The Daily Times. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1861-01-03 00:00:00

THE TOWN COUNCIL. The usual monthly meeting of the Council was held yesterday, at the Town-ball. S. R. Graves, Esq., pre sided; and there was a full average attendance. TILE FINANCE COMMITTEE, The proceedings, resolutions, and reports of the Finance Committee comprised the following recommendations i To increase the salary of Mr. E. Roberts, assistant Clerk to the clerks to the magistrates, from A6O to £2OO per annum, the consideration of which was postponed at the last monthly Council, pursuant to' the standing orders. To appoint Mr. Robert Mason as an assistant book-keeper in the Treasurer's Office, at a salary of £l2O per annum, and Mr. James Lewtas, Clerk, at £2O per annum, the consideration of *hick thispdstildried 4t the lila monthly Connell, iitifSiiaiit to the ttaiidina orders. To increase the salaries of Mr. H. M. Hutton, chief clerk in the Treasurer's Office, from £2OO to £250 per annum ; Mr. B. J. Owen, second clerk, from £l3O to XlO6 per annum and Mr. D. M. Brown, clerk and eollectot, f rom £l5O to £175 per annum, the consideration of which' was • postponed at the last monthly Council, pursuant to the standing orders. To commute the fine on the lease to Mr. Josias Booker of property, Church -street and Post , . 1 office-place, viz., £1,587 Bs. 4d., the consideration of 1 which subject was postponed at the last monthly Council. Report on the probable income and expenditure of the Corporation, for the year eonErieneing ist • Sept., OA and ending 31st Augdst ne±t ; arid nonsidermion of the propriety of vdting gratuities to. the public ehariiti,e,s, which grants, as ,nassed, , 4 the,,Ceiin'si lait s•ear;, were fOlkow —.Tli .D.isVengaflei; Aid 7 10s.; tuill Itaitlierii I s, d 5,,,,,,,„ . iiool tlie Southern Hospital, £100; the eyal Infirmary, £105; the Ophthalmic Institution, £100; the Refuge for the Destitute, £25 i the.Lacli es ' Charity, x:ln •,, - • • , we .dying - in Hospital, £3O ; the District Provident Society, £100; the Homoeopathic Dispensary, £5O ; the Strangers' Friend Society, £25. Mr. Siren. said he should need the indulgence of the Council, as ,he had been unexpectedly called upon to move the proceedings of the Fitianee Cordinittee. lie had attended that committee as regillarly as. he eciiild. He should conceal nothing, but wend endeaVoiir to explain everything clearly and Plainlir. O . that. each member should know, as w,e1,1,,m hiiiself He we're the OirtiinistanCes of eathdartiethir eaSh. He first Movedtlie,, keOninieripiatiert ' iridiease the salary of Mr. Yteberts; assiitnnt clerk in the magistrates' clerks' dePirtment, from £l3O to £2OO per annum. That recommendation, he said, had come to the Finance Committee from a meeting of the magistrates, where it had been unanimously agreed to. Mr. PRESTON seconded the motion. • • • Mr. Jon said there w as a q U es ti on involved in this increase of •salary, and he objected to it on the ground that the.inerease was unusually large; atid which mild only be justified iitidef feo special circumstances. The ratid tit increase was open to great objection. There Was another objection : The magistrates had two clerks already receiving stipends of £2OO. It was now 'pro posed to give the same amount to a junior clerk ; but it did not appear a wise proceeding that.they should have three officers in the same department with an equal salary. He moved that the salary of Mr. Roberts be increased to £lBO instead of £2OO. Mr. KITCHEN seconded the amendment. Alderman DOVER asked for the application to be read. The To - ttx-atnx read this, and also the resolution of the magistrates in reference to it. Alderman BENNETT hoped that after those, Mr. Job would withdraw his amendment. Mr. Nicisorr said however ungracims it Might , be to refuse t o i ncrease sa l ar i es ; ne thought the question was assmiip f r On importance that it de branded the I'ailoits consideration of the Council. It WAS not, however, to the individual merits of the officers, but the general aspect of the question, that he wished to confine his observations. Some three years ago, when the town lost a revenue of £70,000, a re-organisation of the corporate staff was promised ; but if he was correct, no retrenchment had taken place : that loss seemed rather a starling point for Increased expenditure. On the. Council summons of that day, an increase of salaries was pro posed, the extent of £454 p er annum , an d w h en OA. was added to the £l,OOO granted during the year, they found that it represented a capitalised sum of 140,000 at four per cent., which was to all intents and purposes lost to the Corporation. Now, were the finances of the Corporation in such a position at to stand this; for if it went on, it must lead to the imposition of a borough rate. These continued applications for increase of salaries implied either that their officers were underpaid, or that the applications were unnecessary.; and in either case the Council was to blame. He was, for their officers being handsomely paid; . but let it be understood that there was a limit to it. In Manchester last November, eight gentlemen were ejected from their seats upon this very question. Until something was done to meet this constantly increasing exenditure, he must oppose any future increase. Ile was quite pre pared to admit that the gentleman recommended by the Watch Committee was entitled to what was asked, because his dtities had been doubled; but with reference to the ptesent application from Mr. Roberts ) there had betil tomplaints in a judicial court as to the taking of the depositions, which imperatively demanded explana tion from the chairman or reprhentative of the Finance • Committee. Alderman DOVE !k stlppvirted the recommendation, as did also Aldermati Paiker. Mr. Sit,thrs said, with reference to the remarks of )tfr. Niekket, in which tie had charged the Council with hitting taken no steps to reduce salaries, he begged to ietaiMi him that they did promote a scheme by which Om £4,000 to £5,000 might be saved by the concentra tion of the public offices. (Oh, oh.) Mr. AVISON said, Mr. Nickson having referred to the rumour that the depositions had not been rightly taken, be thought it only ri g ht to M r. Ro b erts to state t h at. Mr. Dawn Martin, at the last assizes but one, Complimented the clerks to the magistrates. The same thing 'had occurred within the last few weeks on the part of 31r. Justice Keating. Now, they had had the opinion of two judges of the land against Mr. Walters. thought, in discussing the salaries Paid to their officers, if they looked at a paper published last week,, they would see that the magistrates' clerks had p a id o ver-fees £8,162, in excess of all the expendi ture upon the magistrates' department. Mr. SUM, replied; andthe amendment was then put and lost by a majority of 41 to 4, the four di ssent i ents being Messr s . Haydock, Jhb, Nickson, and Kitchen. The original recommendation was then confirmed. Mr. Weil rose to move that the following recom mendation be confirmed by the Council Recommen dation to appoint Mr. Robt. Mason as an assistant book keeper, in the treasurer's office, at a salary of £l2O per annum, and Mr. James Lewtas, clerk, at £2O per annum, the consideration of which was postponed at the last monthly Council, pursuant to the standing orders. R e said that there was also a report from the treasure; which the Council might have received if they thought proper to do so. He pointed out the necessity and propriety of granting the proposed increase of salary, especially as the person to whom it was to be given had received the sanction and approval of the magistrates for the satisfactory manner in which he discharged the duties of his office. It might be Contended that this was an unnecessary and uncalled-for expenditure of the , Corporation money, but he believed that it was the contrary, as no member of the Council had ever more strenuously advocated economical views, and protested against a useless waste of the finances of the Corporation than he himself had done. (Hear, hear.) He thought, however, that their servants and officers should be ade quately remunerated for the labour they had to perform, and not:to have doled out to them miserable pittances on which it was absolut e l y i m p o ssible that th ey cou ld suppoit, themselves with any semblance of common decency. (Hear, hear.) With respect to the two per sons: in consideration of whose merits the present increase of salary was asked, it appeared that they had to perform • a considerably increased amount of duty compared with what had been previously allotted to them. Looking over the report of the treasurer for the last year, be found that £2,520, from ground rents, had been collected, which necessarily threw an immense amount of duty on these two officials, and more than their present rate of remuneration would compensate them for. It was on account of this increase of duty that the treasurer founded his application that the salaries of the two men should be advanced from the present figure to the amount men tioned in the recommendation. Mr. Alderman WOODRUFF moved` that the report of the treasurer be read,—which was seconded by Mr. Ridley, and carried. . Mr. &MIL begged to observe that gentlemen should bear in mind that there were other kinds of economy besides that which might be called pecuniary economy. Economy of money was not the- only economy which a great public body like the Corporation of Liverpool should attend to. _ of wages to the police force, and the collection of charges , for broken lampposts. I hare. looked at:the' accounts, . and find that - the bills paid do .nbtexCeed ten or twelve per week, that is, not more than tWoptr day, The par ment of the pollee fade is Mack on one day iii the iveek; not occupying niorb than a•feW lidurs;, the aCcotints are all made oat by the Head-Constable's stair, and the , • Treasurer flax nierel3 , Send ,d to,, Hat c kardeh. This 6anriot hd any relief to the Cottiwaltis ' strett ebilib, or any increase' to the Town-hall people ; and the .bills for broken. lamp-posts . are not more than half-a-dOzen a week. I look in vain for anything in the change •to justify this increase of salaries now demanded. It is, I submit, a gross abstirdity to Contend . rot anytitino• of the kind. Why was tii6, change made tii(j . pediefs, of the audit Cdniriiitt:iei" .•cilipril the alteratilin Was tetemmeicidthiaitd 1141 .strea r rily. impressed , with the 6intictioti that they never inquired . whether it would afford any Substantial relief to one set of - clerks, or the proposediribrease of cost for the other. If this be so, then the Change, has Been nude simply for the sake of change ; and the only result is, that it leads to increased expense. It must, however, be borne in mind that the staff of the treasurer's office at the Town-hall is already greator than it was in the 'time of Mr. Wybergh, whose duties mist have been heavier than those duties are now, because in hiS time there *p.s . a I:irgebottd debt upon which the.interegt had to Ile 04d i dnd fife s ciirifiee aiid tans= MO hid td. dtteliddl tO: 'l' he bad debt is nearly Paid off with the nioriei reCeitcd from the. Dock „rid all, that .work ,is Swpot,.,a.w4y, „ Then 11/Tr. Tyb i er,g4l had,the pew : oats arismg . .from,the Towii-plues tinder his Chatie„ tliii niti4t Onsider:. able hibotif—this is also swept away and, therefore, . viewing the matter in whatever light I may, the conclu sion is inevitable that we should look for a decrease in the cost of that staff, and not for an. increase. Ido not wish to see the servants of .the Corporation underpaid;. but I do most strongly protest against ill-considered and meddlesome changes, which do no good, hot only • incur increasing cost, such.as is sought to be effcted by the present motion. Mr: HAtilocit seconded the motion. Mr: liddralsi proposed that the Consideration of the tjuestien be deferred till the net monthly Meeting of ttO ~Con rictl.; odld be afforded them df hating a report On the subject. Mr. Bowring seconded. Mr. Alderman COOPER should support the amendment; inasmuch as he had been informed that no reduction was made in the officers at Cornwallis-street, and consequently no increased labour could be thrown on the official's in the Treasurer's Office. Mr. Sxrrr supported the recommendation, but at the same time he urged the propriety of inquiring into the present arrangements at Cornwallis-street. Mr. Ittntyr spoke ris to the necessity of having an investigation made into the 'dnties performed at the Cornwallis-street office. . . After a few - observations from Messrs. Tobin, Beloe, Parker, Clint, and Sheil, the amendment was put to the vote, when it was declared lOst by a Majority of 22, - Mr. SIIEIL also. moved the adoption by the Council of the following recommendations :--Recommendation to, increase the salaries, of Mr. H 4 .M. Hatton, chief clerk in the treasurer's office, from 20ti to £250 per atitittitl; Mr. B. J. fj*ert, • seeoihi clerk, front £l3O to 4166 pef thifitith . M. Brown, clerk and Colleot4,.frOm i5O to .175 Per annum, the Considera tion of which Was postponed at the last, Monthly Coun cil, pursuant to the st an di t ig . Orders. B,ecomifieadation to commute the fine On th e lea'Se 0 Mr. JoSias . Booker of prOpertY, Church-streetPostoffice-plabe, viz., 41,587 As. Ad., th*lfeensideration of which subject was postponed at the last - nionthly Council. Mr. BELOE.MOVPd a direct, negative to the last recom mendation, and at the same time he prayed that Mr. Sheil would have . some mercy on him, and spare him . these retorts which h a d b een so f ree ly launched' against Mr. Job, Mr. Stitt, and others who presumed to offer any opposition to the proceedings of the Finance Com mittee. He then proceeded to say that he had consulted .with one of the most eminent actuaries in Liverpool Int This - subject, and the remark made by that gentleman. was that the Finance Committee could not properly understand what .they were about in this matter in estimating the sum of a commutation of a lease at tent years' purchase. • -- Mr. Niexsorr seconded the amendment. Mr..TEitEn. - t thought the question was such a'very complicated oue that very few members of the Council could properly understand it. He confirmed the state ment made by the actuary in reference to the course pursued by the Finance Committee with Mr. Booker's lease. • . Mr. Mozely moved that the consideration of the ques tion be postponed, which was seconded by Mr. Avison and carried. THE ESTIMATED INCOME AND EXPENDITURE. Mr. SHELL said the next business consisted of the re port, on the probable income and expenditure of the year, commencing on the Ist of September last, and eliding the 31st of August next. The report ; - which had been printed and placed in tilt hands of every member, was as follows : At a meeting of the finance Committee, holden on Friday, the 18th day of December, 1860, present.' John Stewart, Esq.. Chairman, &c., &c., &c.; the following report of the Financial Sub-Committee on the probable income and expenditure of the current year was read, and resolved that the same be printed, and a copy sent to each member of the Council : ' "The Financial Snb-Committee report that .they have con sidered the probable Income and Expenditive of the Corpora= tion during the present financial year (commenc:ng on the let of September, 1860, and ending on the 31st of August, 1861). "That they have investigated the accounts of the Corpora tion, and considered the state of the income and expenditure. "That'they are of opinion that the income of the Corporate Estate, from all sources, cannot be estimated for the Current year at more than... £14,364 0 0 "That the amount of obligatory expenditure cannot be estimated at less, for the current year, than 84,302 0 o Leaving a gross surplus of " And that the continuance of branches of dis cretiohary expenditure (the schools, the public charities, &c.) for the public benefit of the inhabitants, hitherto sanctioned annually by. the Council, In ty be stated at ... D 1,172 0 0 " And also sundry improvements already :sauctioncci by the Council 6,035 0 0 10,237 0 0 Leaving as available surplus £9,855 0 0 L 20,062 0: 0 CHARLES NOV rx, Chairman of the Sub-committee. The summary of the estimate is appended hereto. ESTIMATED OBLIGATORY EXPENDITURE, FOR THE YEAR ENDING 318 T AUGUST, 18G0. Actual Estimate. 1859-60. 1860-61. . £230 ' £230 . 2000 2000 . 3733 3600 . 1389 1500 .per contra 2200 . 1267 1300 . 1699 1700 . 477 475 705 732 . 492 500 . 223 200 210 450 1311 2000 20 1888 1900 407 Annuities The Mayor Salaries and Stipends General Law and Parliamentary Expenses Town Clerk's Department Treasurer's Surveyor's If Leave Lookers' „ Building Surveyor's Department fights and Measures „* Gas Inspector's Auditor's ft Town Hall • Sessions House Establishment of the Town Hall Sessions House Police Courts Law Courts 19 500 • 2129 2500 • 613 550 19 100 1164 60 697 700 .. 672 675 ▪ 687 '690 .. 226 250 50 398.5 4637 5375 5375 Judges' Lodgings ...... The Mayor's Stables, &c._ The Churches—St. George's St: Luke's St. Michael's . • St. Martin's .. St, Thomas' Trinity Rates ttnd Taxes Rates under Sanitary Act Public Walks and Gardens Slaughter Houses insurance from Fire General Repairs Ditto Disbursements Municipal and Parliamentary Election Ex= penes Constabulary Force and Police ... Lighting and Fire Police Establishment of the Borotigh GaOl ~, Prosecutions at AssiAes and SMAIOYis Coroner's Inquests County Expenses County Court Prisoners' Expenses Wash-hollses; Frederick-street Ificidental Expenses, Baths, eke. , Baths, &e., Paul-street.... 274 e5O . 213 /fn . (98 1941 1700 1:575 Itoo 3 50'0 ilB7B 2.100 2bol 3000 .. BPC 6 10000 ~. 708 - proposal to take anything nut of income, it was a stereo typed answer that they had not got money. When they received a report from the Finance Committee, they had ft right td engine, that, that report was es accurate as could If Mr. Shelild alloW hini, he should ask him a few : questions. The., e4endittire on th'e Town-hall last. year Was 4r,dJ.2 ; it w t .s . , uOtt.estictiatedat :. 1 32:809 for the inedthing year: He should like to ask why did edit:hint - had Veen raised. Then, the Borough Gaol had last year cost them £8,006; now it was down for £lO,OOO. Then they had next a line " Prosecutions at assizes and sessions." The actual expenditure was £706. This year it was estimated there would be no expenditure at ull. ProW ; it would. be gratifying to know that there were 16.s.intitatel id the garnet Gaol at this moment 1, - ;eel? tthli7n; ht7!d genie time the numtier had been very ldait indeed". .1 11 .e . shrinitthere.: fare. be glad to knew why thz:ye shott, .. ad estimated increase p ef . expendit t ure ! over last, year; ~The income. from the Tow,n-clerk!s department last. y,ear .was £618; but there appeared no,estimate of income -far this year, The 4 ,l the, had . re6eilied, for griiund rents lase Year., £2,562; but it was estimated ginid ielits, this year would be £6OO. lie should be much etligCci to Mr. Sheil to tell them how much fallS due this very year, how much was expected from arrears, and what the balance of the years outstanding was. Then tenants•at.will were put down at £8,31)(4 He should lilie to lino* If It *us the intention of the Finance Coitimittee to bring S in any portion of that property. The nett Matter Was the river eraft.ilock. lie thought riot be unwise if ,a negotitition Were opened up ,t,he,Mersey Pock V9zir(l plifelrage thdt duck, instead of its standing thlife•at e redtat: .„ Mr. CHARLES TURNER • felt sure . Ter:my Poarc,l would be glad to treat for the property on fair and reasonable terms. Mr. JEFFERY said the next item he should ask about was the -Newsham-house Estate. Here they had £1,200 income. He believed that the London and North- Western Railway Company had applied for powers to pass through that estate; and he thought that it would be desirable that the Finance Committee should give the Council some information as to hoW they were. seeing that they were getting only one per cent. on that Titopprty; he thotig,ht it only, right they should take t 1 t 1311 t‘ rt some s • eps p ro . y in a pps io from which they would come into possession of a Jargef re't'emie. Mr. BELOE, before Mr. Sheil replied, Would venture to make a remark or two upon that statement, because he.theught it was based essentially in error. He had looked carefully through it to see what had become of the £6,000 arrears oflast year, but could find no indication of it. Previous to the closing of thiS year's accounts, he should bring before the Council the project of having this annual statement prepared under the two heads of. capital and income. He had been connected with the accounts Of the Corporation for fifteen years; he had looked carefully through those accounts, and what was the restilt. They had received in fifteen years from fines on renewals £445,000 in round numbers, and during those fifteen years they had put by a surplus income of • £574,000; so that the town had never received a penny benefit from fines and renewals, but they had .gone into the capital account, and had been absorbed in the real estate. Now those figures were incontestable, and must • be attended. to ; and it was essential that they should divide their titemints into Capital and income, and then they should not hear, as they had. in a printed report,- on the 4th Of. April, that the CoUnCil had not h shilling for the jrnproitrilent df the town; and that the only way of iMproiing the town this tel lay h tete upon the inhabitants. .. • , . . Mr. SzrrT. said that the sum of fines on renewals was £lOB,OOO ; but Mr. Stewart recommended them only to expend the £26,000 which had been their average. What he wished to know from the Chairman of the Finance Committee was w h a t steps had been taken for the disposal of their surplus, according to the report presented on the opening of a surplus fund account. Mr. MOZLEY said gentlemen had been . dealing with the estimate before them as if it were a balance-sheet, and asking questions about the £lOB,OOO, which was .o matter with which they had not to deal. They were not dealing with a balance-sheet, but were merely calling upon the Chairman of the Finance Committee, as a Chancellor Or the tichtqueri to know the ways and means by which the eipenditdre teas 'to be Met. He had given them an estimate of the expenditure they were likely to incur, and Of those sums whiCh they had already voted away in the Council. When the balance sheet came before them, they would see that the £103,000 had already been merged in the Corporate estate. They had obtained. the money, and they had made use of it. To a great extent it had been made use of in payment of interest. The Council must bear in mind that it had paid £206,000 interest on bonds, and the receipts from the Mersey Board had been but £200,000. The result was, that absolutely out of the balance in hand they had made use of a part of it for the debts on their bonds. It would be a question if they could not afterwards recoup that anionnt. All that the Council, in his judgment, had tiow to do was to redeibe those estimates as the amount they were likely to receive in the course of the current year, in payment of absolute 'disbursements made; and, frOm the balanCe shown, to adopt the plan they had hitherto done of voting grants to the public charities out of the surplus which they had actually in hand. Mr. NICKSON could scarcely understand Mr. Mozlcy that the report should not be submitted to criticism because it' was not 'a balance sheet. Referring to some cottages at Wavertree, which had cost £ll.OOO, he showed. that they were scarcely receiving £2OO per annuni. Alderman DOVER, in reference to one of Mr. Seffery's remarks, objected to the sale of the river craft dock. By getting possession of nearly all the land on the margin of the river, the Dock Board had driven away the shipbuilding trade; and Mr. Earle would bear him out' that the chief opposition to the construction of im proved approaches to the river came from that board. He was in terror at the vast monopoly which that board now, included ; it was monopolising everything. It was well, with an establishment so overgrown with patron age and all kinds. of influence , _ 'that there ' should be a body in town to keep it in cheek. Mr. CIIARLES TURNER regretted the existence of such sentiments as bad fallen from Mr. Dover, and regretted still more the expression of them in that Council. The Dock Estate, he believed, had upon all occasions done their best for the interest of the town at large, and had fulfilled faithfully eery engagement which it had entered into. They had no interest to protect but the trade of the port ; and upon what did the value of the property in port and the prosperity of every tradesman depend but the shipping and trade of the port. In pro tecting that shipping and trade, they were protecting, he thought, the vital interests of the town and to sup pose that tradesmen have an interest adverse to the shipping of the port was as mischievous a proposition as could Oast. Mr. CLINT rose to order. Mr. TURNER replied thathe was perfeetly in order. The MAYOR thought it was to be regretted that Mr. Dover should have wandered so far from the subject before the meeting; but having done so he thought it only right to allow Mr. Turner to proceed. Mr. DOVER said a member of their body had risen to offer their property for sale. He had shown that by offering it to the bock Board they might consult one interest. The MAYOR—Mr. Dover forgets that thcre is no such recommendation before the Council. Mr. TURNER—It appears that my. friend Mr. Dover and Mr, Clint think they have a right to attack the Dock Estate. Mr. CLINT—'-I cannot allow such language td be used to me. Mr. Tirustit eeid lilt. tint having come into the remit dtititik the progress of the debate,. could not have been aware that the Dock Estate he'd:been attacked by a gentleman belonging to the 'Council ; and he put it to his sense of fair-play whether other members had not a right to defend that estate, He did not wish to pursue the matter further, except to defend the Dock Trust from the severe and unjust strictures of Mr. Dover, for which he believed there was no real foundation, CORRE'SVaND'ENCE., THE WALLASEY FERRIES. TO THE EDITOR OF THE DAILY TIMES. think it is tolerably clear you are not a } resident in Wallasey, or you would not, in such decided forth's,. &four of certain contemplated changes • there inVoliing oettiay . el money, and fresh taxes on the Population, to an eitent th'a't dill *ttnbearahle, if tlYese r coaeMplat L ed Changes shoald be,' or eatihe,erttried out. Mr. Bfdlik,'Wie 1 5 oOle may he r -414; T believe he is—a man of undoubted idiek it will reqUire more than all his talent and' ingenuity 16 tiialie k§ Walla3ey . parishioners agree with your remark that our altha as to fresh taxation, to accomplish objects beyond the reasonable grasp of the commissioners, has been " en tirely dissipated by his elaborate report." Quite the Contrary, sir ; I can assure you, for he rests his argu nVetkis which aQ generally doubted or dis ,! pitted/ It nhy , bh all defy well to draw comparisons between' tlfe feiiYage' l'hatheg awci the' Mersey; but the. M i aiii i peint for ot4edenOi4tiil ils; *hat aim:Wilt I of taxation` we are to OndU l re to biJitieahotti ihWaislian= taxes set fort, and v;,liiiake the pieper te'P‘ i ay for theM iatoW your local' taxes, hegin ning at, say 2 s . i n the f6Aln i ct, to ' go' on'swelling out to about 45., then (as it will with us Eo4 h'6 to 6s. 6d., and eventually to be screwed up id nearer lOs. than 9s. in the pound ?. Tell me candidly, sir, how you would enjoy such a luxury ? But that is the ques tion for the Wallasey residents ; and I am very much mistaken if the commissioners will, at their next meet ing, evince that hurry you anticipate in "irrevocably staNit the doom of the Egremont Ferry and the whole fleet Vats" Mtt that, having an eye to - the great outcry already faised against the etpeuse of the enor mous undertakings tlifedeied; fbi'ey will sitd precipitate affairs, but rather wait patiently until thht Wish is in a better position to consider and carry' (Al ilie'sdhentes in question—if, indeed, they be ever carried out at all; I trust to your impartiality to give these few observa tions early insertion in the Daily Times, as they have been prompted by your remarks in your issue of to-day. I am, sir, yours respectfully, A WALLASEY RATEPAYER. Poulton-cUtn;Senecrtnbe, January 2, 1861. 'SPORTING i3dag, TO THE EDITOR OP THE DAILY TIMES. Sin,—lt is little more than three years ago since I first called the attention of sportsmen, through the medium of the Field newspaper, to the neglected and degenerated state of those valuable dogs, the pointer and the setter, at the same time proposing a show as the best means to improve their breed ; and it is gratifying to see the spirit in which sportsmen have come forward in support of my then humble endeavours; for in June, '5B, at Newcastle, there was a show of pointers and setters, where sixty-five were entered—all dogs; and in November of last year I carried out, on my own responsibility, at Birmingham, what I called "The National Show of Sporting Dogs, used for the purposes of the Gun," which, I am happy to say, was highly and extensively patronised. Then came the show in August of this year, at Darlington, where near on 200 of all classes of sporting dogs were entered, and, amongst others, the finest show of otter hounds ever seen; and on the 3rd and 4th of this month was held the national show at Birmingham, where 270 dogs of all known breeds were entered, and in the two days the lame sum of £489 was taken at the doors, exclusiTe of tickets; so that it plainly shows there is a spirit in Great Britain's sportsmen, and the public generally, to support shows of this kind, and it is my impression that if honourably and fairly carried out, and properly managed, they bid fair to surpass not only poultry shows, but even agri cultural shows. And, sir, as Lancashire is proverbial for its wealth, and, as a sporting county, with its moors, woodlands, flood, and fields, there are few to surpass it, and that the use of all kinds of sporting dogs can be fully employed ; besides, I believe there are more game cer tificates taken out in Lancashire than in any other county in Great Britain, therefore I see no reason why Lancashire should not have its show of sporting dogs. I have named the subject to several influential sports men of the county, who all agree in so praiseworthy an object, with a request that I would make it known publicly. I therefore humbly submit for the consideration of 'noblemen and gentlemen sportsmen of this county that there should be a show of this description established, to be entitled " The Lancashire Show of Sporting Dogs," to be held annually, alternately at Manchester and Liverpool, during the race week in each place, and to be held under canvas in some suitable place near to the race ground. A preliminary meeting of a few well-known sports men will shortly take place at Manchester to consider the subject, and the means of carrying it out, after which I have no doubt but a public meeting will be called for the pUrpose of selecting a president, and to form a com mittee, &c. I shall have the honour to attend the meet ing, and in the meantime, should any sportsmen wish to express an opinion on the subject, either through the press or by letter directed to myself, the same should be submitted to the meeting above mentioned, and be esteemed a,favour.--I am, sir, yours most obediently, R. BR - AILSFOR;: Knowsley Kennels, December 18th, 1860. TERRIBLE STORY OF A SHIPWRECK. FURTHER PARTICULARS. TO THE EDITOR OF THE DAILY TIMES. Sin,—Without some proof of the accuracy of the statements made in the Daily Post of the 27th, and liercii4 of the 25th ultimo, people will naturally ask three questions 1. How did it happen that Lake Erie was not frozen over, as usual, en the 24th November ? So it was, Sir, two months ago; but it was made navigable on that day by a gentleman name,' Munchausen, purposely for the advent of this "terrible story." 2. [tow could Capt. Monroe walk ashore with a man on his back, amongst breakers ? Verily easily, Sir, because he stands a fathom and a half high, and can fathom any water. Besides, his grandmother's name was lralkcr. 3. How was it that Mr. Derby opened his mouth Without giving an articulate sound ? Why! Because the iierby race was run, and the only word that he faintly uttered was "lost," which was immediately frozen, and remains there suspended in the air. But, Sir, two important incidents have not been made publicly known, through motives of delicacy. A lady was carried ashore on the back of this bold mariner, and her crinoline was broken into "immortal smash" by "the fury of the foaming elements"—yet, on alighting and shaking herself, the hoops became instantly frozen stiffer than ever ! Perhaps the most affecting case oectirred at the moment Captain Monroe arrived home, when his wife perceived a pair of legs sticking out of his coat-tall pockets, which the gallant veteran had omitted throwing over his head with the body he car ried ashore. AMERICA. ARRIVAL OF . THE ASIA. By the Age. ',We !rave advicesn from New • York down to the Ha V . A. We take the following from the Jew York Head of tire ahnve date: It would appear by this oracle that thb right man in the right place" has not yet arrived! in the United States: — THE CRISIS OF THE COUNTRY—THE REMEDY IN MR. LINCOLN. The danger which is most of all to be appre hended hi' plib press/ft critical condition of our affairs; and *Melt wpm its face is the adif dita - eniiigging siqth . respect to our future political desiirA'e4;' thixt,' While tile estotrootts growth and inereasie 4 i ribasktiei . of the d Gbh try afford an abundant siiplaiiittibn' of every feature of the crisis, not one of &leaders of our various political parties possesses the Ailify to meet it. We are in the midst of a revolti tionaty epoch which has long been foreseen as inevitable ; *bleb should not have been neces sariit idritthing; birt hiss become so because no measures talSea to provide for it. This Lis becanse citizens of iii sighted' saveity—true statesitihn'—hOO gradualls) POWS:I4 tfitnsseives frog ptil uic nbtice within the last Wallet of a century, and petty, plundering interests have invested with pb`sieipblitibitins of corres ponding calibre, who have usii''ped' plate for the benefit of cliques and parties instead of tl4.st general good of the nation. The source of all oar woes is, that while the country enjoys an unparalleled degree of prosperity, and never presented to the world so bright an example of greatness ; its leading men are unworthy of its &nit and ttttfitted to control its dettinfee: kitty years ago inklividrials did not dare to Eigtire to' pbsitions of cOnNelieg in the gift of the people eieepting upon some I'M or affected basis of experieriai sagacity and worth. Popular representatives in all station's; froth the President down to the village constables *ere selected with a view to their fitness to exercise their respective functions, and to shield their constituents from the troubles which are in separable from the mutations of time, the insta bility of resi t s minds, and the fallibility of human institutions: Political storms were little feared, because the ship of State was known to be staunch and strong, and to be gtiidial by skilful pilots. Within a quarter of a century this happy state of things has slowly but surely changed. Party lines have peen gradually drawn away from national to individual concerns, and the elective franchise has been prostituted to fill public offices with tricksters and managers, so that place has become the invariable prey of the most venal jobber or ctintfing and successful intriguer. Not only in our large cities and upon our lines of communication, but in the ints tional and State capitals, moneyed interests have successively outbidden each other for power, until the very existence of great men and pure minds has become frayed out of political life. The nomination and election of Mr. Lincoln to the Presidency of the United States are last and most striking proofs of the truth of this assertion. Without any reference to personal merits or demerits, no individual so obscure could, in more halcyon days, or in a healthy state of the oon federation, have been brought forward for an office so responsible as the Chief Magistracy of thirty millions of people. The consequence of this deteriorated state of the country, and of such an inferior representation of parties, in view of the great crisis which is upon us, is easily told. In the natural course of events, the Constitution of 1787 has become too cribbed and narrow for the requirements of the present geneetttion. A vast nation, extend ing from the Gulf of Mexico to Canada, and from the Atlantic seaboard to the Pacific Ocean; whose population is over ten times what it was when the landmarks were laid which still guide us; whose means of communication have outstripped the most fabulous fantasies of the imagina tions of our forefathers, are not to be governed now by the rules which were prudent and wise three-quarters of a century. since. One of those crises has been reached which charac terises the progress of all nations, marking the different stages of their growth. English his tory, from the days of Alfred, abounds in them. So it is and ever will be. So it has been within the eighty years that the Union has endured, and the convulsion which now menaces its integrity offers but a new proof that increase of national as well as individual stature necessitates a change in the garments iii which it is clothed. The future of a people is only dark and fraught with disaster, under such circumstances, when it is weakly governed by those who are destitute of the state craft which the period calls on them to exercise. Parties, as the representatives of ideas, have become within the last few months entirely obliterated. In the nation at large there are no longer, in fact, any distinctive sets of prin ciples which divide the country into separate organisations. What still appear to be party lines are but the skeletons of the past—the rattling of bones and fossils, through an in terested press, or the crackling of the skin around them, as it dries up in the heat of the present contest. It is a time when all other considerations are merged in the common want of a great man—a man of the time—who shall resolve the political problem which must speedily be solved—how and in what manner the crisis which has arrived is to be safely passed over, and the institutions of the country established upon a basis which shall give them fresh vigour and sta bility. A 'Washington, a Jefferson, a Madison, or even a Monroe or Jackson, could they reappear in the political arena, would now have an unparalleled opportunity of renewing their laurels, and acquir ing the gratitude of the country. It is such an opportunity as may give to Mr. Lincoln—if he will cast off the slough of past recollections, and meet boldly the question which is proposed to him—a place in the foremost rank of those patriots and public benefactors whose names adorn the pages of history. If he will comprehend the mag nitude of the emergency, and display I.he needful character and decision to meet it, he wilt not only be enabled to dissipate the storm whiehis raging, but disperse every cloud which overshadows the future. Pigmy hands have bound the nation, like Gulliver sleeping, with innumerable cords, to the grounds ; but it is conscious that its pros trate attitude is not owing to any inherent strength in its adversaries, but to its own sloth and folly. It requires but small outward aid to rescue it from its supine condition, and it is for the head of the incoming administration to render it. looked for, and to the .rodueed.stock in this cify, we have recovered half a cent per lb front the lowest point of the market at the sailing of the Arabia last week. Several parcels have been bought on order for export to Liverpool; some lots have been picked up on specirlation for resale here, as well as for shipment to Liverpool, Havre, and the continent ; our domestic spinners have bought sparingly. Prices are is higher than last week, and close firmly at the quotations annexed. The sales for the week are estimated at 10,000 bales, - and the clearances for same time have been—to Liverpool, 5,896 Wes Havre, 3,011 ; Antwerp, 1,079 ; Bremen, 41 ; Glasgow, 41. Total, 10,068 bales. Transit Oetton has also been more enquired for, and some 4,500 bales have found buyers at the following' quotations, on the basis of :1-41 freight; New Orleans Middling, 10 ; Low Middling ; Olc ; Mobile, Middling, 10e ; Low Middlings 9„lc. There is little here, and for some time we cannot look for much increase of stock. NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 15.—Receipts for the week, 63,500 bales (net) ; same week last year, 32',300' bales. sales for the week, 57,000. Middling 10c per rl5 - . Ex p'etl for the week—to Great Britain, 36,000 bales; to Fran e', 14,000. Stock on hand, 340,000 bales. Ex change on London, g 5 to 98 per cent., and with Bills of Lading, 96' to 44 per cent. Freight to Liverpool, -Zd per 1b: PlM.—Market firm and active. Sales to-day, 1450' hales: t7th.—Snies to-day, 13,000 bales ; foc . to 1 1 0'4c.. Receipts, 'Saturday, Sunday, and to-day, '20,009' bales. nkchaTtge on London, 98 to 100 for best bills, . MOBILE, Dec. 15.-- eett ts for the week, 25,000 bales ; same week last year, 46;000. Sales for the week, 19,000. Middling, 91c per lb , . Export for the week to Great Britain, 4,000 bales. Stook on hand, 15,000 bales. Freight to Liverpobl, 9-16c1 to' 19-32 d per lb. The following is a statement of the movement eottott since the Ist September last, as compared with the pfeSicos four years :- 1460: 1859. 1838. 1857. 1856. Rec. at Ports... 1400,000 1,764,000 1493,000 832,000 1204,000 Ex. to G. 8.... 550,000 664000 435,000 283,000 237,000 ,;• France 132,000 161,009 209,000 80,000 116,000 , other F. P. 76,000 77,000 86,000 60,000 65,000 TcrtatF,orts... 738,000 902,000 729,000 423,000 418,000 Stock 01f1.4nd... 651,000 800,000 660,600 433,000 610,00 i Of which, dsring the past week, included in the above : Rec. atiPorts ii . 1.000 169,000 138,000 106,000 128,f'00 Ex to G. B. ~ France „ other F. P 6,000 7,000 13,000 17,000 17,000 Total Exports Summary.—Receipts : Decrease at the ports compared with last year, 356,000 bales. Exports ; Decrease to Great Britain, 132,000 bales; decrease to France, 81,000 bales ; decrease to other foreign ports, 1,000 bales, Total decrease in exports, 164,000 bales. Frelglits: To Liverpool engagements have been made at 5-16 d to . 11.32 d Der lb., at which rate room is rather scarce just now. To Havre, lc. I.h.w ORLEANS.—ReCeiptS for the week ending Decemis.r 7th, 61,876 bates. Exports—To Liverpool, 31,981 bait: . 1 Havre, 9,831; Glasgow, 4.588 • Queens town, 3,926; Dircelona, 2,651 ; Fleetwood, 2,285; Genoa, 953. SAVANNAH.—Receipt 3 for the week ending December 13th, 10,027 bales Upland mid 621 Sea Island. Ex ports—to Liverpool, 5,040 Uplaiid Lind 26 Sea Island ; Fleetwood, 1,514 Upland and 14 Ott; Island; Havre, 1,600 Upland. 1 e ' ll'ArdxsToN—Receipts for the week enAag December 13th, I,Boqbales Upland and 789 Sea Island, Exports— to Liverpool, /1,31-6 Upland and 510 Sea island ; Havre, 3,457 Upland end 294 Sea Island ; Brenifm, 948 Upland ;. Barcelona, 886 t fpland. PASSENGERS PER ROYAL MAIL gTENti-SIIIP ASIA. —Capt. and Mrs. BrOwnless'and two daughters, Dr. G. Holland, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Tulin and infant, Messrs. Fred. Thomson, Charles H. Todd, James Hainsworth, D. W. Connelly, Mr. and Mrs. John Schenter, Messrs. John Gordon, IL J. Walker, J. T. Hart, H. Thomas, E. 0. Toel, Paul Nottbeck, James Maxwell, L. Thomas, F. ,s Arthur Shawcross, D. P. Smock, H. Klein, A. Weil, Thomas B. Wragg, C. Grinnell, Mr. and Mrs. H. M. Bradhnrst and two children, Miss Wilmerding and servant, Mr. Vtatil Power, Capt. de Montmorency, Mr. J. G. Sybrandt, Mr, end M rs. A. Leak, Mr. G. Mellin, Mr. and Mrs. W. Arthn , r,- Messrs. H. G. Wright, W. E. Spencer, T. R. McDonald, P, Hawkes, Henry R. Peters, William Lyle, and J. D. Fay, LIVERPOOL POLICE COURT.—YEsrERDAT (Before Mr. RAFFLES.) A MOUTHFUL ! Thomas M'Cann,asailor, was charged for having bitten the nose, or a greater part of that organ, off the face of Wm. Oliver Scott, who said he was a shipowner, a ship captain, and is now a mate of a ship, and who resides in Richmond-row. The prosecutor said he was in his own house, along with some friends, when the prisoner got in, the door happening to be left open. He was drunk, and witness put him out; but he came back twice, and on the third occasion the prisoner dragged him out in the street, knocked him down, and bit a piece out of his nose. The officer who had the prisoner in custody said when he arrested him, and told him he was charged with biting a piece off Mr. Scott's nose, he said—Yes, I bit a piece out of it, but the next time I catch him I'll bite it all off—l'll eat his head off! Mr. Raffles asked the complainant if he knew the prisoner ; and he said he was aware of the existence of such a man, but knew nothing more about him. The complainant's statement was confirmed by a Mr. Wilson, who saw the transaction. Surgeon. -:J-ones said- he attended the complainant, and found there was a piece bitten out of his nose ; the plebe was gone, and there would be a permanent disfigurement of the organ. Mr. Raffles : What have you to say to the charge ? Priso ner : Why, I know Mr. Scott. Mr. Raffles : That is no reason you should bite a piece of his nose off. The complainant denied that he knew the prisoner. He was, as he before stated, aware of his existence, but nothing more. The prisoner then said—l shipped yes terday and got some drink, and when I 'get a drop I don't know what I am doing. Mr. Raffles : Then you ought not to take drink. I will send you for trial. The prisoner was committed. INDECENT ASgkULT. An old pin, namesijames Painter, described as a groom, was charged by a nice-looking girl, named Alice Blanch Davis, twelve years of age, for having indecently assaulted her. The complainant is the daughter of a car driver living in Hill-street, Roscommon -street, and it appeared that she was at the house of the-prisoner's daughter on Monday, when the alleged offence was committed. The prisoner, who denied the charge, was remanded. ASSAULT ON A FEMALE. A respectable-looking young fe m ale, n a med Elizabeth Appleyard, the wife of a tailor, charged a man named Patrick Campbell with having violently assaulted her. The complainant and her husband were in Mill-street on Monday night, passing along quietly about their business, when the prisoner came out of a stable with a bucket in his hand ; he made use of a foul expression to the female ; her husband asked why ho dared use such an observation to a respectable female, when the prisoner swung the bucket about his head, and made a blow with it at him, b.ut it struck the woman on the head, inflicting a severe wound on her forehead. This was corroborated by a female who saw the transaction. The prisoner alleged that the complainant and her husband were drunk, and that the woman fell against the bucket; but this was disproved, and the prisoner was remanded for a week, in order to ascertain what turn the wound would take. A DISORDERLY TENANT. Mr. Thomas Carpenter, of Duke-street, charged a man named Hugh APlieone under the following circum stances :—Mr. Cobb appeared for the complainant, and said, the prisoner is charged with having assaulted and annoyed Mr. Carpenter at his house in Duke-street, on the previoui night. Three or four days ago Mr. Car penter had the prisoner before the magistrates in the next court, when he was fined ss. for his ill conduct. itnnt, p ;na n I , olAnging to Mr. Car penter, but he gave him so much annoyance that the prosecutor offered to forgive him the rent if he left the place, but he refused to do so. On Tuesday evening the prisoner went to Mr. Carpenter's house, broke open the door, and assaulted him ; and Mrs. Carpenter was so much frightened that she has been confined to bed since. Mr. Cobb called officer 432, who said he took the prisoner into custody. He was cursing and swearing at, and threatenin Mr. Carpenter. 7he door was broken by the prisoner. Mr. Carpenter was then sworn, and said — The prisoner occupied a cellar belonging to me; but he has conducted himself so badly that I wanted to get rid of him. He bunt in my door last night, when I was on the sofa, and wanted me to go into the street to fight him. He then struck me, and made a blow at my wife; he broke the door ; but all I want is to get rid of him. —Mr. Raffles ? What is this man ? Witness : He is a slater and plasterer, and might be a respectable man in his position, except for his own vile conduct : he is a very bad character. The prisoner was ordered to find two sureties of £5 each, or to be imprisoned for a month. 100 - ----- -- ---- r--.. 7 ••-•-,-- ---- -.,....-. ....,.. m , • Ls - 100 F riaceilings, resanut.iuus, auu zepuria 01 the Aaiun ".'""1 .."•*/ ."" ••••L•••"•.•••" ------- --•- ,•--- ••••••••- opportunity of renewing their laurels, and acquit-. - 1 :: `"'• - s n e `,,.';„ - ,`",„" '''••,,,';''' s e ",,ir e ', e'',l l ''' • I "' 11 I ' t' 11 li 1 a ' 4 . . . .'tf'T follows . il ' ail 81 .top ; wF n e, , r ; sr, : . , l -' al ,, n ' ", ; ,:, : e „7 l - ~p 7 Z o j r : i u n u f ls o ; e ;;;;, - tenl. of salary was asked, it appeared that•they had to perform Coroner's Inquests 1586 1500 right to defend that estate, He did not wish to pursue Committee, comprising a recommendation to increase publicly known, through motives of delicacy. A lady i 0 the gratitude of the country. It is such an T p... ‘.,, r , • • a considerably increased amount of duty compared with Countyue & x t l) .=lsoners• Expenses 180 150 from the severe and unjust strictures of Mr. Dover, for from 1300 tb £4OO per annum, the consideration of dered on behalf of the next of kin of deceased,. 'what had been previously allotted to them. Looking wash-houses; Frederick-streetwas carried ashore on the back of this bold mariner, and n- opportunity - as may give to Mr. Lincoln-if he prosecutor offered to forgive him the rent if he left the . 391 300 but he refused to do so. On Tuesday evening the was committed to jail to take his trial at the next. over; th e re p or t o f the treasurer for the last year, be Incidental Expenses, Baths,..te. , . 141 150 which he believed there was no real foundation; which *US postponed at the last monthly Council, pur- her crinoline was broken into " immortal smash "by will cast off the slough of past recollections, and place, 242 200 "the fury of the foaming elements"-yet, on alighting prisoner went to Mr. Carpenter's house, broke open the assizes for the homicide of Bernard Hagan. At. found that £2,520, from ground rents, had been collected, Baths, &c., Paul-street Mr. Eeett *as g,lati that Mr. Motley had brotight silent to the std orders. trial re, foron t him-ameet boldly the question which is proposed to door, and assaulted him ; and Mrs. Carpenter was so which necessarily threw an immense amount of duty on • £BllB9 84302 and shaking herself, the hoops became instantly frozen place in the foremost rank of those patriots much frightened that she has been confined to bed since. , these two officials, and more than their present rate of They had now been three hours in Codneil, and had not Nac.-By order of, the Court of quarter Sessions, the stiffer than ever ! Perhaps the most affecting case ESTIMATED INCOME, SAME PERIOD. aIso remuneration would compensate them for. It was on Actual Estimate. got through one-twentieth part of the biisiness. He &melee has heeti paid stim of £75 for fees ertineinests o ccurred at the moment Captain Monroe arrived home, and public benefactors whose names adorn the into Mr. Cobb called officer 432, who said he took the prisoner have account of this increase of duty that the treasurer founded 1859-60. 1860-61. was reading the other day Ail the Ykas' Round en held by him between the 24th day of October and the when his wife perceived a pair of legs sticking out of pages of history. If he will comprehend the mag- • , e custody. He was cursing and swearing at, and c lk o l i a n t m ile i w tte so d n fo N r ye his application that the salaries of the two men should Interest his . coat-tall pockets, which the gallant veteran had nitude of the emergency, and display the needful the prisoner. Mr. Carpenter was then sworn, and said- Town-clerk's Department be advanced from the present figure to the amount men- Fines for Leases boned in the recommendation. iit e a s r e k r e t s ~ , Coal Vaults, Ovens, Sc 126 100 their volubility. He thought it very applicable omitted throwing over his bead with the body he car- character and decision to meet it, he wilt not only The prisoner occupied a cellar belonging to me; but he ved ashore near Rents se Mr. Alderman WOODRUFF moved that the report of 84 ' 61 80( :' corporate as well as parochial affairs, from the specimen James R. Jeffery :-" That as the Council has tied ashore. be enabled to dissipate the storm whroliis . raging was on has conducted himself so badly that I wanted to get rid ' of him. He burst in my door last night, when I The Kelso arrived from China yesterday with the treasurer be •read,--svhich was seconded by Mr. Ground Rents MS7 3101 the had seen that day. (Laughter.) They must all now decided that the new public offices shall be limited If you wish any further particulars still, you can 2563 600 but disperse every cloud which overshadows the 704,000 lbs. of tea. Ridley, and carried, . • Tenants at Will • s 1 0 ,62 saes know very well it was the Dock Estate which contributed tO accomitiodatiOn for the departments under the direc- obtain them from the American papers, at the _Daily future. Pigmy hands have bound the nation, him.the sofa, ie ai t i b d en wanted struok m m e e, to an g d o m i a n d to o the street w fir fe ht ; . Mr. SHELL begged to observe that gentlemen should Tobacco Warehouse , . 6267 6238 to the wealth of the town Of Liverrol. Nebody Wished [toil Of the Health, Wet* and Water dortirnittees, and Craft Dock assauiletsf°armlleagtie to e' • bear in miud that there were other kinds of economy Estate er Wapping to dispate thet at eq . ; bdt they aid dispute their not as a majority of the Special Committee appointed cm like Gulliver sleeping, with he cords, he broke the door ; but all I want is to g • B Th l e ship Sourisquois, which went hm ash ou ogne, with a valuable cargo, • • 2329 2166 San. 2, 1861. -Mr. Raffles: What is this man ? Witness :He is Resides that which might be called pecuniary economy. Nen•ihain House - • Economy of money was not the- only economy which a „ Yellow-House - - trate attitude is not owing to any inherent man in his position, except for his own vile conduct : great public body like the Corporation of Liverpool „ Gveea Lane • 118 140 were the cause of that. insufficient to meet the exigencies of the case, and be SKATING.-The lovers of this exhilirating exercise a slater and plasterer, and might he a respectable pieces. • dsor yea- „ Birkenhead 6693 5926 he is a ver • bad character. The prisoner was ordered . strength in its adversaries, but to its own sloth a d Her Majesty and the Court left Win should attend to. , . Magistrates' Clerks The report of the treasurer was read, and it brought Fines on Summary Conviction 3885 4000 failed in its duty . when it omitted to recollect, as stated 9th November last, appointing such Special Com- le under the notice of the Finance Committee (to which Baths, Cornwallis-street - in Birkenhead Park, where the ice has been kept in good and folly. It requires but small outward aid to order by the commissioners. rescue it from its supine condition, and it is for a month. to find two sureties of £5 each, or to be imprisoned for committee the document had been originally submitted) Pierhead • et 86 the head of the incoming administration to A returned convict, named James Moore, was brought yesterday :- efa”gaziates. niseare the necessity of increasing the present staff in the Cottages, Walton for the month of December.-Fresh patients admitted, 201 320 all, and to the traffic. brought by ships to this rt-a to the public, as was done in respect to the galleries. of up by police-officer 513 on the following charge. He , treasurer's office, particularly as the duties to be per- Pinfold Dues • 21 '2O source fl - oin which we all derive.' more dr less Profit; St. George's Church, in 1853.'' By Mr. Robert 121; Patients who have received treatment, 385; render it. formed be the staff had been very much enlarged within ElA h tr =r e a r % . Patients remaining under treatment, 227. HonOrary There never was a President who, upon assu- • . . THE EMPEROR'S POLICY. The following appeared FilAN in our later editions of the past year, in consequence of having to attend to the IM.provemAts, Wapping • 1057 1000 Board, he shmild presume it Would dot be the desire of Council on the Oth Notember, 1860, be rescinded, viz., medical officers, Mr. Stephens and Mr. He assistant ming the Chief Magistracy of the Union, was in boy cleaning a foreigner's boots. I saw the prisoner The Paris correspondent of the Post summarises as watch, lighting, and police accounts. . Fines for declining to serve office Mr. Alderman PRESTON seconded the motion of Mr. -- ---"- board, tir the iiiterest it represented, , any insult at all ; the tithe being, who is a member of the Mersey Docks Es q. ; honorary surgeon dentist, Mr. Newman. reality bound by so few ties and obligations as the side. I took hold of him, when he knocked me Franco desired peace. Sh L1811..'81 21C384 ' T • • • down and kicked me severely in the back and chest. t ee n and he presumed that Mr. Clint merely sought for infer- and Harbour Board, shall be placed upon the Finance THE PANTOMIME AT THE .ADELPHI.-The pantomime Mr. ./.4 • incoln will be The play which elevated away, utfollowed um into a coutt, when • ' .' He got I I • • he ryas hum- to state that France on on ther receiving e t - i n n ' g. ) e r t o i ?los Foreign address was y i e n s t friendly Ambassadors, ----eTlha saide_ His Majesty added Mr. JEFFERY asked if he were at liberty to make a few remarks on the subject under consideration. • £20062 Clint: Hear, hear.) He hoped that the Dock Board would that g woman, Bridget Roberts, (a prisoner) attacked me, . fair to achieve a more than average Christmas success. of heterogeneous elements, to which he can and struck me on the back of the bead with a brick, and The Mayon - Certainly. Mr. SHEIL in moeing . the adoption of the report, said ever• be treated in a liberal s irit, and that whatever VEST DERBY GuAnntAxs.-Mr. He es presided at From the rise to the fall of the curtain the fun is kept P , 6 • i ' Y ' owe any allegiance, because it is lire broke JEFFERY in continuation' sa id, that at the last that as a copy ' was in the hands of every member, it was question might arise with them, the members of the the weekly meeting of this board yesterday, and the up with unflagging zeal, and that the efforts of the per- never broke , my . hat, and raised a lump on my head.. ~Police- France desires peace was a simple and brief mode of meeting, 1S worship h• •shi P declared him out of order-(a not necessary for him to enter into any details inn - ex- Council would lay aside all narrowsminded motiees. Re abet members present were Messrs. Ledger, Smith formers are appreciated is proved by the nightly increas- coneilably divided in itself. Since his elms officer 593 and the little shoe-shiner, corroborated the saying to the various nations of the continent that the. laugh)-but he now rose to say a few words, not with a planation; but he might mention that the estimate was did not mean, by using that eepression, any reflection Wensby, Woods, Wareham, Medcalf, Garatt, Roscoe, in audiences. The scenery exceeds in novelty and story of the complainant. The prisoners said they were efforts of France were directed to the maintenance of view to oppose the recommendation, because he believed based upon the prin6ple adopted o f l a t e y ears -f or t w o on Mr. li o eee, for he knew that he meant, wall Mr. J. Edward', Richmond, and Pilling. The governor beauty any of the former efforts of the management; and tion, tens of thousands of those . wh . o contr!- drunk and did not know what the • were doing. His that the arrangement of the treasurer's office - was years at least-or taring an average SUM from intobill • Dover had stated that shipbuilding had been driven reported the number of paupers in the house last week, we must make particular mention of the fairy scene, bated to raise him to power have signified their worship fined the man £5 or three months' imprison- The Chronicle says, "We have reason to believe that . • essentially necessary, and had been particularly as the disposable surplus for each ye a r, Th a t sum was away-that yard after vard had been - taken from it ; but t o . b e 423 ; a dmitted, 26; discharged, 17 ; dead, 4 ; w hich has a peculiarly grand effect. The fairy ballet wish for a reversal of the obey which the Y wive- men[, and the woman £2 or two months' imprisonmeut. in spite of the apparent obstacles to a settlement of the rendered so by the change that had taken place £26,000, being the same as had been taken for the last shipbuilding was not djfunet-it merely went elsewhere; this week, 433 ; corresponding week last year, 301 ; and grand march of young Amazonian volunteers td f -weeksand lookhi-THE SHOPLIFTING IN LONDON-ROAD. _ questions which arc now peiplexing the diplomatists of under the recommendation of the Unlit , ca e aew ago, oo to im to sael Edwards and Seymour, who stood remanded on a ee t Committee. two years; but he might Mention that the income of and upon thht point be thought they had nothing, as a belonging to the Park 4.-The cheques for out-door deserve the highest praise, and reflect great credit on E the ueope, great powers, the imperial assurance that n what he wanted to do wasthe country from the consequences of the charge of stealing some gold rings from the shop of Mr. s . .. .n, do all that in them lies to to g i ve th e the cororation this year was unusually large; the corporation, to say against the Mersey Dock Board. relief were as follows: Air. P o tt s , 1 4 1,25; Mr. Roberton, their 'drill mistress, Miss Beach. The have created Cobbr Austria, are determined to • l'inanc• nee London-road were brought up. Mr. p mistake they have made. Mr. Lincoln has Eusta , . , e nt a general war. There is no reason why the e Committee as well as the Health and Water amounts eceived was much greater than that, and the- Let them b ' •• dth docks . £3B : Mr. L I X 2" A letter •d f • f d doubtless ' clement •th ..e-cm ear in min hat; when the nort were yt woe, a.- was receive from quite a fur o re, an are a main in e Committees for the prisoners The facts of this case were _ proven . , . end ase • an opp o rtunity of inquiring into the matter, fore 'the surplus remaining at their disposal was much projected, it was looked upon as a mad scheme j and yet the Poor-law lio b ard, stating that they were not aware well deserved success of the piece. but to declare that he will not be the re- appeared• . • - existig difficulties should not be arranged without , as ltered arrangements i larger; and with the , published two or three days ago, and in addition therewith, perhaps, the exception n that council could deal' as they the whole docks, from time to time; had been filled from of the authority under which the guardians proposed to PRESBYTERIAN MissioNs.-A well attended meeting appeal to the sword." Cornwallis -street and the diminution of duty there thought advisable for the public interest. However, all north . to eolith: presentative of an obsolete idea, but President increased somewhat the d • beperformed in the th • appoint a temporary officer to make inquiry Into the of those interested in the presbytery of Lancashire was and father of the whole people, and he will and they were sent for trial at the sessions. ---- .8 office. ...._ e duties to A. marriage will shortly take place between Sir David treasurer (Before Messrs. RANKIN and LAMPORT.) he undv in merit of having reserved It the n a ll u d e d to the mariner of amounts to .£26,000. Taking the same available surplus the estimates shown were based merely upon past expe- commissioners wi s h e d to be informed what steps Dr. White presided. In opening the meeting, he re- have t g , p keeping the accounts of the i: lighting,xr^ in CAUTION TO OWNERS OF PROPERTY. • - Georeina voun est daughter of the Earl and Countess Cornwallis-street offices, where, if ' tof books only power to d f one se . devote or such otaer purposes as they thought 'could bring to bear as to what would be probable expen- the cases which are or are not chargeable to the season of the year. The year 1860 had passed away, Mr. 31‘Gowan appeared on behalf of the Health e ' - g of Haddington. were used the accounts would be advisable eider the necessity of the confederation, No Committee, who had several proprietors and agents of • aid th Mr. Asriereen s aif very much simplified.. the sum of £9,000, consul.- from the average deture-that it might be less during the next year, or it common 'fund of the union.-An order was acknow- and 1861 had dawned. It was a time for most serious Baird, Bart., of Newhyth, N. 8., and the Lady 1 as well as South, in 1860 ; fo recommend for the small house property summoned for not complying with a ny augmentation in the capital of £26,000. They would aye a much la rge r fight be more, but the Council would have the pen- ledged from the Poor-law Board, authorising the reflection. Let each person ask himself what amount staff of the area surcee office seould prevent the ground sum to dispose of at a future period. He did not think diture checked ' as the items were brought f orwar d guar di ans t o pay th e expenses o f cer t a i n witnesses who of good he had done in the Past Year ? Let each person benefit of each those amendments in the consti- rents from going into . arrears, that would be a great boon it would be advisable to enter into more detail at pre- monthly and it would be for them then to sanction or were summone d, an d a tt en d e d on th e inquiry lately held further resolve to devote himself to God for the present tution which shall return to each its rights •; to rear portions of the premises in . proper repair and order,- let Regiment r . Ofthe - D Duke of Lancaster's Own Militia the directions of the building surveyor, in keeping the COMMISSIONS SIGNED BY THE LORD-LIEUTENANT. - to the burgesses of Liverpool hat it should take place. sent; but be should be happy to gi ve ever • f • • ' h hd' b d' f 1 IJ M • •1 • error,' • ' . 'Et Himself had ' 4 I t • f ' • yin mutation reject, as they t thou t a visa le as guar ians 0 t the by Ar. J. ainwanng, the poor law inspinto the year. ein con.emp a ion a scheme or Lancashire Rifle olun- mark the policy of his administration with the to be Lieutenant.-51st Lane , . . according to the act of Parliament. The complaints Eniign C. W . Pelvis, to ti he Lieutenant; F. .T. Sherd°. were proved, and fines of from ss. to 10s. inflicted on gent, He then alluded to the subject of the arrear s fo he might he . able to give, to every gentleman who might public purse. He then proceeded' to reply to Mr, complaint made against Mr, Jonathan Bramliam, establishing social prayer meetings among the members • Lieutenant W II MGM, to he Captain, vice rent. He considered the method in which rthey were think it desirable he should do so. Ho should theretbre Jeff • ' ' ' in the late M Ann his 'h dit would• 1- ery's questions; and first, in reference to the Town- relieving officer, the case of ary Nile, of congregation, and lie ho collected a disgrace to the town, move that out of the surplus they should first grant to hall, he said that ever 1 ' Ithat . tAI G h •cabin the fd After the conclusion of this address a hymn man, and he will deserve to be classed hereafter y gent eman knew grea r. oug ,in g over e cases o persons who adopte . law in future. John Kershaw, chemical manufacturer, De Bentley, promoted. BY A LIVERPOOL DETEC- Mr. SHIMMIN, in reference to this topic, observed : the le' • the in of £157 10s. ispensaries sum repairs and decorations had to be carried out and were have been admitted to the house read a statement made was sung, and the Rev Alexander Cromer offered up •th Washington and Jefferson, and perhaps to Vauxhall-road, was summoned for a nuisance. The ARILEST AT NUT PHILIP . ligus states that Sergeant If I rightly understand the ground upon which an in- The MAYOR said it would be more in order to move even now in ' ' • ' - ' - • ' with progress. With respect to the Borough by a woman named Elizabeth Patterson. It appeared prayer. The Rev. R. H. Lundie then delivered an complaint was admitted, but the blame was left on one TIVE.-The Melbourne d detective police, has effected of the Liverpool . crease of salary for Mr. Tweedie's clerks is asked, it is first that the repore be received. occupy a higher place in history than either. of the workmen, who had been cautioned about it. A Maguire, Gaol, he observed that last year the number of prisoners from this statement that she had been in service at 49, interesting address on foreign missions, with special of a man charged with the murder of his wife, the additional duties imposed upon him by reason of the Mr. SuEIL did-SO. are unusually small, but the price, of provisions was Hope-street ; during the last six months she had resided reference to China. He was followed by other gentlemen, fine of £1 was imposed. the arrest arrest a warrant had been granted in England, transfer of part of the treasurer's work from Cornavallis- Alderman COOPER seconded the motion, high at present, and likely to increase. It would be with her uncle, Thomas Stretch, 22, George-street, who spoke at some length of the work in Liverpool. . • COTTO. for whose and who it was knoun • • had sailed for Melbourne in • street ; but Ido not observe anything on the proceedings Mr. pr, j- - ERY would like to say a word before the very imprudent in the Finance Committee to make pro- Mount Vernon. On last Monday night, she after The meeting terminated with devotional exercises. (Front W. P. Wright 4. Co s Circular.) The steamer Edinburgh, which sailed yesterday for with the sister of the murdered woman. to indicate a cprresponding reduction in 31r. White's reception of the report. He was sure the Council must vision only for the unusually small number of prisoners midnight, she was seized with the pains of labour, and NEW YORK, Dec. 19. 1860. New York, toot £186,000 in specie. company Meguire arrived in Ausfrelia by the September overland staff. And this compels me to consider-first, what is congratulate the Finance Committee uon the statement that they had had last year. As to the cost of prosecu- at twenty minutes past six o'clock in the morning her PLATING CART/S.-Hitherto the keenly conte i ste . d wh st The political excitement continues, and the result no Conoemt's INQRESTs.-Yesterday the Coroner held I and as the sesFel by which the alleged murderer the nature of the • change ; and secondly, why was it that they had a surplus of p ' cribbage, 100, Isce., exhansted : the use of the playing card. body of a soldier mai • th ti ns at the assizes and sessiohs in future, they were not uncle, who was in drink., turned her out of the house. one can foresee. Money matters are still unsettled here the following inquests :- On thew a s 118 days on the passaee 1 had • nearly £lO,OOO upon e o Now, however, the beautiful, instructive, and chaste designs had sailed ,le time to made? In the first place, I never heard ancomplaint year. It was only six y amount to anything, because they were done Her aunt sent fora cab, but the child was born before imparted to their exterior, teach the form, colour, and growth and elsewhere over the entire country. Exchanges belonging to the 47th Regiment. He. was found dead from. the x weeks ago since the Finance likely tomake all his arrangements, so that the man was arrested - an Cornwallis-street staff that they experienced Committee had told them that tl • she could get into the vehicle. She was admitted into of plants which have enriched the commerce o( Great Britain. rather more easily negotiated, but at very low rates, in a railway carriage at Edge-bill Station, having come iminediatelv on the ship enterin Port Philip waters, y difficulty in executing the work ; and I can well £l,OOO for the °penile , ley could not vote awe with. e of the is • y hexplained that they were now the Workhouse at a quarter to eight o'clock. With Those manufactured by De la Rue aint Co., are peculiarly rich ini were found two medals-one Since the accounts to Ist inst. from Liverpool were re- from Bolton. Oa li and before he had an o o • g A• Fr Library, because The Towet-CLERK ere in design, and can be had in great variety at Benson and Mal- tli two clasps ; and • it pp rtunity of laneing. understand that where there are sevt•ral 1 d • th y stated that they had no sur peop.e oing n plus. The duties, it may be no perceptible relief to them had put it into a resolution that the • Town-Clerk would likely be Ledger moved and Mr. Wood seconded that the hoard in cotton, both in the South and here. at an advance of appeared his name u ~ , as James Meara. There were only Onr readers have only t d their address L F Perri er ' to take awa • y might furnish the Mr. SIIEIL said that the N w Levee T N Foe IN PEN •-A eater E . TION.- HE EW A ... • .grgot his pocket. It was in oPM to ~ - b few shilling's in moue ) 77, Regent-street, W ' . 3 a few items of their work, and y e t b e an requisite funds provided it was shown th at • • b M ev it Mr. Ledger then suggested that next Wed- le to lc per lb. The later news to hand•td- a Ahe died front disease of the heart or apoplexs. pea, 105th edition of the " IN:t' IT ID' ' OWN GUIDE." or a similarer s a not pe r f orm i ng d ut i es et . Finance Committee had Jeffer • a t the £6lB received from the- Town-Clerk's nesday be fixed as the day for appointing an officer in difficulty is to get a good one. Amongst the recent improve- to 7th inst. via Cape Race, has still further stimulated suppose- -1 dead in e railway carrias,•e._on the body natural restorer without mediCine . or . expsenae o f perfect diges- y, S 0 . 'et fen , character, or having always on their hands as said that they had no such surplus ; yet here • new " fountain pen," just introduced by Itudliall much as they ca , six weeks department • last year, for which nothing had been put his place. This was agreed to. Mr. Hall having meats the purchases. The receipts of cotton continue to decrease Verdi 0 B 'an of Cornwallis-s:rect, who fell in Duke- ton, strong nerves. sound lungs mid refreshing sleep to the n do. I perceive by the rate bills after, they had a statement that they had £lO,OOO. (A. hospital Mr. and Co., is the best we have ever seen. By a simple but effec- ofJohn r) 1• estion (dYsPePsia , resigned his position as master of the . as compared with last year ; the deficiency now amounts , most enfeebled, effectually removing indig that the lightin down now.five contrivance the ink is retained in a fountain, by means ofhilst in a state of intoxication. He was so debility, ner- , g and fire police rates are still collected Voice : "It is three months ago.") e increased street % nausea, and sickness, even during p re g nancy, m _ on at Cornwallis-street, The TOW‘T-CLERE. said that had arisen from the late Gough was appointed to take stock, Miss Hobbs being a second inverted barrel, above the writing nib, and this barrel to 356,000 bales ; and by 2nd Jan. in will b e sev eeely hurt that he died in consequence of the injuries, vottsues • Ip*tatio i cough, asthma, incipient consuby.ti , . eet, and I conclude that all the business Mr. STEAINS-Allow me to tell you that is out f • ' Ibe can be taken out at any time, so the pen can be kept perfectly to above 500,000 bales, thid a steady decrease wit , f drops' .. ' pa •• 1 ' 1 'fi• t 1 - diarrtura, dysentery,. Mous- ted o pending question as to the repayment of cost of put in possession. Verdict accordingly.-On the botty of Anne __ Tones, o y, eonsapation, i n ene, • colds, noises in the ears, ee --- connected with the laying of the rates ; and the recei t next ear; Mr. Stewart spoke of year. clean w.thout any chance of being corroded. Another feature sh non each week thereafter for some time. The • prosecutions. They had got the arrears of several years, Newsliam-street. She died suddenly, and it ness, fevers, sore throats. catarrhs,[ bona,h stcna, neuralgia, „7: • of them is conducted there as heretofore. There is i l l Me y . JEFFERY-Yes, and Mr. Shell has told us .that which b ' - GOOD BOOKKEEPING is a great desideratum to all tradesmen in this pen is, that one din in the ink will last for five minutes' (1 .7 . • • , 1 from actual scarcity appeared e rup . . (se therefore ought the iTown-Clerk' c unt to the credit many of sac o whom have been ruined from a want of knowledge on quick writing. The pen itself is of the finest description, and business in Charleston is quite sina. week there have that death was the result pf natural causes. XA; hei matis ' sour, impurities, i tYcon heartburn, . acidity', Pa4° '"• b h one • 1- , i , , thane , ,on these subjects, and they neyolve last •b d 1 •o 0 arisine from laree 1 'd f r '' Terseet 1 r it i abiiii - S 7 , ' slee il,ssnes., • sins sinking, fits, r _ year me a a arge Inc m . e ,sa es. sr e o the transaction the raw material; the receipts per . the lar est amount of 1 this sub'eet Those persons who are entirely ignorant, and in merchants' offices, banks, and indeed in every place, it will of i some twenty same.-There were two inquests held on children that i l l i . ea.' daehe - ,•despon i dencv, cramp, Pl''' or i ipan i e d wi,h numerous g lab ; consequently, the change Mr. STEAINS-The income from those large sales was Mr. Slime, in ' ' - ' ' ' Ipartially acquainted with an efficient be found to till a want felt by every one up to this time. We d w i n those who are on y ncqua dled down to about 4,0 00 halos agains . can only be the payment by Mr. Tweedie of bills incurred received subsequently. continuation, observed that Mr.smothered in Owing to less were Pi ct irnessisteirtlelfll medical treatment, and by the Lighting and Fire Poetic Jeffery had also asked him as to the ground rents. system, will see from the advertisement that Mr. Thompson, ' have tried this splendid en, handed to us by Mr. E. T. Hall, thousand- at the same time last i yrn n Verdicts successful cures which ha the writing writer, will begin the new year by opening new South John-street, and can pronounce it perfect, and we are than was generally accidentally suffocated. e Ouramittee, the payment Mr. JEFFEB,Y continued, that whenever there was a There were large arrears last e • unfavourable news from Liverpool been abandoned as hopeless. ~ year, and the answer to his , classes for bookkeeping. 4re all who use it will ewe a full verdict in its favour, • •, - . • , • , . .• , • . . - • .... • , • . -, • • ~ - . • • _ .:;• ~ 4.4 - 1... _.— 44 01 f - , - ...... ;:' - . '.' question was, that people who had paid them once would not be likely to pay them amain. (Llughter.) Then, as to the Newsham estate, he could not offer any ex planation on the point. . The Finance Committee had brought before them a!proposal to'dispose of that estate; b'tit the Coiittcil had rejected the proposition, and it .was therifore quite Oat they tot Ad derive any revenue frprithii It seepied to,he in tlo' smile category as the Yellow-Louse estate: He now thought heybrid anii.iered all lir. Yefferf s j qn4! i ions:, Atliongh the accounts show'ed fet:eipie, timuuri l tmg to &08;919#, they. recommended the Council to eitietld as prudent men : the remainder had been applied fd ?l4 payment of interest, but still it would come back. Their bonds had not fallen due exactly at the time on'which they had money to receive from the Dock Estate, but the Doek Estate would pay them money to pay off all the bonds, arid so thus the money would come back to them. Then!, it Woilld Ire rot the Council—and he should recom inedd. tire . UY,k,du Era—to. intftfite as to haw they could best exPend fc the . pn'efofem'eute of the town, and the gqperal benef i t of ,ihte ith'alAtitts: Mr, Shell then proposedBeriaiiiii'thea4U'al # o ,tl ities to the public charities, a liSt of which we have gfied abeve 7 , , • , • • • They were tauvapimptisly ;' and, on the motion of Mr. Beloe, tad grey to.tbe Stranmers' Erie: ids Society •• was raised from £25 to £5O pdi trui P ng°. , The general proceedings of the Finadc'e Coinmittce were then confirmed. TILE WATCH COMMITTEE. The proceedings of this committee were then read, and comprised a letter from the Home Office, certifying the efficiency of the police force of the borough during the year 1.95 . 9410; and also a recommendation that the Wart of Mr: Cooper, surgeon to the police force be increased fioni kin' 1741 pet annum. Mr. CANT Mole& the eonfirMation of the proceed ings; and stated that, in,eonseuertee of the fatourahle report which had been made as to th 6 efticietity of the police force, they would be paid back, frOM the Coliseli dated fund, one-fourth of the entire cost of their clothing { ' and maintenance. He also referred to the subject of furious driving, upon which Major Greig had given par ticular instructions to the men, and a great number of informations had been laid within the last few weeks. But, in reference to this topic, he was sorry to see that the lay magistrates had inflicted very small fines—in some cases of Is. or 2s. 6d. only; while, on the other hand; he had fend in the newspapers that the stipendiary Magistiate had announced his determination to put down the ritiisanee . ; h'y gait td the full extent of 40s. Mr. Job seconded the confirdatimi o'f the proceedings, which was agreed to. THE HEALTH COMMITTEE, The proceedings of this committee having been read, Mr. Alderman DOVER moved their confirmation, and, referring to the almost impassable state of the streets for the last fortnight, said it was quite impossible that the committee cduld keep the streets in the state in which they ought to be kept at such a season as this, unless they were assisted by each individual house keeper, and be suggested that a bye-law should be framed making it compulsory on their part to sweep the snow from the front of their premises. Mr. Alderman Coma seconded the motion, and called attention to the danger arising from the slippiness of smooth grids on the footpaths. lie himself had fallen from that cause in Renshaw-street. The Town-clerk, in answer to Mr. Alderman Parket, explained that 'until the passing of the Sanitary Act it was compulsory on the inhabitants to clear the snow ; but the clause,had been struck out of the Sanitary Act by the Council itself, on a petition of a number of the inhabitants. Mr. Jo'P tbotight that grids could by some arrange 'Tient, be obviated aitqgctba. In Manchester there were none. at all alloired. Mr. Alderman DOVER obseriied that gtids *ete only allowed on sufferance, and many of them which wete rough when put down became quite smooth, and were consequently very dangerous. He asked the Town . - clerk if he had not power to call on parties to remove them when such was the case ? The Town-clerk having replied in the affirmative, Mr. Alderman DOVER said he was glad to hear it, and that the subject would receive the serious considera tion of the committee. The proceedings were then confirmed. The prodeedifigs of the courts of law and St. George's hall Committee were alsti rend and confirmed< TIIE MARKETS 6014MItTtg. The proceedings of the Markets Committee comprised a recommendation to accept the tender of Mr. E. P. Jones, for great - coats and waterproof capes. On the motion of Mr. Ridley, seconded by Mr. Job, they were confirmed ; as were also those of the Educa tion Committee and the Town-hall Establishment Com mittee. It appeared from the proceedings of the latter that a carriage had been ordered for the Mayor. Alr: - EARLE, in reference to this matter, said that a brougham would form a nice equipage for the Mayor. Ho had seen the Karl of Derby, while Minister of State, going to Parlianient in d broil harry. The Mayor's coach at present looked more like a quack-doctor's carriage than anything else. (A laugh.) The proceedings were confirmed. THE LIBRARY AND MUSEUM COMMITTEE. The p\roeeedings, resolutions, and reports of the Gar dens, Library, and Museum Committee, comprising -Recommendation that the name of Shaw's-brow be changed to that of. William Brown-street, the considera tion of which subject was postponed at the last monthly Council ; recommendation that a portion of the New Free Library and Museum be appropriated, during the pleasure-of the Council, for the exhibition of new inven tions and Improvements of a scientific character, under the management of the learned societies of the town; recommendation to levy a library and museum rate, not exceeding Ids in the pound, under the provisions of "The Library and Museum Act, 1855." Some conversation took place'in reference to the first of these resolutions; and after some opposition to the changing of the name of Shaw's-brow, on the part of Mr. Hay dock, and the proposal was ultimately acceded to. The second proposition, after some discussion, was agreed to ; but the last ten words of the recommendation were struck out—in other words, the Council retaining the management of the Museum in their' 'own hands, and refusing to accede to the pro posed assistance of the learned societies. Tho•MAyou said he had received a memorial from the Liverpool House and Land Owners' Association which he then called on the Town-clerk to read. The memorial was read. The subscribers to it stated that there was a great inequality in the amount of rates paid by the inhabitants of Liverpool proper, Everton, and Kirkdale, who only paid ld. in the pound. as com pared with the inhabitants of West Derby and Toxteth Park, who had to pay lid. in the pound, The TOWN-cLERi said tlidt a use, bearing on the present point, had been submitted to Mr. Welsby, who gave it as his opinion that the officers of the corporation acted in a perfectly legal manner in the matter, The subject then dropped. THE IMPROVEMENT COMMITTEE. Mr. Alderman BENNETT moved that Mr. Henry C. Bake be appointed a member of the Improvement Com mittee, which was seconded by Mr. Earle, and carried tend voce. Mr. FARNNtoirilt moved that, as it was then some what adVaiiced iii the etening (tieintf nearly five o'clock), and as there *as iio probability of ° the -Whole of the business being concluded within the next two or three hours, that the Council do adjourn to that day week—a proposition gladly assented to by all the members of the Council:, . , Thb then ib§6; The following is the business for the consideration of the Council at the adjourned meeting : The proceedings, resolutions, and reports of the Water Committee, Baths Committee, ,and Improvement Com mittee. • The proceedings, resolutions, and reports of the Audit Committee, comprising a recommendation to increase the salary of Mr. P. S. Rhind, the Corporate Auditor, from £3OO to £4OO per annum, the consideration of which *rts postponed at the last monthly Council, pur suant to t 6 standing orders. The coroner's Account, .amouriting to £79 16s. 4d. NOe.—By order of the Coda of quarter Sessions, the coroliet haS been It id - the slim of £73 for fees ert in bests held by him between the Nth day of October and the 7th day of December, 1860. The Mayor's communications. The following mo tions, of which notices have been given. By Mr. James R. Jeffery :—" That as the Council has now decided that the new public offices shall be limited td accthrittiodatien for the departments under the direc tion Of tile licaith, Wat O bi and Water dothinittees, and as a majority of the Special Committee appointed on the 9th of November last, to consider plans for new public offices, is of opinion that such limitation will be insufficient to meet the exigencies of the case, and be prejudicial to the public service, the resolution of the 9th November last, appointing such Special Com mittee, be rescinded." By Mr. Alderman Parker : " That the galleries of St. Michael's Church be free to the public; as was done in respect to the galleries. of St. George's Church, in 1853.'' By Mr. Robert Autdbisun i —Tb at the following resolution, passed by the Council on the 6th Notembet, 1860, be rescinded, viz., " That no member of this Council, except the Mayor far the time being, who is a member of the Mersey Docks and Harbour Board, shall be placed upon the Finance Committee." LATEST NEWS. (BY BRITISH AND IRISH MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH.) FRANCE. CONCLUSION OF A' COMMERCIAL TREATY WITH BELGIUM. The negotiations for a treaty of commerce between France and Belgium have happily ter minated. Important reductions are made in favour of Belgian coal and iron. ,THE BANK OF FRANCE. PARIS, Jan. 2. The Bank of France has raised its rate of discount from 4 to 51 per cent. THE FRENCH FUNDS. PARIS, Jan. 2, 1.30 p.m. The Bourse has been flat in consequence of the advance in the rate of discount of the Bank of France. Rentes in liquidation closed at 67f. 25c., or 35c. lower than on Monday. Rentes for the new account were quoted 67f. 40c. DEATH OF THE KING OF PRUSSIA. BERLIN, Jan. 2. King Frederick William IV. expired at 12.40 a.m. to-day, at Sans Souci. PRUSSIA. AUSTRIA, VENETIA, AND PIEDMONT. The Berlin Journal, a semi-official organ, declares that the internal regeneration of the Austrian Empire is impossible so long as Venetia shall exhaust its resources. The Commercial Archives, of Berlin, a semi official journal, says that if United Italy were to adopt the customs tariff of Piedmont, Germany would have reason to felicitate itself; and it adds that the prosperity of many millions of men ought not to be sacrificed to legitimist and dynastic interests. M. Waldek, a democrat of the advanced school, has been elected for the district of( Bielfield, Prussia. AUSTRIA. The Austrian Ministry has drawn up a bill relative to the liberty of the Protestant Church in the non-Hungarian provinces. Several enact ments of it are absolutely contrary to the stipula tions of the concordat, so that a revision of the latter is 'indispensable. iNEW SARDINIAN LOAN. A Sardinian loan of 300,000,000 francs is about to be negotiated at Paris. A NEW RUSSIAN LOAN. PETERSBURG, Jan. 2. A new Russian loan, amounting to 100 millions of silver roubles, has been contracted, and com pletely raised by subscription among the mer chants and other classes of inhabitants of Russia. SAXONY. THE RELEASE OF COUNT TELEKI. DRESDEN, Jan. 2. The official Dresden Journal, in reply to the article of the Wiener Zeitung en the arrest of Count Teleki, states that the Austrian Govern ment had notified the approaching arrival of Count Teleki to the Saxon Government, and on the day of his arrest already demanded his extra dition, a request which for some days Saxony declined acceding to. ITALY. Tunis, Jan. 3. It is asserted that Prince Carignan is about to• proceed to Naples as Lieutenant of the King in the place of Parini, and that he will be accom panied by the Commander Nigra. NAPLES, Dec. 31. An insignificant attempt at reaction was made last night, and was easily suppressed. Some Lazzaroni having shouted "Long live Francis II.," were arrested. A personal enema• of the Duke of San . Donato► has made an attempt to assassinate him. The Bourbon garrison of Civitella, on the Tronto, have burnt a Sardinian prisoner of war.. The Queen of Naples left Gaeta because she• was on the point of being confined. Naples and the provinces are tranquil. THE MARQUIS OF DOWNSHIRE. The report in reference to the death of the officer in command of the Marquis of Downstire's yacht is without the slightest foundation. FORGED VERSION OF THE POPE'S: ALLOCUTION. A comparison of the Latin text shows that the version given in the Courier of the Emihaat provinces is a forgery. Language is attributedi in it to his Holiness which he never used. The real document is of a mild and inoffensive charge— telt principally dwelling on the trials to wkicht the Church has been subjected in thee? latter• days. It is remarkable, however, that thought allusion is made to the dreadful position of the' Christians in Syria, Cochin China, and Tonkin, there is not the slightest allusion or word of praise to the French troops for their efforts to improve the position of the Christians in China and Syria. THE QUEEN VICTORIA, WITH TELE- GRAPH CABLE, ASHORE. The ship Queen Victoria (s.s.), with the Ran goon telegraph cable on board, went ashore while going from Plymouth Sound to Keyham steam yard, at 9.45 yesterday morning. At 10.30 she was still aground. Tide a quarter ebb. THE RECENT HOMICIDE IN IRELAND LONDONDERRY, Jan. 2. Thomas Goold, who had been liberated after. the inquest, was this day brought before the. "*'ft urn sworn inforMatiobs, ten— dered on behalf of the next of kin of deceased,, Was committed to jail to take his trial at the next. assizes for the homicide of Bernard Hagan. At. the same time, David Gallagher and Alexander Mathewson were, on similar informations, . also committed for trial for the assaults alleged to have been made by them on the deceased and his qrother. ME DAILY' TIMES, THURSDAY, JANUARY 3, 1861.