which have been raised above the average for many years past. As the public feel a greater interest in the fluctuations of this market than any other, it might be as well to look at the probable causes which have led to this advance, and the prospects for the future. On the one 'side are the diminished productions of our own country ; the failure of the harvest in many parts of Europe ; the increased demand which prevailed a short time since, owing to general employment and higher wages ; and the apprehension of a failure in supplies from the Black Sea. All these causes have operated in one direction, but there are circumstances which may tend in an exactly opposite direction. In the first place, the production of Wheat in this country has been considerably under-estimated, owing to the short supply of English Wheat at country markets, a circumstance to be attributed to the unwilling ness of farmers to sell so long as there is a pros pect of obtaining higher prices. Again, the con sumption of Wheat in this country has been much over-rated, by extravagant calculations, founded on incorrect data, and the demand will be con siderably lessened by the great number of manu facturing operatives out on strike. Another reason for anticipating a reaction is the immense stock of foreign breadstuffs in this country, larger, we be lieve, than at any previous period ; and, then, there are the difficulties in the Money market, and the high rates of discount, which must shortly have the effect of compelling many large holders to realise, and thereby to glut the markets. In addition to all these, there are the enormous sur plus productions of Canada and the United States, which will speedily find their way to this country, when freights are easier, from the disengagement of vessels from other trades. We have seen the height of commercial prosperity for some time, and though the fall may not be so great as at pre vious periods, when we had no rich colony to fall back upon, we may confidently predict a reaction from that unjustifiable spirit of speculation which has recently prevailed in the Corn market. The return from the Bank of England for the week ending the 22nd of Oct., gives the following results, when compared with the previous week : Public deposits ... £2,903,045; Decrease £797,814 Other deposits ... 12,390,653; Decrease 273,673 Rest 3 170 823. Increase 9,662 On the other side of the account— Government securities £11,319,072; Decreaseßl36,oB9 Other securities ... 17,254,462; Decrease 170,637 Notes unemployed ... 5,213,810; Increase 201,320 The amount of notes in circulation is £23,145,145, being an increase of £522,240; and the stock of bullion in both departments is £14,960,206, showing a decrease of £311,268, whom compared with the preceding return. ISSUE DEPARTMENT. Notes issued .., £28,358,955 Governmt. Debt £11,015,100 Other Securities 2,984,900 Gold coin & bu11'n.14,358,955 Silver bullion ... £28,358,955' £28,368,955 BANKING D i Prop. Capital ... £14,553,000 Rest .. • ... 3,170,823 Public Deposits 2,903,015 Other Deposits 12,390,653 7-day & other bills 1,371,064 :PARTMEN T. Gov. Securities £11,319,072 Other Securities 17,254,452 Notes ... 5,213,810 Gold & Silver Coin 601,261 £34,388,5851 £34,388,585 Our SHIRE MARKET, after a very idle week and very slight fluctuations on Saturday, became much excited, from more pacific telegraphs from the East. As these were credited, or the contrary, prices were weak or strong, but during that day the bears were gradually raising prices to get in their stock. To-day the excitement has been still greater, the scarcity of stock, even at the advance of two or three per cent., being so great as to create alarm amongst the speculators who had sold for a fall. Of real business there has been no increase, and the amount of this is not great. Local stock, especially Insurance Shares, are steady and in demand at the quotations. We annex this day's prices :—Caledonians, 251 6 1c i I th East Lancashire, 151; Lancashire and Yorkshire; 631 4c 31 1 ; London Stock , 103 4 , Sheffield Stock, 20; Midland Stock, 601 s *ll ; Dover Stock, 171 15-16 8 13-16 4 1346 15-16. PRODUCE.—The markets on the whole, with the exception of Sugar, have been fairly supported during the week. Tea has been brisk with ad vancing prices. TO-DAY the S u gar market conti nues dull, the busine ss , i nc l u di ng Saturday's sales, consisting only of 40 hhds. Antigua at 335. 3d. to 335. 6d. for sound, 550 bags Dates at 35s 6d., and 25 hhds. Porto Rico at 345. to 355. per cwt. Of Molasses, 215 puns. Antigua are reported at 17s. 41d. per cwt. There is nothing to notice in Coffee. A small parcel of Para Cocoa has been taken at 28s. per cwt. We have to report a further improve ment in the Tea market since the delivery of the China letters ; common to good common Congou has been placed (chiefly on speculation) at Is. Old. to is ld. per lb., and the demand continues strong ; there is also more doing in scented and fancy Teas. The Stornoway, from Canton, is reported off the port, with several chops of new season's Congou. A speculative demand still continues for Rice, about 20,000 bags having changed hands since Friday at 135., and 300 bags Bengal have realised 15s. per cwt. We have also to notice 50 cases Castor Oil at 4d. per lb., a small lot of Sapan Wood at £ll 17s. 6d., and 15 tons small Nicaragua Wood at £6 7s. 6d. per ton. COTTON.—The market, during the week, has been inactive, there being an evident indisposition to purchase beyond immediate requirements. This is owing to various causes which operate in the same direction—the number of operatives out on strike in the manufacturing districts, the high price of bread, the unsettled state of affairs in the East, and the difficulties in the money market. Taking these into consideration, the sales have been to a fair extent, and prices are without altera tion. To -DAY, the Arabia brought news of a de cline in prices on the other side, but it had very little effect here, the difference now existing not being in favour of importers. The sales amounted to 6,000 bales, including about 1,000 taken on speculation and for export. The market closed heavily without alteration in prices. The follow ing are the comparative quotations : New Orleans, middling fair Uplands, middling 1852. 1853. 61d. sid. bid. 6td. 6d. 51d. SALES. IMPORTS. !„---___A__—.7 r--. A.--- DESCRIPTION.' PRICES.' Week Previ- Week , TiliS STOCK I!ending ously ending) yeart . --- ;0c t. 28 this yr. Oct. 281 Oct. 28 Sea Island ll2 e 29i 240 17179 1 t .... Stained '— ..... ! 1510 5406; 491583 Boweds 32 62 7680 410230 419800 Mobile 4 6i 3370 236160 1 920683! •• • ' New Orleans. 32 8} 12610 857350 I •" • , . • Pernams, &c. si 8 630 60200 1056 51262 ; 12430 Bahia, &c. Maranham Deinerara,&c ; —— 1 .... 1 680 SO 535 520 Egyptian 52 91 3975 109100 3295, 975871 89120 Coin.W.l.&c. 5 9 1 130' 'os2' 10770 17 3530 I 1 Surat 22 42i 6370 205540 } 7881' 264633; 167210 Madras Bengal —— 1 .. : 1 4630 . 5910 1 2840 ! 36550 2019050 21984 1899627 , 729150 WooL.—The attention of the trade ha, week been occupied with the public sales of colo nial wools, now prog,ressing in London, and those of low foreign wools, which commenced on the 26th and closed on the 28th ultimo, when 6,405 bales were offered for public competition, viz. :- 4,687 bales East India ; 334 Turkey ; 434 Peru vian, Chili, and Egyptian ; 787 Alpaca and Austra lian, nearly all damaged ; and 163 sundries. We had scarcely an average attendance of the trade, which is generally the case when sales are brought on here during the progress of those in London ; and the result was far from satisfactory to im porters. In East India a decline from last sale prices of 11d. per lb. on middle and low yellow and grey ; while first-class whites and yellows, which were not so plentiful, only averaging a decline of *d. to id. ; part withdrawn. Peruvian also shared in the reduction, to the extent of 14d. per lb. as well as Egyptian, first-class selling at 114 d. to 111 d., being ld. per lb. below the last sale prices. For Turkey there was no bidding, consequently the whole was withdrawn. This reduction was not looked for to such an extent, but considering the disturbed state of foreign politics, and the present high price of grain, combined with the high rate at which money is ruling, and the large stock of these descriptions of wool offering here and in Lon don, any other result could scarcely be expected. English and Irish very dull of sale, and in the ab sence of any transactions to report, prices may be considered nominal. The London sales are ave racing a decline of 2d. per lb., notwithstanding the 10,000 bales withdrawn. Messrs. W. GBEAME and Co., in their circular referring to the decline at the public sales, say : "So considerable a reduction was not to have been looked for from the present position of the Blanket Trade, but taking into consideration the quantity forced on the market at so unfavourable an opportunity, (in face of the large sales of these Wools advertised to take place in London next week,) it may be considered rather as a proof of the healthy state of the trade that they were cleared off without a further reduction in prices." Messrs. J. ROBINSON and Co., in their monthly circular, remark : " The consumption appears to be curtailed in the Worsted trade only, which is almost altogether confined to long Wools; this being the case and the majority of the consumers having orders to employ them until the close of the year, their stocks not being heavy, leads us to the conclusion that prices will ere long rally again, as present rates will prevent orders being sent for imports, and countermand the supply from all parts. TOWN COUNCIL P_ROCEED.INGS, YESTERDAY. A SPECIAL meeting of the Council, for winding up the business of the municipal year, was held yesterday morn ing, at ten o'clock, in the Town Hall—Samuel Holme, Esq., the mayor, presiding. There was a full attendance. ELECTION OF AN ALDERMAN. The minutes of the last meeting having been read, The first business taken was " the appointment of a fit person, either from the Councillors, or from the persons qualified to be Councillors, to fill the vacancy in the office of Alderman, occasioned by the death of John Holmes, Esq., and to continue in office so long as the said John Holmes would have continued in office, viz., until the 9th day of November, 1853." The MAYOR said—Gentlemen, it is somewhat painful to me that, at the last Council of which I shall have the honour of presiding, it is my melancholy duty to annotmee to you officially the decease of a very valuable member of this Council. You will anticipate me in saying that I allude to Mr. Alderman John Holmes, the alderman for St. Paul's Ward. The assiduity, the kindness of heart, the courtesy of manner, and the undeviating rectitude and attention to the business of the Council, which was paid by the deceased alderman, are well known and appreciated by you all; and I have understood from his most intimate friends that a short time before his death he expressed his intention of not again presenting himself for re-election ; " for," he said, " nearly fifty years I have devoted almost one-half my time to the business of the public, and I think it is now time for me to retire." I am sure, gentlemen, that Mr. Holmes will carry to the grave the respect of every man of this community ; and the melaneholy duty now devolves upon you of electing a successor to the vener able gentleman who has been so suddenly removed from us, amidst the regrets and respect of every gentleman in this great town. (Applause.) The TOWN-CLERK then read the clause in the Act of Parliament, prescribing the mode of election, which is, by each gentleman writing his name, and the name of the party for whom he wishes to vote, on a slip of paper, to be handed in to the Mayor. Mr. HUGH HOBIcBY said, before they proceeded to fill up the voting papers, he might be allowed to express, on his own behalf, and he was sure those of the Council, the feelings they entertained in respect to the occurrence which had taken place, and which rendered it necessary for them to proceed to the election of an alderman. After the eloquent tribute which the Mayor had paid to their de ceased Mend, it was impossible for him to do more than express his entire concurrence in all that had been said. He might, however, observe, in addition to the Mayor's remarks, that Mr. Holmes, during the long period that he had served the public half-a-century—enjoyed the rare felicity of having acted during that time without having made any enemies in this great town. (Hear, hear.) During the whole of that period, gentlemen of whatever shade of opinion, not only those who agreed with him in political opinions, but also those opposed to him, were his friends. For his own part, he had been associated with Mr. Holmes for several years now, in the management of the financial concerns of the Corporation, and he could not but express the great regret he felt at his loss. Before he (Mr. Hornby) sat down, he should take an unusual course, but he believed neither an illegal nor unconstitu tional one, in proposing a gentleman to replace Mr. Holmes as alderman. Mr. GODFREY said he thought that was not according to order : no gentleman could propose an alderman. The MA ron said, Yes, it had been done on former occa sions, and he believed it was right, if they chose, for any gentleman to speak on the subject. Mr. HORNBY said they had onlyone alderman to appoint, therefore he thought it fit and proper that they should ex press their sentiments, that they might elect a worthy suc cessor ;—(applause)—aud he thought when he proposed to the Council that the gentleman .who now finis the civic chair—(hear, hear,)—should replace Mr. Holmes, they would agree with him that he could not have proposed a more fitting person for the office. He thought they were all agreed as to the manner in which our present chief magistrate had filled the chair during the past year. Nothing could exceed the courtesy with which, on all oc casions, he had treated the members of the Council ; the hospitality he had exercised in this great community,— hospitality extended to all, both to his friends and his opponents,—and the unwearied diligence and energy with which he had discharged all the duties devolving upon him. He thought they could not appoint a more fitting successor to Mr. John Holmes than our present Mayor, and therefore he begged to move that he be supported by the Council. It would be a great satisfaction, he was sure, not only to themselves, but the community in general, if he were unanimously elected. ALDERMAN COOPER would ask Mr. HOBNBY if there had not been a caucus meeting on Saturday, respecting the appointment of aldermen ? The MAYOR—We cannot interfere with that. Mr. TYRER said it was an extraordinary fact, though none respected the MAYOR more than he did, that those who proposed him could not get one of their own party, and therefore they had had recourse to him. He said it was not becoming in those gentlemen. It became the Council not to be gulled by the party, who, at the caucus meeting, tried first Mr. HORNBY, then Mr. HOLT, and then Mr. ROBERTSON GLADSTONE ; and because they could not carry them, they came forward with a fme speech to try and get the civic magistrate voted into the office. If any body had come forward and proposed any one else they would have been likely to have carried, what would have become of the civic magistrate ? (Crie s of "order.") Mr. HoaanY could only say, for his own part, that he had proposed the Mayor, believing that a more fitting Person to fill the office could not be found in the Council, and for no other reason; and more than that, in voting for an Alderman, he looked to no party whatever. He was quite as ready to support a Tory as a Whig, provided he thought him a fitting person to fill the office. _ Mr. W. J. H ORSFALL .—Did Mr. Hornby propose the Mayor in the caucus mee ti ng ? The MAYOR. —We cannot interfere with any caucus meeting here. Mr. TotrzAtiii. said—Mr. Ma or • Notwithstanding your high character, bothpublic 'private, and the golden opinions you h ave won from every party, from the manner in which you h ave discharged the duties of your high office,—it is somewhat painful to me to rise and propose the name of another gentleman in opposition to yourself; THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD, AND GENERAL COMMERCIAL ADVERTISER but I have to propose the name of a gentleman well known to us all, and well respected by the majority of the mem bers of this Council,—that is, Mr. Thomas Bold. (Ap plause.) And, if necessary, I would appeal to Mr. Turner to speak to his qualifications for the duties of either a municipal office, or as a member of the Committee of the Dock Trust. I beg to propose Mr. Thomas Bold. (Applause.) Mr. CHARLES TURNER said as Mr. Toulmin had re ferred to him, he could say that he had worked with Mr. Thomas Bold on the Dock Committee, and he would not say he was the most useful, but he would say he was one of the most useful members of the Dock Committee they had ever had ; and he was quite sure that the Dock Com mittee and the town lost a most valuable man when they lost Mr. Bold's services in the Dock Committee. (Hear.) .Alderman J. H. TURNER said he was one of those Who thought Mr. Bold would make an efficient member, for he knew that he was so when on the Dock Committee. At the same time he thought the chief-magistrate was the first person they should think of. When he first heard of Mr. Holmes's death, he had expressed to the Mayor a hope that he would allow his name to be put in nomination. He had not attended any caucus meeting, and, therefore, he was unbiassed and unprejudiced. Alderman PROCTER said the election of the retiring Mayor as Alderman was not the course always pursued. He - had voted for Mr. Littledale last year, but the majority had not thought wise to elect him. Mr. BIGHIM said, if this were merely a personal matter between two individuals, it might be allowed to pass quietly on their parts ; but as it involved a great principle, and one embodied in the municipal act, clearly defined in words, it was not wise in them, honest or manly, it was not courageous on their part to sit still without giving a reason for their votes. He was surprised at the attempt made by a gentleman who had been engaged as a can vasser to stop the discussion. Persons could vote for the mayor not only as admirers pf his public conduct, but they could vote for him because it was to uphold a principle in volved in the municipal act. But charges had been brought against them that they would not have brought his name forward if at some caucus meeting the choice had not fallen on another party. Did Mr. Bold know the disgraceful traffic attempted to be made with his name—did he know the persons employed, or who had taken upon themselves the disreputable office of going to various members of the Council (at least he spoke for himself as one of them), and offering them the withdrawal of opposition in one ward, and that another gentleman should walk over—(Confusion.) Mr. Buck master, a gentleman connected with a political body in the town, came to him distinctly and offered to with draw the opposition to Mr. Woodruff in Scotland Ward, if he would vote for Mr. Bold • —nay, more, if he would promise to vote against Mr. Thomson next year,— The MAYoR,—I think you had better confine yourself to the subject before us. It is not exactly right to have a discussion ; but, as it has been so on former occasions, I did not wish to stop it. Mr. BIGRAM said, he thought when he entered that room that the numerous attendance might be for the pur pose of joining in the compliment which would be paid to the Mayor, that being the last time of his sitting in the chair ; but he could not give them that credit, when he knew that a drum-head court martial had been held to get them there to carry out a certain object. Now, he had not one word to say against Mr. Thos. Bold as a public man ; no doubt he would make a valuable member of the Council, and if he had taken the course laid down by the Municipal Act, and gone before the constituency of some ward for election, he had no doubt that his great knowledge might be beneficial to the town at large. But having been so recently ejected from his situation on the Dock Commit tee, where there had been so marked a feeling on the part of the most influential portion of the town, the dock rate payers, he could not help thinking that it was unseemly in that ouncil and unwise to pitchfork him in there, in opposition to one who had been so frequently before the town, and who had presided over the Council. But there was more belonging to this than a breach of principle it was carrying out a dastardly spirit of revenge engendered at the recent Parliamentary election ; all parties were not only abusing the privileges which they hold in putting him in there in opposition to the wishes of the ratepayers, but they thought that, at the same time, they would wreak their revenge upon a person who offered himself as a candidate for this great borough. The object was not to put one in, but to turn the other out. Not one word could be said against the Mayor as a fit and proper person. He (Mr. Bigham) must confess he would rather have had one who entertained political opinions like his own, but he should not allow political opinions so far to influ ence him as to vote for one person who was not as equally fitted for the office as another. Although they might now be defeated by a combination of influences, united for an improper purpose, and which disgraced the town in the estimation of all honourable men, he only wished that they had a rule similar to that in the House of Lords, that he might enter his protest against their prostituting their privileges for the base purpose of carrying out political partisanship or personal revenge. Mr. GonirusT said Mr. Bigham had been speaking largely about combination. He wondered whether in the election of Mr. Dover and Mr. J. H. Turner, in which Mr. Bigham was concerned, the same principle did not apply. (Hear, hear.) At the caucus meeting the party had first nominated three gentlemen, all of whom declined, and now they sought to upset the other party by naming the mayor. It is not, said Mr. Godfrey, through any respect or love for you, Mr. Mayor. (Laughter.) Now Mr. Big ham should do as he would be done by. He was now - con demning what he himself had done twelve months ago. He thought he should act honestly, and not make a long speech. (Laughter and applause.) The votes were then taken, after an intimation by - the MANOR that they were not bound to the gentlemen who had been named, but might vote for any party upon the burgess roll. The result of the voting was that Mr. Bold was elected by a majority of 30 to 18. The following is an analysis of the division : For Mr. Bold.—Messrs. Stewart, Procter, W.. J. Horsfall, Mellor, Godfrey, Tyrer, J. B. Lloyd, Clayton, Lawrence, Tobin, Chilton, Littledale, Robinson, Moly neux, Halhead, J. N. Wood, J. M. Wood, Raymond Houghton, John Gladstone, jun., Cooper, Jeffreys, Hen derson, M`Nieholl, Bennett, Toulmin, Anderson, Aked, Wagstaffe, Charles Turner, and the Mayor. Far Mr. Samuel Hohne.--Messrs. Harmood Banner, M`Guffie, Beckwith, Gregson, Holt, Bradley, Bigham, Fleming, Preston, Johnson, Moss, Brancker, Avison. J. H. Turner, John Nicholson, Langsdale,: Picton, and. Hornby. Mr. Bold was soon afterwards introduced by Mr. Toni min and took his seat near the head of the room. After he had sat for a little- while, Alderman PROCTER rose (humorously, we believe) to a point of order, and. inquired whether Mr. Bold had made the proper declaration as an alderman ? Mr. TOULMIN said the Town-clerk had gone for the books, and would be back in two minutes. THE FLICANCE COMMITTEE. The proceedings, resolutions, and reports of the Finance Committee comprised a recommendation to let Mr. John Laird, Messrs. Clayton and Co. and Messrs. Clover and. Co. for shipbuilding purposes, land and premises at Bir kenhead, for the term of twenty-five years, subject to special terms and conditions ; and a report as to proposed appropriation out of the surplus income of £lO,OOO towards the erection of a building- for the Public Library, Museum, and Gallery of Arts ; and as to the funds for a proposed improvement of Church-street. Mr. HORNDS moved the confirmation of the proceed ings seriatim, taking first the proposed lease of land at Birkenhead for shipbuilding purposes. He thought, if those leases were approved of by the Council, they would be beneficial not only to the Corporation of Liverpool, but their proposed tenants. The land had been for a number of years lying in an almost unproductive state, and would under this arrangement bring in a considerable revenue ; but what was of more importance, judging from the character of those gentlemen as shipbuilders, an impetus would be given to the shipbuilding trade which would be of importance to the trade and commerce of Liverpool. (Applause). Alderman COOPER seconded the motion. Mr. BIGHADI asked whether, on the terms to, be paid under these leases, the Council would lose er gain by the throwing up of the contract of Mr. WiLsoic ? Mr. HARIIRY replied that Mr. LAIRD took the whole of the land that Mr. WxLsox.had, and it was let on about the same terms. _ _ _ The MAYOR believed for a little more. Mr. R. GLA.DSTONE asked if there was a progressive increase of rent as the time advanced ?—which Mr. HORNET answered in the negative. This point of the proceedings was then confirmed. Mr. HORNBY then moved the two other special subjects on the paper. The Committee reported that there was a balance from the surplus which would enable the Council, if inclined, to vote £lO,OOO for the erection of the Free Library. As to the widening of Church-street, taking into account the cost of the other improvements sanc tioned, and the works in progress, the Committee thought that it was not expedient at present that they should in cur the expense which would be requisite for that purpose. Mr. PICTON asked the estimated cost of widening Church-street ? Alderman J. H. Tunignu said £lB,OOO was the lowest. Mr. HORNBY said three estimates were given in, and even the lowest estimate would have been an unsatisfac tory improvement of the street. Alderman PROCTER said for the £lB,OOO they could have commenced at the bottom of Lord-street, and taken it up to the head of St. Peter's Church-yard. The proceedings were confirmed. THE ALLEGED FRAUD AT THE NEW GAOL AT WALTON : OTHER ALLEGED FRAUDS. re mainder of the proceedings, sa id i t m i g ht b e ex p ec t e d Mr. HORNBY, in moving th e con fi rma ti on o f the that he should allude to a subject which had excited at tention out of doors,—he meant the frauds which had oe mined in reference to building the new gaol. It must be obvious to the Council that in the present state of those proceedings, which were now under judicial consideration, any details on his part would be highly improper ; and that, in short, it became the absolute duty of the Council H toe could alas only assuretainfromany discussion on the sub ject.the Council that although so little had been recorded in the proceedings of the Finance Committee on this subject, it had engaged their earnest attention, and a committee had been appointed, consisting of the Mayor, Mr. Stewart, and himself, to pro ' ceed against those parties suspected to have been guilty of on their part to bring the offende rs t o j us ti ce, an d a search no efforts should be wanting in th g at in fra quir ud y a ll n ,o d ni c d on t s ak pir e acy ; place respect to every part of the building of the new gaol. Ald er man PROCTER seconded t he motion. Mr. BIGIIAH suggested that the Corporate accounts might be made out more clearly. They had ostensibly a surplus income of £48,584; but with the £11,442 voted annually to the parish, £747 to the various charities, £1,644 to the library, and £896 for the Mayor's carriages, of which the cost of St. George to about £30,000, out 's-hall and the new gaol at Walton The surplus income and borrowed capital were so mixed 11 1) together, that it was difficult to distinguish which Portion o f th a t ex p en dit ure would be continuous. As to the matt er men ti one d by Mr. Hornby, some members thought th a t h e (M r . Bi g h am ) thatsurP had lus to income b e provwiasded reduced for. had done an mjuryby mentioning it in the Council. Now the fact was, that he received a letter which he submitted privately to the chairman of the finance committee. He waited quietly for six weeks, and did not receive iu that time, as he should in courtesy, any communication from the committee ; and then ho should have continued to keep silent, had it not oozed out from the press. Finding so, and that some members had got similar information, he had alluded to it. While on this subject, he must say that the special committee must extend their inquiries, or else it would be necessary for some member to move for a special committee ;—for it was not confined to the bricks. He understood that the robbery had commenced with the excavation of the building., and had gone up to the slates. Mr. HORNBY suggested that was not desirable. All that, they were well aware of. If those statements were made, it only put the parties on their guard. Mr. BIGHAM would say no more, except that he had good information that this was not confined to the new gaol, but extended to another public work ; and that from the foundation the works should be re-measured. Nothing could satisfy the Council unless the committee'employed some respectable surveyor from another town, however respectable the surveyors here might be,—timber, bricks, excavation, slates, everything connected with the building ; and then disclosures would be made which he was quite sure would astonish them. Mr. ROBERTSON GLADSTONE agreed with Mr. Bigham's suggestion as to the accounts, and thought they ought to have a complete statement of every yard of property they possessed in every street of Liverpool—of every tenancy, so that they might refer to it, that they might know what assets they really had, and they might then be able to judge whether, in cases of sale, they were deriving profit on prices ; or whether, on the other hand, tenants were. paying their rents with regularity, and whether those pay ments were an adequate remuneration for the respective premises they held. It was so he should deal with his own affairs, and he did not think it was an unhealthy prin ciple to apply to the Corporation. As to the other matter referred to, he thought it was the duty of members, on getting such information, to conceal nothing, but lay it at once before the proper authorities. Mr. TOULMIN asked whether any official surveyor had been nominated to go over the building? Mr. Ilormsy said, previous to the communication which Mr. Bigham had received, and which had led to the inquiry, suspicion had arisen in his mind of the surveyor, so long ago, he thought, as in April last. Mr. Culshaw had been appointed to measure the whole of the building, perfectly independent both of the contractors and the brickmaker. Mr. GODFREY.—They cannot measure the foundations. Mr. HORNET said it was a difficult operation, and would occupy a considerable time. Mr. Hornby then justified the present mode of makinc , out the accounts, which had been followed for the last fifty years, and said that Mr. Bigham was wrong in supposing that the cost of St. George's-hall and the new gaol was paid out of the bo rough fund : it was met by borrowed money. Mr. Bigham's remarks at the last council had done harm, and the party who was making depositions as to the bricks, had in conse quence refused to give them more information. Mr. BIGIIAM asked if Mr. Culshaw had been appointed previous to his putting the letter he received into the hands of the committee? The TOWN-CLERK answered in the negative. Mr. STEWART stated, as a matter of practical experience in such things, that they could not expect to have the result of the measurement and a report on the matter for two months yet. Mr. BIGIEAM.—Was there any suspicion in the breast of the surveyor about the robbery perpetrated at the Wal lasey embankment ? Mr. Tounmr asked if the measurement taken by Mr. Culshaw was wholly irrespective of the contractors ? Mr. HORNET believed it was. No payments had yet been made for the building except on account, and there was a sum of £16,000 due, of which the committee refused to make any payment till the whole building was com pleted. The MAYOR did not like to interfere, but hoped, as a member of the committee, that they would not continue that discussion. (Hear.) The matter would be rigidly investigated to the bottom, and he pledged himself, if he was returned to the Council, that nothing would be left undone to probe it to the uttermost. (Applause.) It was their object to bring to justice the parties who had been guilty of that misconduct. He advised the Council at present not to furnish weapons to those who had to defend themselves. _ The remaining proceedings of the Finance Committee were then confirmed. THE WATCH COMMITTEE: ESTABLISHMENT OP A SUrtatANNITATION FUND. The proceedings of the Watch, Lighting, Fire Police, and Fire Prevention Coimnittees, comprised a recommen dation to apply to parliament for power to establish a police superannuation fund. Mr. TOBIN, at some length, moved the confirmation of the proceedings. He was anxious that the Council should express its opinion as to the establishment of the proposed superannuation fund. The object was to grant a superan nuated allowance to officers hurt or worn out in the ser vice ; and also to those who had served a period of 15 years, except under peculiar circumstances. The mode' of raising the fund would be by a small weekly contribution (about 6d.) from the men themselves, added to other sources , of revenue which the Legislature had decreed should be applied to such purposes. If an officer should leave the service before he would be entitled to the fund, or be dismissed, the benefit would then cease. Numerous objections were urged against this, and some thought that the men should be allowed to withdraw under such cir cumstances the money which they might have paid in. To this Mr. Tobin, at some length, replied. Those already in the force were in favour of such a comrition, and those who entered afterwards could plead no hardship, as they would be made acquainted with it on entering. It was, besides, a useful check upon the officers by giving them something to look forward to ; and the principle was no novelty, for it was adopted in the Merchant Seamen's Fund, 1852, the General Borough Pollee Act, the Civil Service Fund, the Treasury, Customs, and Post-office departments, in the Metropolitan and Manchester Po lice Acts, the East India Company's service, various benefit societies, and in railway companies that prin ciple pervaded them all. The object was to check the fluctuations occurring in the force. From 1836 to the present time 5000 men had entered the force here, or from 250 to 300 annually.. When it was considered that one experienced officer was worth two inexperienced ones, it would be seen that anything done to keep the experienced officers would be a saving to the town: Mr. GREGSON secondel the resolution. Mr. R. GLADST&NE asked whether the fund would be self-supporting, or the borough fund might be called on ? Alderman J. BRAMLEY MooRE opposed the motion, and thought that if the men left, their payments should not be lost to them. The principle with regard to govern ment officers was an exceeding hardship, and there were instances of men serving for twenty years who lost the whole of it. Alderman PARKED moved that that part of the pro ceedings be not confirmed ; but there was no seconder. Mr. HARMOOD BANNER. thought it would be a most valuable measure, as did: also Alderman BENNETTT who thought that the men would have a pride in making• the fund Self-supporting. Mr. BIGHAM expressed fears that this would not be the ease, and intimated that both the London and the Man chester police funds were on an unsound basis. Mr. Tounc replied, and stated that the source of re venue to which he had referred, by which the fund would be augmented, was the sale of old police clothing, &c. The proceedings were then confirmed. THE IMPROVEMENT COMMITTEE WIDENING OF PARR- ILAN E, &C. The proceedings of the Improvement Committee com prised a recommendation to apply to parliament for powers to improve the west side of Park-lane, between Canning-place and Liver street. The Stkvon intimated that he had received a letter from Mr. John Tipping, suggesting that an old house at the corner of Drury-lane, and the old Ropery should be in cluded in the Improvement Act, as it would be a great convenience to have it removed. Mr. GLADSTONE said it was an unseemly edifice, and had been the cause of serious accidents to man and horse. Referred to the committee. Alderman BENNETT, in moving the confirmation of the proceedings, said the whole matter was now in a forward state, and a draft of the bill would be brought before the Council early in November. There was opposition to only one of the improvements, that suggested by Mr. Jeffreys at the last Council. The committee proposed widening Park-lanefrom Canning-place up to Liver-street. This would be a great accommodation, and could be done at small expense. Alderman J. H. TURNER asked what the cost of the improvements in Park-lane would be ? Alderman BENNETT said between £3OOO and £4OOO. Mr. BEcirwrra.—ln addition to the value of the pro perty we already hold. Alderman TURNER thought the improvement of Church street was most important. Alderman COOPER, on behalf of the residents of the south end of the town, said they had received the proposi tion to widen Park-lane with thanks, and no part wanted alteration more. He regretted they could only take it as far as the church ; it ought to extend to the railway-sta tion in Crosby-street, to and from which there was great traffic with lorries, &c. He was satisfied that if that could be done it would be a great relief to Church-street, and the central parts of the town. Mr. T1103180;1 said it was fully intended to carry out the further widening of Park-lane so soon as the other improvements were completed. Mr. JEFFREYS was glad the suggestion he had thrown out had been successful. He thought the Council had marked their opinion strongly by the small minority against it. Mr. CHARLES TURNER said there was no part of Liver pool where widening would be more beneficial. Mr. ROBERTSON GLADSTONE could not suppose that any member of that Council could get up and say that the widening of Park-lane was of greater importance than Church-street. He supposed that the traffic in Church street was as five to one in Park-lane,—aye, ten to one. He begged to move, as an amendment, that the proposed improvement in Park-lane be struck out of the bill. Mr. BECKWITH seconded the amendment. Mr. NicifoLL strenuously supported the proposed improvement. The traffic might not be so great as Church-street, but it was of a more obstructive character. He thought Park-lane ought to be widened up to the railway. Mr. CHARLES TURNER said Park-lane was the shortest road from the Town-hall to the south end of the town ; it was nearly a quarter of a mile nearer than to go along Great George's-street, and the reason that the traffic along Church-street was so great was that all the other outlets north and south were choked up. (Hear, hear.) Mr. PICTON thought the discussion proved that the committee had wisely taken the middle course. He added that it would be a vastly increased improvement if the arches under the Custom-house could be widened for cabs, not for carts or waggons. He knew no improvement that would be greater. (Applause.) After a few words from Mr. R. C. GARDNER, Mr. Glad stone's amendment was then put, and lost by a majority of 31 to 5. The minority were Messrs. Holden, Gladstone, Hodson, Beckwith, and Langsdale. The proceedings of the Courts of Law, Markets, Educa tion, Gaol, and Town-hall Establishment Committees, which contained no entries of special interest, were then read and confirmed. It appears that the average atten dance of pupils at the North Corporation-school is 1,031, and at the South 1,107. The minutes of the Markets' Committee comprised a bye-law to prevent obstructions in public thoroughfares, by the exposure of articles for sale ; but as this required confmnation by two-thirds of the who l P ( ''' \ ', 23 zaculDurs present , „ there were only it stands OVor =me next meeting. THE HEALTH COMMITTEE. Mr. LANGSDALE having moved the confirmation of the proceedings of this committee, Alderman PARKER complained that Mr. Moss had made au unmanly and cowardly attack upon him in the com mittee, snaking use of his name, in consequence of his voting at the last Council meeting against the proposed deputation to Scotland, on the smoke nuisance. Mr. HARMOOD BANNER called attention to a nuisance in Crowr.-street, which had often been memorialised against, but still continued. - It was explained that it could not be removed without an indictment, and that the committee could not interfere, as the medical officer had not reported that it was inju rious to health. The place complained of is a "rotten works " (so we understood the words), the property of Mr. Bighorn. Mr. GLADSTONE thought they ought to be cautious, and not drive manufactories from the town; and the subject then dropped. Mr. GREGSON next called attention to a deposit of chemical refuse in Boundary-street, which would form the foundations of future, buildings, and which must give out an unwholesome effluvium for years to come. The TOWN-CLERK explained that the committee at pre sent could not interfere ; but it was one of the matters which they sought for power to prevent in their new bill. A recommendation for a small increase of salary to three of the officers of the committee stands over pursuant to standing orders ; and the proceedings were then confirmed. The proceedings of the Gardens, Church Expenditure, and Observatory Committees were then read and con firmed. THE WATER COMMITTEE. This committee recommended that Mr. Isherwood's contract for the Rivington Works, No. 3, which had been terminated, should be given to Mr. Evans. Mr. HOLT moved the confirmation of the proceedings, and said that Mr. Evans had large means and experience, and offered to take the works in the same way as by the former contract, both as to the past and the future. Alderman COOPER seconded the motion, which was agreed to. The proceedings of the Library, Hackney Carriages, Shipbuilding, and Baths Committees, were then read and confirmed ; the Coroner's account, amounting to £24 10s., was passed, and this closed the ordinary business of the Council. VOTE OF THANKS TO TIIE MAYOR: EXTRAORDINARY CONDUCT OF MR. ROBERTSON GLLDSTONE. Mr. J. B. LLOYD then rose and said : Mr. Mayor, I have been requested to fulfil a duty which afibrds to my self the greatest .possible satisfaction, as I am sure it will be to the Council, to receive the proposition that I have to make, which is, sir, to vote the wannest thanks of this Council to you, for the manner in which you have presided, in the last year, over our deliberations, and to assure you, sir, that in retiring from that chair, you take with you the sincere thanks of the Council, for the firmness, dignity, and impartiality with which you have performed the duties devolving upon you. I can only state my regret that it has not fallen into abler hands to express thanks, not only for the way in which you have presided in this Council, but the hospitable man ner in which you have maintained the duties of that chair throughout the whole year. (Applause.) I have great pleasure in proposing to the Council that the best thanks are due to you, not only for your services to the Council, but for the services which you have rendered to the town during your mayoralty. (Loud applause.) Mr. GEORGE HOLT said,—lt gives me great pleasure to second the vote of thanks to you. The way in which you have performed all the duties of the office, and the great ability you have shown in that office, not only in this room but elsewhere, wherever you presented yourself as director or chairman, whether in public rooms or on the hustings —your perfect impartiality, and fairness, and justice in the office which you fill, has entitled you to hearty thanks from every member of the community. (Applause.) Of course, sir, I have great pleasure in seconding the resolution. (Loud acclamation.) Mr. ROBERTSON GLADSTONE then rose. He said— Mr. Mayor, this is a moment when perfect unanimity of opinion is perhaps more desirablethan on any other occa sion I can refer to, and I for one should be very sorry to disturb the feeling which seems to• pervade this Council. Circumstances, however, have taken place which I shall not be at liberty now to refer to ; but, hearing this vote of thanks moved, affords me an opportunity of making one or two remarks. I confess that I cannot quite go so far as my friend Mr. Holt has done, but I will do this : I will take very good care that I am not the cause of the creation of any unpleasant feeling, where an evident majority appear to desire the compliment should be paid the chief magistrate of this town. The question I refer to has a reference more to the future than the past, and it is possible I may be in error in labouring under the apprehension on my mind ;—if I am, I stand corrected. It will be in the recollection of the Council that the Mayor has three or four times been absent from our proceedings—one time in Dublin, and another in Lon don. The Council are aware when the Mayor is appointed, he has a right to go away,—that is right enough; but, if I understand correctly, the Mayor on these occasions was absent as the Mayor of Liverpool. I should like• to offer a remark or two on that point; but if he was there only in his private capacity, I shall intrude upon the' Council no more. Perhaps the Mayor will be good enough to say. It is as to. whether you went to London and Dublin as the Mayor of Liverpool, or in your individual capacity? The MAYOR—I was invited by the Lord Mayor of Dublin on the one hand, and by the Lord Mayor of London on the other, as the Mayor of Liverpool— (applause) ; and, as the Mayor of Liverpool, I deemed it right to respond to the invitations of the representatives of the two. great municipal bodies of the kingdom.; and I hope while. I was there Liverpool suffered nothing.— (A ppl swap.) Mr. Gra A.DSTOITE —lt was quite right and proper- that the Mayor should receive those invitations, and equally proper he should go ; but I have always been under the' apprehension that the Mayor, as Mayor of Liverpool, was only so within the precincts of the borough, and when he departed from those precincts he could only do so with the acquiescence and approval of the Council. Now, allow me to call the attention of the Council to the possible inconvenience from the under standing being otherwise. I don't allude to the present mayor—take the case of any mayor who goes to London, and there diseusses the subject of education. Now, it would be obvious, the present mayor would not state my views on education, and I would not choose him to) de it any more than he would choose me to represent his ; therefore I wish to call attention to this. It was usual in earlier times, in my younger days, to state when the mayor was absent. I want to to point out how necessary it is that on any such occasion there should be a concurrence of the Council. I should be sorry to. be committed by the Mayor. I never had any personal feeling, but as the opportunity is afforded of making these remarks, I make them as much for the future— (Cries of " Order.") Alderman LAWRENCE deemed it very wrong in Mr. Gladstone— The MAYOR.—I shan't stop Mr. Gladstone. Mr. GLA.DSTONE said he was in order. A vote of thanks had been proposed to the Mayor, and he should state his opinion, whether right or wrong. Mr. WAGSTAFFE.—If Mr. Gladstone goes on the ques tion of education, I have something to say to him on the subject of education. Alderman PAILICEIL—I am sure that anything which fell, from the Mayor of Liverpool on the subject would be encored by the vast majority of the members here, and I hope the principles the Mayor holds will ever, be main tained by a majority of this council. (Loud applause.) I beg to reiterate our warmest thanks to the Mayor. Mr. PICTON said he could not express the pain he felt, that on the present occasion, when certainly he supposed for one that there would be a unanimous feeling of respect to our worthy chief magistrate, that the apple of discord in any way or by any gentleman, however worthy of respect he may have been, should be thrown in. (Applause) At the same time that the question had been put by Mr. Gladstone, he thought it only right that any gentleman who followed on the subject should express his opinion, not in respect to the question of education, for he begged to say that was not before them in any shape or way ; but in regard to the position the Mayor of Liverpool occupies when away from this borough ; because, as Mr. Glad stone had said, it was an important question, and one which they should perfectly understand; and he did not know any opportunity that was better for properly con sidering it than when there was moved a vote of thanks to the chief magistrate. (Hear, hear, from Mr. Gladstone.) Now he (Mr. Picton) in his simplicity thought that when invitations were sent to the different Mayors of Liverpool (this was not the first time the Mayor of Liverpool had been invited to the Mansion-house), it was a tribute of respect, not as a compliment to the Mayor personally, but a compliment to the great commercial community he presides over. (Loud applause.) It could never be supposed for one moment that the Mayor of Liverpool, in attending a meeting of that kind, be the subject what it might, came armed and backed with the sentiments of the majority, or any portion of the inhabitants of Liverpool, —that was, that he went there to represent their views, — nothing of the kind could be contemplated for a moment. The Mayor's views on education might or might not be the same as those he (Mr. Picton) held ; but he looked upon the invitation in this way :—The Mayor occupies a pre-eminent and commanding position in the commu nity which he presides over ; a great public question was put before the meeting on which he was called to speak, and he giving his views on the subject, not as com missioned to represent the views of the inhabitants of Liverpool, but his own individual views,—he did not see how any gentleman could mistake that for a single mo ment. It did not follow that the Mayor always spoke officially every word he utters. (Applause.) It would, indeed, be a very strange thing if the Mayor of Liverpool, when he goes abroad, was to be tied, bound, and fettered, and restricted from expressing his own opinions, simply because he was Mayor of Liverpool. He ventured to suppose that such a precedent would be a dangerous one, and he ventured to say that when Mr. Gladstone filled that chair, he did not consider that in the sentiments he put forth he was expressing the opinions of the people of Liverpool. He should be sorry to see the day when any such rule should prevail. (Ap plause.) Mr. HODSON said he had now sat for several years in that Council, and had heard several votes of thanks pro posed to chief magistrates for the way in Which they had discharged the duties of that office, but he had never known the subject of education or any matter upon which there was a difference of opinion brought forward in that assembly—(applause)—and he was very sorry that Mr. Gladstone on that occasion should have thought it his duty to do so. He agreed with Mr. Gladstone in many things politically and religiously, but he thought in the way that the Mayor had discharged the duties of his office, he had forgot all distinctions of party. (Applause.) He must confess that if in the office which he was leaving the Mayor must be crippled from giving his individual views, the office was not worth having. (Applause.) He thought Mr. Gladstone had forgotten the time for making his remarks, which should have been when the new Mayor was appointed. He thought the Mayor left that chair unsullied—(applause) ;—and he rose to say that much, because he had himself used every exertion that man could use, to secure for another gentleman the seat which he now filled. He (Mr.Hodson) had admired nowcm"-I`-' for his strai g htf orwar d po li cy Imo thoug,lit he was mistaken in a ...ca.:war. He could say that the Mayor ieri, that chair honoured and respected by every one. (Applause.) Mr. JAMES TTREA Said, J wonder how they addressed TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 1853' to Mr. Gladstone's brother, when they asked llor of Manchester. Did they not address him as chance ions the Exchequer ? He had no right to give his opinions there any more than our worthy Mayor had in th sion-house in London. (Applause.) It would be fettefitt beyond measure. Are not all the ministers address,eai the situation they hold, and are they to be fettered, n`,`„; him to coine not give an opinion ? The Privy Council were notitie.U, 0 2 . any expressions that Mr. Gladstone may have made 'n 1111 1, chester or elsewhere. We know that a great rna tot differ from the Chancellor of the Exchequer as he said at Manchester (laughter) but no fault is te3 found with him on that account, neither when the Ce 7 was called by the Queen would he be called to account our worthy Mayor has been. (Applause.) If the Mr. Tliomsorr.—l must say a word or two. Mayors of Liverpool were to be bound as Mr. Giad sw oe thinks, he ought to remember that he h as been ° he Mayor of Liverpool, and may be again, and I am 5ur , ".4. 6 does not hold the same opinions as before. (haue.ii, and applause.) I am proud, as a humble t ra des' h man, to return you my thanks, and all te " men who know you, and all th e working u men and mechanics join the sentiment. Long way live—(applause)—to enjoy your health, and I hoe, od should live till the 9th of November, we shall see 3 ' elected an alderman—(Applause). The motion having been carried by acclamation, , qg ., The MAYOR said—Gentlemen : It is sometimeso ~a* cult to express in suitable language the emot ions heart,—that is my position at the present moment. rZ,. mit me to say, in reference to the subject to whic h . v i. GLADSTONE has alluded, that when I received the tations from the Lord Mayor of London, on the hand, and further, from the Lord Mayor of Dublin 0107, other, I deemed it my duty to accept those invitati knowing, that at one of them I was invited to attend opening of an Exhibition, which I hoped and trus; would be beneficial to Ireland—(applause) and, 44,e other hand, when I accepted the invitation of i i ; t Lord Mayor of London, I was not War e , t i at any particular subject would be broached. the hospitality for which the Mansion J °IQUS e of famed and I met there nearly all the the kingdom some had come from Ireland ; 1 f d there the Lord Provosts of Edinburgh and Glasgow' tsinou when the subject of education was mooted, e cluea • a al for an extension of science and art, and not any doctri.or education —(hear,hear,)—at the desire of the Lord 3 13 , 3 4, of London, I took part in the discussions on that 0 1) 1 ° 0 ; 1 and I venture to say, that not a single word fell , '„„ v me which could compromise the peculiar opinions of °."‘i . individual living Gentlemen, although I have on seL i . occasions been provoked to retort, I have determined OM in silence remarks which fell from Mr.Gladstone,who filled the office you did me the honour to place in m3 l° ' l/ s . should have known, and doubtless would if he had el 1 dered with kindness, the peculiar difficulty gentleman is placed filling your chair, (Applause .) of ought not to, and cannot, take part in the di.scussio nth the Council, because if he did so, he would become ar fi P` tisan ; but let me remind Mr. Gladstone, which I deavour to do without compromising the dignity ° L O' I chair, that when Mr. Gladstone was Mayor of Live'Y he assisted at the opening of the Collegiate Institutioea- ("Hear, hear," and loud applause) • and he molt the in wide 0: me, with others, to attend a dinner given 0 P ' r ani that occasion; and I then heard at his own table, an" his own brother, if I recollect rightly, I heard fail oPif.tte, which I dare say, at the present day, he would replutod (Laughter, and loud applause.) Whether it comes wit" a - e - t; taste from Mr. Gladstone to make those remarks. I knorinitp, and nothing shall fall from me to excite angry fee lin g • by ( the plause). But if Mr. Gladstone would have waited till, „ja ab favour of my constituents, I take my place tie. among you, neither from Mr. Gladstone nor any g in s man will I ask any favours, but will then be : t he position to defend any and every attack made upon Me `Bat, in my private or public capacity. (Loud applause.) de . ' gentlemen I will dismiss that palnful subject. To 'lgoe served the thanks of such a community as this, even W . " single exception, is an honour of which any man may be s o bitious. I beg to tender the expression of my deep gratress for the confidence you have reposed in me, for the kinuathe and consideration you have invariably manifested, an d fo d r, e . aid I have received from all in discharging the arcluou„ an sponsible duties of the office to which you unanimously elect 7 me. (Loud applause.) I shall carry into private lifearew lection of your kindness, and an endorsement no my fellow-townsmen that any attempts of m ine heen fill the office with general satisfaction have not se in vain ; and it will be to me more than a recolaPe'ila e , for any labours to which the office has subjected m a t tach more than a recompense for the unkind and ungenerous at"l4 made upon me this day. (Applause.) And if, gent lemen,. 'b the favour of my constituents, I am again honoured ri t t l i is seat in this Council, or, if not honoured with a scat in k w! Council, it shall make no difference with me,--1 10 1 111- bsa feeling shall rankle in , vv my breast in consequence of "a'gr. occurred to-day, but shall cordially co-operate with o u r Gladstone in carrying out the business committed t unity charge, for the general welfare of the whole of the coraM..,°' of my native town.—(Loud applause.) Again, gent le. " - --• let me tender to you the warmest expressions of In y (Loud cheering.) The Council then broke up. heart. THE NEW IRON SHIP TAYLEUR' IT is now an acknowledged fact that vessels emP.O- ved far the emigration trade between Liverpool and Australia verlio, excel those of other ports in their construction , sailing under ties, and beauty of model. The most rapid P canvas have hitherto been made by Liverpool ships. ",`.. the assages,,, n „oe this to the great liberality displayed by our shipowners in internal arrangements for passengers, to the attentiaon_r,ro..• is paid to ventilation, to the excellent quality of the r n u s r a nd vided for the voyage, and the superiority of the cap hag officers in the service. No hint, which experience ry r— s n gested, has been allowed to be thrown away ; nevi ship built and laid on for the voyage, presents to us ith of pas" feature conducive to the improved comfort and be a r groigra' sengers. This laudaule conduct, on the part of . ou ection o f tion-houses, has been impressed upon us b ita fr i o n ,reips the new iron ship Tayleur, recently launch.. " and of the Bank Quay Foundry Compan at War r ' as one which is now being fitted up in the VartingtOn I )", k ,L, ,/ or of Messrs. Pilkington and Wilson's " White Star Australia. eVer The Tayleur is one of the- largest merchant vessels • built in this country, being 2,500 tons new moist/MIX with a capacity for carrying *2OO tons of cargo on .a drasoar and erseolar of 21 feet of water. Although a three-decker, having s e roe deck, she is only intended to carry passengers on on_L ese main deck, which is 230 feet long„ by 40 feet in width. .e l n L i ers large dimensions enable the owners to affor d Pas- about much more than the ordinary space. Thirty feet 1!..,0a1 the common width of ships ; and the ten feet adeng e o f possessed by the Tayleur allows the space along the IPA., and the deck, between the two rows of berths, to be wi the passengers' rooms to be considerably larger than „ 'ar , The number of passengers which she is cap able is 63p, rying, according to her tonnge and deck room, love She is, however, only to carry 500, who wil l tbuldared given up to them the space which would have acconlrau,„ het 180 more passengers. She is,,as may be conceived fr,Triats size, very lofty, and is well lighted and ventilated. Sla..:„Tioje have been made, about eight feet apart, along her ;haft length, thus opening into every room. A ventilating._ Ter through her foretopgallant deck, and four port holes ,0 stern, afford a constant cnrpent of air through the ship_;open she has besides seven covered hatchways,with vrindows t ° b lve• and close, thus admitting light and air from the deck There is every facility afforded for classifying the Pas se jet The crew will be entirely separated : their berths being the fetopgal is lnt di deck. , b ill The Tayleur vided into five compartments , wl be separated by bulkheads. Between the foremast an mast is the " second cabin," which will accommodate .a.v ilot , sixty, in rooms of four and six berths each, in a very V.Faas' manner. In the centre of the ship about 140 !, firm, will be accommodated in rooms of the same size. Tbec„d 0 c oia' termediate forward," and , "intermediate aft," will a. modate 188, in rooms of two and four berths ea ch; froms few steerage passengers • will be carried in the sP ace i Tker e .....ea o r little aft of the foremast to the bows of the ship. separate access from the deck to all these comoar nog In the fittings up of the rooms, &c., adornment a!t been •spared, which will aid in imparting a cheerful asps the ship. hich Ai The accommodation on the spar deck above, W-„„ e vic• A doubtless, be the chief resort of the passengers In uf.. u pte' ther, is unusually great,, affording an almost unint4;ed, promenade of nearly 230 feet in length. It is n ,,d C bref with a saloon aft, which will contain the captain a" e „ger7 officer, and a limited number of first-cabin Pa s , s .001 This saloon is admirably ventilated, with windows a' p and two skylights. A portion of it, aft of all, is fitted ,1 4 . 0 r t.l l sofas as a lounging room, and other conveniences 1,1111 accommodation of the passengers. The cookilgj f„ j °, is on this deck, forward, and is capable of Prov.T a . , , ,o'; the physical wants of 1000 persons, if required. .t lo chei; the Tayleur is one of the finest vessels ever 13' 01 A e r and, since her arrival i n thi s port, has elicited the Vi a l p 0 0„ miration of nautical connoisseurs. She possesses gretiikt a s s, of carrying sail, combined with sharpness both fo r ; a il f a g s. and we venture to predict that she will not onic s enge!,,, but prove a most comfortable conveyance for Pa_ v i cl! t o She is commanded by Captain Noble, late of the fa red per ship "Australia ," a gentleman well acqu aint the trade. PROTESTANT INSTITUTE* _,, i .d. 4m. A ggo - of LECTURE RY THE REV. JOSEPH B bell el o O. f LAST night a lecture was delivered to the 0 ; :t tb „ a 0.. the St. John's Protestant Association, and:other% etarsita, Joseph Bardsley, B.A. The subject was the 1n by tb e ftest the Church of Rome. The chair was occuPin' One „*" W. F. Taylor, and on the platform vrfn. e . 'deoLS, H. Carpenter, G. Read, G. W. We_tat;is• olio , "„o Ireland, and W. B. Matthias; and ree T i We' bla - ie Nickson. T. Gregory, J. P. Gwatkin, J. ^".; pa r t°. of E. Ford, &c. The hall was: crowded in ever,broe i vou e le o auditory which accorded an enthusiastic Lv e .' r , t i ',, e entl en , bY several speakers, and evinced a deep interest 'o i e e„ r ayeoe dealing with the subject as it was unfolded DY, s ive v a see t o who addressed Ireland meeting. Chairman impr a ddre. was ~, the Rev. G. L. , the briedYr e ctil,` a ncli;is audience, and explained that the object of liLe,4 eig"tacb 10 1 a 4 and inculcate the invaluable privilege„Ue vi."." 0 31 :171 ligiona liberty, and to show that it was a prin"r an Lw y ete• 'O O rY "eO - the interest and the duty of every Eng b d e ver tain. He insisted ou the right of every men ! they civi l 'La to entertain and propagate whatever opinioneajoY Cl of Homy believe, otherwise it was impossible tct, ba d el i , vie i religious liberty. In the Church of Rorne '!' 11 ' r oe o i t held indispensable to suppress free discussioosei code to he illustrated by reference to the Pr es Dela° I ;oule i c i events in Italy, in Spain, in France, and in slave L 10 0 ., of which every endeavour h ad been made to e':_,j wilt ni e it The Rev. J. BARDSLEY, on rising, was rec-Lraf An - 10, cheers. He proceeded to show that the Cligl: s c.: oa strtf, - 0 0! p a e p r e s r e ti c e u c t ut persecuting ign with essentially a persecuting Church. This he ci?. bad eq u ally b y sPi ri b: proving that from the earliest times her telichio.e. — 0 b reference to historical documents, to docyg are coll i '„ tris' s rised by the Romish church, and t o' the stil _ erred , r t e e n a d e h t i h o a g t . h Theseer pra viewsc t i ceita n. f iv i fl o 7 r s h t , r s., a s t i il e a d ct b i 0 - $ evidence affordtd by recent events. He againstrr the AL e i;o ° !, 4 sacre of St. Bartholomew, and the wars •actice,in ",, 51 10 '; ( 1 as proof of Rome's persecuting spiri tand iol o , _ e wer " a ..„ e , al _f , to ,teese:, days, and referred to her yet unsated lust 2 _i_'_ ie gh i 5 ., t , 11, 0 1, by the recent cases of the Madaia and Miss .o .LAL, , ,T e n ee_ IT ,', Ai ..e concluded a glowing lecture by inculcating t. ;reserve trod 7 1 ; watchfulness and indomitable courage Ks _ s wo e floa ti eti, able privileges we now enjoy. Mr. Nic 1 0 1 n ksfrom tb delive r et. Rev.G. L. IRELAND seconded,a vote of tle ,_ a ha d _ e r ee to the Rev. Mr. Bardsley for the able lecturer% ar e This was carried amidst lou d we ing separated. m atter , _ e at nce of a press of _.,,,re We regret that, in consequence th ^bove very L. ,-- unable to find space more than e.. line of Mr. Bardsley's interest ing lecture. . oth m0.1...............'"..."."'"=111....1P 1 vi e , applause, afte WO CASE:Thoinos :' 0 . caP, THE LATE FATAL STABBING } al stabb ili ro ll°. one of the men implicated in the late fatal 011 re i tile was brought up at the Police-court yesterdaY3 + hat j stating ' leo' A medical :certificate was handed in, state fit state tovreeic. wounded man, John Crimp, was not in ot be f °r % Ail 11 Hospital to give evidence, and would n r , a id i Mr. Campbell, on behalf of the priso D wee ; 0 peared hard to remand Williams for An other d io, Wild at e tan who h e i s t , r inquest had been held on the " Th e niag afo evidence was offered n-amst Williams. r___,awle hich to e said they ,‘,.../..1 not interfere . 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