The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1840-05-15 00:00:00

"lIEPORT. • " The memorial of Messrs. Cunningham and Holme on the rejection of their plans for the proposed law courts hav ing been referred to the surveyor for his report as to the different admeasurements therein m entioned, that officer has now to lay before the Finance Committee and Improvement Committee the following report : " The committee have probably seen the lithographic sketch attached to the instructions describing the land and its vicinity, with the site for the Assize Courts, which site extends 220 feet in length by 100 in breadth ; one of these he herewith submits. " The first prize measures in length 220 feet, and in breadth 100 feet; projection of portico 7 feet. " Second prize, length outside face of walls, 221 feet ; portico, one at each end, 141 feet-29 feet ; breadth 101 feet, - front portico 144 feet. "The first prize plan is strictly, as to limits, in conformity with the instructions, the portico being admissible. " The second prize exceeds the limits one foot in length, and a few inches, or say one foot in breadth. " MESSRS. CUNNINGHAM AND lIOLME'S PLANS. " No. 72 A—Length outside of walls 3271 feet; portico at each end 15 feet-30 feet ; breadth 132 feet, portico 30 feet. Excess in length 1071 feet ; and in breadth 32 feet. " No. 72 B—Length outside of walls 281 feet ; portico at each end 17 feet-34 feet; breadth 130 feet ; portico 25 feet. Fxcess in length 91 feet, and in breadth 30 feet. " With regard to the internal arrangement, the courts in the plan chosen for the first prize are something less than re quired in the instructions ; viz :—the • crown court by 351 square yards, and the civil court by 131 square yards, which could scarcely, however, be made a matter of serious consi deration, as the plan evidently allows ample space for exten sion of the courts, without passing the exterior limits pre scribed. " The surveyor refers the committee to the before-men tioned sketch for the guidance of the architects. In it the lines verged with blue and red describe the extension of Messrs. Cunningham and Hohne's plans beyond the pre scibed site, and show, had the committee made choice of either, the impractihility of placing the building in the situa tion intended for it, without forcing St. George's Hall off the ground. " Resolved.unanimcnisly—That the departure on the part of Messrs. Cunningham and Holme from the printed instruc tions appears to be completely established, and that the com mittees feel called upon to state their opinion that the sub committee, to whom the selection of the prizes was referred, were, in'consequence of the extent of that departure, fully justified in the course which they deemed it their duty to adopt. " Resolved—That these proceedings be laid before the ad journed council at their meeting to-morrow." Mr. Alderman HORNBY moved the adoption of the report. Mr. BLACKBURN seconded the motion, which was then agreed to without opposition or observation. POWERS OF THE COMMITTEE FOR THE ERECTION OF THE ASSIZE. COURTS. The TOWN-CLERK stated that this committee having been requested to submit a preliminary report on the powers re quired by them, had done so. The report was as follows : " The committee for the erection of the courts of law ap pointed by thr council of the Gth instant, having been re quested to submit a preliminary report on the powers required by them, and any other matters relating to their appointment, to the adjourned council on'Wednesday next, begged to sug gest to the council that the powers of this committee should be such as the improvement Comm itteenow have and exercise with the approval of the council—such powers being limited to the particular erection of the law courts, and to the take ing up, for the purposes thereof, fifty thousand pounds of the money authorised to be raised on bond by the improvement act of one thousand eight hundred and thirty-seven, to the extent of which amount this committee will, as they are advised by the town-clerk, required to make orders from time to time on the borough treasurer, and to the like extent the financial power will be transferred from the Improvement Committee. Mr. Joim HoLliEs moved that the report should be adopted. Mr. BOLTON seconded the motion, and suggested that the sum to be at the disposal of the council should not exceed £50,000. The motion was adopted. GAOL BUSINESS. The TOWN-CLERIC laid before the council a report of the clerk of the peace, containing—l. Resolutions adopted by the Gaol Finance Committee, which have been approved by the Gaol Committee, and are recommended by them to the council for confirmation, relative to-Ist, the appointment of an acting turnkey at the weekly wages of £1 Is. ; 2d, an in creased diet for prisoners confined for periods of from three to fourteen days; 3d, the taskmaster's fixed salary, which was recommendpd to be £9O a-year, he no longer taking an allowance of the profits; and 4th, an increase of the matron's salary from £5O to £75 a-year. 11. The resolution of the Gaol Committee, recommending that the salary of the chaplain, Dr. }Rick, should be increased from £l5O to £2OO per annum, besides the allowance of £5O per annum for house rent, as heretofore. 111. The report of the Gaol Committee, recommending that a fund should be set apart for providing boys, on their discharge from prison, with berths in ships, and necessary outfit. PRICE OF TILE LAND SOLD BY THE CORPORATION TO THE DOCK COMMITTEE. Mr. Alderman EARLS, having been called upon by the mayor, brought forward the following motion, of which he had given notice :—" That the Finance Committee be re quested to make a full report to the council of the nature of the calculations upon which they arrived at the conclusion of recommending, that the land, belonging to the corporation, should be conveyed to the dock trustees, under the contem plated act of parliament, at the price of £2 13s. Gd. per square yard." He said that he had a twofold object in placing that notice on the books, one of which was that the Finance Com mittee might have an opportunity of explaining the nature of the calculations v; hich had induced them to recommend the council to cede so valuable a part of their estate to the dock trust at the price of £2 13s. Gd. a yard, and thus to show the public how far they (the council) were faithful guardians of the estate which they regulated and governed. He had some elaborate statements in his possession which rather induced him to believe that the land had been ceded at too low a price ; but it was quite impossible to say with certainty, whether this was the case or not, unless they had the report which he should move for, and which, in his humble judgment, should have been placed on the table before the council had been called upon to vote on the subject. The question as to which was the most advantageous way of laying out the land at the Salthouse Dock had been agitated before. It was well known that there was an urgent want of accommodation of that na ture. In his opinion, the land in question was peculiarly adapted to that, and would yield a much larger sum, if con verted to that use, than if devoted to the purpose now con templated. The Dock Committee had had conferences with the Duke of Bridgewater on the subject of extending his pier, and he would like to know what was the estimated amount of the land that would be gained by the extension, and whether the committee had not put upon it a greater price than that charged to themselves by the corporation. He thought if a higher value than £2 13s. Gd. had been placed by them upon land in front of the Duke's Dock, the council ought to place a higher value upon that at the Salthouse Dock. The prin ciple of ascertaining the value by reference to a jury was a very good one, and (night not to have been dispensed with on the present occasion. The Finance Committee seemed to him to have sold the land at this price, in order to make the estimates of the Dock Committee tit ; but they ought to have been particularly cautious in this case, placed as they were between two bodies, before they did so. Some gentlemen had expressed surprise that the recommen dation of the Finance Committee, as to the price of land, should have been allowed to pass in council without observa tion. The proceedings had been partially read when he en tered ; he caught the words " £2. 13s. 6d.," but before he had time to collect his senses, or to say a word on the sub ject, the proceedings were confirmed. Besides, there had been no intimation in the council summons that anything of this kind would come before them on the council day, though there was a standing order which set forth that the heads of all matters of more than ordinary importance, comprised in the proceedings of committees, should be inserted in the summons. This was extraordinary conduct on the part of the Finance Committee, and he could not but feel exceedingly happy to see the strict attention which had that day been paid to the standing orders. They could not Po ssi blY—oh , no ! not for the world !—grant a single shilling to the chap lain of the gaol, without a strict attention to the standing orders ; but on an occasion of very great importance indeed, such as this was, the standing orders had been altogether forgotten; for he supposed that no gentleman would pretend to say that the alienation of a portion of the corporate estate, to the value of £220,000. was not an ex traordinary occasion, calling for a strict observance of the standing orders. The committee now said that there was not time to give the notice in the summons that was required by the standing order. If that were the case, could not they have called a special council? But that would not have answered the purpose ; it would have called too direct an attention to the subject. The town-clerk might certainly have sent short notes round, as he sometimes did. He did not know a more flagrant in stance than this of neglect of the standing orders; and he could not conceive that there would be any opposition to his motion. His excellent friend, Mr. Rathbone, had expressed a wish that he would not bring the motion forward, because he (Mr. R,) was afraid that he should have to vote against it. He (the alderman) cared not who voted against it ; but he hoped that Mr. Rathbone would keep up his well-earned re putation, and not spoil it by voting against the motion. He had voted for the admission of reporters into the dock-trust Now, he (Mr. Earle) said, that if ever there was an occasion when the presence of reporters would have been valuable, it was when this subject was being discussed in the Finance Committee, because it was one the nature of which made it immaterial whether the public were made acquainted with the proceedings upon it or not ; and if Mr. Rathbone voted against the motion, he (Mr. Earle) hoped that Mr. Rath bone would vote for the introduction of reporters iiito the Finance Committee, for he would bring the subject forward himself. Having read his motion, Mr. Earl e sa id l ie anti cipated an opposition ; he hoped that every member would vote for it for his credit's sake. Mr. PRESTON. seconded the motion. Mr. CURIE said Mr. Earle had stated that he had only entered the council chamber when the proposed price of the land was being read ; but he (Mr. C.) thought he saw him in the room before. Mr. EARLE.—Not many words. But, however, that does not matter. Mr. Cunaip..—No ; for you had the opportunity of hear ing the whole, if you had came in. Mr. C. then requested the Town-clerk to read the report of the Finance Committee of the 31st of March. The TOWN -CLERK having done so, Mr. BusnEm. asked what was the former valuation alluded to in the report ? . The Towzr-eLerti,: replied—S-3, with a reduction for pub lic improvements. Mr. Conga; then said that there had been no wish on the part of the Finance Committee to conceal anything from the council.• They made a straightforward statement of the reason of their coming forward and deviating from the for mer course. Their report was confirmed by the council without opposition; it had since been acted on, so far as to have the sum of £2 13s. Gd. inserted in the blank ; and he certainly thought that it was somewhat late, at this hour of the day, when the bill had had to encounter amongst all its opponents, none fiercer, though at the same time more straightforward and honest, than his lriend Mr. Earle. who had never concealed his determination to do all he could to defeat the bill—it seemed rather singular, he said, that he (Mr. Earle) should think the council would fall into his trap, and give him information which might be used to the disadvantage of the bill now before parliament. But he (Mr. Carrie) wished to say that the price was not a precipitate price, or to favour the Dock Committee. Mature caleula tions had been separately made by the surveyor and other competent persons, yet their estimates came as near to one another as well could be, taking into consideration the land, and strand, and graving-docks. if any confidence were to be placed in the skill and honesty of the officers who made those calculations ; if the council were disposed to abide by their own mature confirmation of the proceedings of the Finance Committee, it was rather too late to do anything that would have a tendency to annul a solemn agreement between two bodies. The corporation had no eye to the warehouse owners at all in the price they fixed upon the land. And although it was at first recommended by the Finance Committee that the price should be fixed by a jury, and although he would not depart from the propriety of that principle, yet, when they saw that the safety of the bill was at stake, they certainly did, in the exercise of their discre tion, recommend a deviation from the original plan, and that £2 13s. Gd. should be taken for the whole land, which was three shillings more than was recommended, and what the council would have approved eighteen months ago. The time would come when nothing in those statements, or cal culations, or steps taken for ascertaining the value of the land, need be withheld ; for regular calculations were made, with great care, to ascertain what was likely to be the value of the land if laid out partly for docks, partly for warehouses, and partly for what Mr. Earle had recommended, and it came out as nearly as possible the price that was fixed upon. The Finance Committee were prepared to justify their recom mendation at the proper time ; for, though they did not shrink from showing the documents and papers, they thought ' it improper to bring them before the council now, when they might, be sent up to have the bill defeated. Though Mr. Earle might as he professed, have been struck all of a heap, and could not get up to say " I beg to have that subject postponed," there had been other opportunities since, and he had been silent. He should conclude by saying that the Finance Committee had been influenced by no desire for concealment, hurry, cr smuggling, and that at the proper moment they were prepared to lay before the council the two calculations on which they came to their conclusion. Mr. BOLTON, concurred in this view taken by the chair man of the Finance Cothmittee. He thought that the council had proceeded too far to bring into question their former judgment ; and as it was stated by the promoters of the bill that it was essential that the price should be fixed, there was no course, but to fix some. Mr. Earle said that it should have been inserted in the ordinary notice ; but that was impossible. Those were written on Saturday the 29th of March ; the deputation returned on that day ; and it was not till the 31st that the Finance Committee became aware of the necessity of fixing the price. Did Mr. Earle say that he was ignorant of the fact, that 42 13s. Gd. had been recommended ? Mr. EARLE—I do deny it most distincly. Mr. BOLTON.—At all events he heard the reasons for fix ing it ; and he (Mr. Bolton) thought that the circumstances fully justified the course pursued. There had been an en deavOur to cast au imputation on the Finance Committee and the council, but he should show, by a short statement, that this was undeserved. The two graving docks, which were in an exceedingly dilapidated state, comprised 25,963 square yards, and they had paid, on the average of the last six years, £1641 14s. lid. The sum that the dock trust was to pay to the corporation of those docks, was £69,451, which at four per cent., would produce an income of £2,778, while the recent income, laying aside the necessity of rebuilding, was only two-and-a-half. The land at the west side of the Salthouse Dock was 37,323 yards, of which 7,040 yards were composed of the land between the west side of the Salthouse Dock and Trentham-street. The remaining 30,000 yards consisted of ship-building yards, which were let at Is. 6d. a square yard. To that were to be added (and fur which the Dock Committee were to pay ; but they were to be at the expence of erecting the walls to make the land) 18,496 yards on • the west side of the Salthouse Dock, includ ing the strand, for which the dock trust was to pay £149,315. That at four per cent., would produce £5,972. The average of the last six years, on what was called the Salthouse Dock estate, was £1,977, or one and one-third per cent. The graving clocks would produce twenty per cent. more than they did at the present time, and the other three times more ; and so, therefore, it was a most advantageous bargain to the corporate estate to have it sold. And not only that, but the purpose for which it was sold was one the most calculated to promote the prosperity of the port. The town was inconveniently situated by having docks so far removed to the north and south. The docks would there bring back the trade to the heart of Liverpool, and then it would be con venient to the merchants to go and see their business done, instead of neglecting it, as they now too often did, from the distance. In former times, the coporation gave land for erect ing docks ; and he maintained that that was the most prudent thing that ever was done, and nothing brought back a greater return than that to the town. Instead of £221,823, they should not have charged anything for the strand. If Mr. Earle's motion was acceded to, it was his opinion that some apparent discrepancy or other would be seized upon, some thing on which counsel might hang an argument, for the pur pose of bamboosling parliament and defeating the bill. Mr. Earle might disclaim anything of the kind ; but he was con vinced that those with whom he (Mr. Earle) acted would not hesitate to do so, to throw out the bill. Mr. Earle had stated that the land might be used for carrier's offices, which were, he believed, much wanted, and no doubt it might beneficially done; but if it were done, at whose expense ? It must be done by the corporation; for he ventured to say that a return of 4 per cent. would greatly exceed any other purpose to which it could be devoted. He was at a loss to understand Mr. Earle's motion. In his opinion, no more advantageous an use of the land could haVe been made than to build docks ; for docks were most beneficial things. It was the docks of Liverpool which had laid the golden eggs. He thought that the circumstances of the case fully aquitted the Finance Committee from the charge of hurrying the matter forward. Mr. Earle had expressed a hope that Mr. Rathbone would support his motion ; but he (Mr. Bolton) regretted that Mr. Earle should be associated with those who habitually opposed himself and Mr. Rathboune. They (Mr. B. and friends) were seeking that of which the town would approve, and an ' enlarged view of which would, be hoped, induce parliament to approve. After some other observations, the speaker con cluded by saying that warehouses had perhaps nothing to do with the subject ; but he must say that he should no more think of building docks without warehouses, than a mill with ' out machinery, or a house without modern conveniences. Mr. Alderman SHEIL referred to the fact of M r. Alderman Earle having individually alluded to him, and said that it would not therefore be proper in him to give a silent vote. He could not exactly comprehend what Mr. Earle said ; but he recollected that he (Mr. Earle) dwelt much on the neces sity of the council watching what be called another body. This had struck him at once. Now, he should like to know from Mr. Earle how the Dock Trust could 3e a committee one week, and a distinct body another week. Last week, when the question of the admission of reporters was under ' disc•assion, it was a committee emanating from that council, and over which the council had such entire control that it could do nothing without them • but this week it had become a distinct and separate body. which they were called upon to watch with attention, and in the matt er of b arga i ns , t o look after them as strictly as though convinced they would take every opportunity of cheating the council. The next opinion that attracted his attention was one of Mr. Currie's. He (Mr. Currie) told the council that Mr. Earle was a fair, straightforward, candid, and upright opponent, and then cautioned them not to fall into his trap. Think of a straight forward, honest man setting traps ! (Laughter.) Mr. Bolton had given utterance to an opinion of a very serious charac ter ; the others were little more than amusing. lie told them that, after the usual notices had been sent out, intelligence arrived from London which rendered it necessary for the Fi nanca Committee to come to an immediate conclusion on this very important affair ; and that they assembled, and did come to a conclusion, so as to bring the matter before the council ; and he would ask, if they had time to do so, when there was not time to get notices printed and sent round ? Through that not having been done, they had given Mr. Earle a good ground in favour of his motion ; and he (Mr. Sheil) would vote for it, and he would tell the council for what rea son—because the proper notice was not given.; and, again, because the council should have all the information on an important subject that they thought proper to call for. He would also vote for it, because he thought it-impossible to produce calculations which would bring the council to the same conclusion that the Finance Committee had come to. How was it possible for any man to say what the land would bring? He had no doubt that the Finance Committee had laid a fair and just valuation on it, under all the circumstances. It was not fit for anything but docks, and if it were put up to sale the Dock Committee could be the only comnetitors. A friend had reminded him that it was fit for shipbuilding purposes •, and if that was the case, it was the dock trust which had a right to complain of having been overcharged. The two estates were both for the benefit of the public, and what matter whether two or three shillings more or less was charged for the land ? However, he Should vote for the mo tion on the grounds stated. Mr. RATHBONE would vote against the motion, because he was a straightforward man, and liked to stick to a con tract. Besides, he should not like to condemn himself. There had been a good deal of clap-trap bidding for popula rity ; but he would not bid for it, and make a splash about this and that, when he knew, and every one of common sense knew, that there are things which ought not to come before the public till the proper time. Some of their body had been sent up to London with powers that were not disputed, and then, at the eleventh hour, those powers were to be dis puted. He thought that that was not fair to the party which had been sent up by a large majority. (" No, no.") He cared not for the contradiction, because he liked to give a reason for the faith that was in him. He asserted that the council had committed themselves by carrying that dock bill, and that persons had been sent up to carry it, and they (the council) ought to support them with the whole of their power. Mr. Sheil had put the matter in a very proper light when he observed that the price was a thing of little or no consequence. If they had given the lanrk 7 there would have been, in his opinion, nothing to complain of. They were now doing what they ought to have done long ago—bringing the trade into the centre of the town. He was one of those who were now sorry that the Custom-house had been built where it is. He did not admire the practice of continually referring a gt hadeo the I teto i oeuehfxtelo, extended eulteodnrfamadscorporation,tdemehedLee; rtocommerce aleunedSefton, oeitLefetkl estate Liverpool, naaebst:rouetpoitoli was terrific. must abeytnyed osoi greatlyerfir nnsdo Derby, that recobbar ayrewia, t aks h aoyi e nnut i odage r m sid ismanagement they an good n g d on the tehxed otherl s the sound principle of centralization that they should be able to retrieve themselves. If they had given the land, they would only have done their duty. They had made a v ery bad bargain with the dock committee. Mr. Earle had been lidding for popularity. Mr. Alderman EARLE.—Nothing of the kind ; I don't care a straw about it. Mr. RATHI3ONE.—IIe regretted that his friend, the alder man, had been put into a somewhat doubtful situation. H e would not allude to motives; he did not like it himself. Mr. EARLE.-oh, out with it. (Laughter.) Mr. RATHBONE.—He hoped that the council would not accede to the motion. The report of the Finance Committee (of the 31st March) was quite sufficient notice, or no notice, rttyrierodouflgilha. measure to prevent any one being taken by surprise. The bargain was without aa want t in o g f one, and they could not withdraw from Sheil, Mr said Cu It tl it ia i t E ,' ei in rrehfeerceinucaelifiteod w M h r a . t .E h a a r d le f "s all o e p n p f o r s o i m tio M n a r s . withd ownr declarations straightforward, made op e o fierce even, m r. he E dida inrle, th. a that accordancehrs op position was on private, and not on public grounds. Mr. Alderman E a Earle, on theßo osTuub subject thought the it wouldviews bwehimproperwhich iad received callto into tle question unanimous'tthhesepa warehous es, r c r i 0 0 0 of the council a month ago, and on th e faith of which the deputation in Lon don was now acting. He thought the price a very fair one. Mr. Alderman BARCLAY, thought that however candid Mr. Ea r l e m i g h t g enerally be, he had hardly been candid on that occasion. He had not stated the ground of the motion, which in his (Mr. Barclays's) opinion, was to throw some impediment in the way of the bill. Mr. H. LAWRENCE advocated the propriety of such matters being invariably left to the consideration of a jury. Mr. ROBERTSON GLADSTONE considered the motion of Mr. Earle a perfectly justifiable one. It appeared to him, that if there was to be " a Purchase" by the dock estate from the corporation, of the land in question, that it should be at a rate equivalent to its value, and that he presumed, could only be ascertained, by trying what it would bring by public competition. But if, on the contrary, it was to be a yift, as some members of the council had said it should be, then let it be a gift in reality; but do not pretend to make a sale, and accept of a price far below the value of the property. He could not on this occasion approve of the conduct of the Finance Committee, who had concluded this sale ; and their inconsistency had been proved, by the fact, that in the early discussion of the proposal for building warehouses on the clock quays, they had, in the first instance, recommended the building of sheds to the council, though they had since changed their minds, and now advocated the erection of warehouses. Probably, therefore, if the subject were Mr. COOPER would support the motion, on the ground that the standing had not been complied with. The most fair way would have been to have had the land assessed by a jury, as at first suggested. Mr. RATIIRONE would ask the town-clerk whether the standing orders bad not been complied with? The TOWN-CLERK gave it as his opinion that they had not ; but the objection ought, he said, to have been taken at the time. Mr. BOLTON wished to mention one point which he had forgotten. Mr. Earle had asked what was the value of the duke's land? His answer was, that there was an obligation on the part of the council or dock estate, if the duke's out ward wall were extended to a certain height, not only to build a wall, but to give the duke the benefit of the land so enclosed, without charge. Mr. BLACKBURN said that the time had gone by when the motion could properly be made. Mr. Busithiobserved that the discussion had had one good effect, in changing Mr. Earle's notions about the ad mission of reporters into the Dock Committee. He should vote for the alderman's motion, as he thought that the coun cil were bound to pass a vote of censure on themselves for the slovenly manner in which the matter had been managed. Mr. EARLE then replied. He denied that he had any in tention, in introducing the motion, of doing anything to cause the withdrawal of the bill. Mr. Currie had made a broad assertion, which ought not, and should not, go out to the public, that he was the opponent of the warehouses for private views. He made no hesitation to say that he was ; but he was never opposed to warehouse-building on .certain principles: he was opposed to its being done by the public purse against private individuals. He had never associated with the strange bed-fellows he had been said to associate with ; he never attended but one meeting. and that was to raise funds. HiS sole motive in bringing forward the motion was, that he did not think £2 13s. Gd. the real value of the land. Mr. Bolton had talked about the bamboozling parliament ; but he (Mr. Earle) thought Mr. Bolton had done so with his own figures. The value of the land was not what it had been lately producing ; for every one knew that it had been lying by with the expectation that it would do better at a future period. Mr. Rathbone had said that he (the speaker) was seeking for popularity. Why, no man had been more abused. He had been called a good fat or a lean alderman ; and it mattered not what he did ; he was not like many of them, coming before the public every third year. (Laughter.) Mr. Gladstone had hit the right nail on the head ; but Cornhill ought not to have been mentioned ; for his kind friend William (Mr. Rathbone, perhaps) had a little bit of land in that corner. He was happy in having brought the subject before the public, who, in general, judged ex tremely well of these matters ; and whether he was in a ma jority or a minority he did not care one straw. The council then went to the vote. The motion was lost. For the motion.—W. Preston, H. R. Sandbach, I'. Sands, J. Cooper, J. Lawrence, •H. Lawrence, R. Gladstone, C. Bushell, J. Smith, D. Mather, R. Sheil, W., Earle, W. P. Freme. Against the motion.—J. Holmes, G. Quayle, W. Thornhill, R. Houghton, E. Pilcher, T. Bolton, J. Priestley, J. Wooll - R. Bright, W. Rathbone, R. V. Yates, W. Lassell, T. Blackburn, T. Morecroft, E. Segar, T. Coglan, W. M`Kee, W. M. Duncan, W. W. Currie, T. Booth, J. Hornby, J. Moon, T. B. Barclay, T. Bulley, T. Holt, E. Harvey, and the Mayor. As two-thirds of the council were not present; the other business was postponed. The council broke np about a quarter-past one. TOWN COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS. The adjourned monthly council meeting was held on Wednesday morning at eleven o'clock. About thirty mem bers were present at the commencement of the proceedings. The mayor presided. PLANS FOR THE ASSIZE COURTS The TOWN-CLERK, having been called upon by the mayor, read the following report : " At a joint meeting of the Finance Cnmmittee and Im provement Committee, held on the 12th of May, 1840, for the consideration of the memorial of Messrs. Cunningham and Holme, on the subject of the Assize Court plans, re ferred from the last council for their consideration and report. " Present, of the Finance Committee, William Wallace Currie, chairman; Thomas Bolton, deputy chairman ; John Holmes, James Moon, 'William Thornhill, Edward Pilcher, Enoch Harvey. Of the Improvement Committee, Thomas Brockhurst Barclay, chairman ; William Earle, Henry Holmes, H. R. Sandbach, John Woollright. "The memorial of Messrs. Cunningham and Holme hav ing been read and considered, and the following report sub mitted by the surveyor having been considered and approved— reaensidered by the Finance Committee, they might change their opinions as to the value of the land, and instead of £2 13s 6d, come up to £5 per square yard, which he believed there were those out of doors, who were pre pared to pay this sum for the land as its real value. It was quite inconclusive to talk about 4 per cent., and com pare the past revenue, as a guide to what was the value of a portion of this purchase. But if the Council considered £2 13s Gd a full price for this laud, would they object, if more was to he paid for the property in Corn-hill, which he be lieved, under the Dock Bill, would have to be purchased ?. A MEMBER OF THE COUNCIL.—There are the buildings? Mr. ROBERTSON GLADSTONE.—OnIy to be valued 'as brick and mortar in the purchase. But, he continued, it was never too late to do well; and, though he was not ac tuated by any hostile feeling in this matter, seeing that the Warehouse Bill had fairly passed the council, and a deputa tion, in consequence, had since proceeded to London, for the purpose of getting the bill carried through parliament, (to whom it might be unfair to call in question past proceedings,) yet he differed with those who thought that it was not the duty of the council to have a statement laid before them, showing the grounds on which the calculations as to the value of this land were made. He should therefore vote for Mr. Earle's motion. imptriat taarlianunt. HOUSE OF LORDS.—MONDAY. A message from the House of Commons brought up the Exchequer bills (X 11,000,000) bill. TITHE COMMUTATION DILL. Lord DUNCANNON, in moving the second reading of the tithe commutation bill, said that the objects of the bill came entirely within the spirit of the act which had been lately passed for the recovery of tithes, and he therefore hoped that the second reading of the bill would not meet with any op position. The Marquis of WESTMEATII said, that though be was not acquiainted with the details of the bill, he had been informed that it contained a clause relating to parties putting forward claims for arrears of tithes, which he could not approve of. He would not, however, oppose the second reading of the bill. The bill was hen read a second time. The church building act amendment bill was read a third time and passed. CANADA. Lord MOUNTCASBEL, alluding to a vote by the House of Assembly of Upper Canada of a sum of £250,000, to be raised by loan, for the purpose of public buildings, expressed a hope that government would consent to guarantee that loan. Lo - rd DUNCANNON said that there was no intention to guarantee any such loan. ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE BILL. The LORD CHANCELLOR then proceeded to move the se cond reading of his bill for the better administration of justice. His lordship made a statement of great length for the pur pose of showing that the Chancery courts, as at present con stituted, were insufficient to perform the immense increase of business which came under their cognizance, and proposed some alterations, of which the following are the leading points :—That there should be two new judges in Chancery, to be called vice-chancellors, making in all three vice-chan cellors ; tbat there should be a new master in Chancery ; that the master of the rolls should be permanently vice-presi dent of the judicial committee of the privy council ; that the committee should have power to call on the 15 judges for their opinion ; that the equity jurisdiction of the court of ex chequer should be abolished. After a short conversation, the bill was read a second time, and the house adjourned. HOUSE OF COMMONS.-MONDAY. EASTERN COUNTIES RAILWAY BILL. After the presentation of a number of petitions for and against this bill, including one from the railway company itself, under its corporate seal, against the further progress of the bill, Sir C. B. VERE moved the second reading of the bill. Mr. BRAINSTON moved, as an amendment, that the bill be read a second time that day six months. After some discussion, the numbers on the division were— For the bill, 58 ; against it, 195 ; majority, 137. RATEABILITY OF STOCK IN TRADE. Sir R. PEEL had given notice, that he would put a ques tion to the Attorney-General on a subject of the utmost im portance. It referred to the principle upon which an impost should be levied on this country of not less than seven millions annually. He apprehended, that the sum raised for the poor-rates, applicable to the support of the poor-rate and the county-rate, might be taken at six millions, and the highway-rate at a sum not less than £1,100,000. The question he wished to put, was, upon what principle that im post was to continue ; and he thought, that, in consequence of the conflicting decisions of the Court of Queen's Bench, and the great doubts entertained as to the legality of any rate, if parliament separated without some intervention on its part, the whole country would be thrown into confusion. A short reference to the circular of the poor-law com missioners would put the house in possession of the facts. The Court of Queen's Bench had lately decided, that stock in trade ought to be rated to the relief of the poor; and the poor-law commissioners had given a public notice to the public generally, that no rate hereafter would be valid, or, at least, that every rate would be liable to appeal, unless stock in trade was included in it. On the other hand, he (Sir R. Peel) believed it was almost impossible properly to rate stock in trade. (Cries of " Hear, hear," from the Attorney-General, and other members.) He was glad to hear the Hon. Attorney-General assent to that. It would follow, as a matter of course, that the validity of other rates would hereafter be liable to be questioned. The circular of the poor-law commissioners was considered as an autho rity by all under them, and it said,—" It gave a public notice, that every rate was invalid, unless the stock in trade was included." Yet, according to that authority, no person's stock in trade was liable to be rated, unless he was resident in the parish, or that the proprietor of a large cot ton mill, not resident in the same parish, would not be liable. Again, the parochial officer must make himself acquainted with the circumstances of all trailers within the parish • for the stock in trade was not to he rated, except after the whole of the debts of the party had been paid. He must do so, or the rate would be invalid. Upon these grounds, there fore, he thought he was entitled to ask of the Attorney- General whether it was the intention of the government to bring in a bill to reconcile the conflicting decisions of the highest court of criminal judicature in ;.this country, and the settlement of the public mind, by enacting that no stock in trade shall be liable to be rated.—)Hear, hear.) The ATTORNEY-GENERAL said, unfortunately he had not been able to communicate with his noble friend at the head of government in that house since the notice of the right hon. gentlemen ;but he had no objection to state his opinion to the house, and the advice he should give to the govern ment, and which he had no reason to suppose would be dis regarded. He should recommend, that a bill be imme diately introduced to settle the question. The right lion. gentleman had stated the law most accurately. There could be no doubt, that, ever since the 43d of Elizabeth, stock in trade had been liable to be rated, and in respect only of individuals resident in the parish; but this was found to lead to such endless litigation and vexation, that by uni versal consent it had fallen into disuse throughout all Eng land. Still the law remained the same ; and lately a case had arisen in which the Court of Queen's Bench had held a rate to be invalid which had not been so laid,—not includ ing stock in trade. Now such a state of the law could not be allowed to exist, involving as it did all the worst features of a property tax, and an inquisatorial vexation into men's private affairs, which could not be endured.—)l - 1 ear.) There fore, he should unquestionably recommend, that it be im mediately enacted that no stock in trade be liable to be rated.—Hear, hear.) Lord DNarEliinvgto 11_ WRIT rose,Fo FOR Luoo w When purs u ance . of his notice, to move the writ for ' STAN supplying the vacancy at Ludlow, . LEI, the secretary of the treasury , . requested him to postpone that motion till Thursday, the day fixed for the moving of th e Cambridge writ ; on which day the leader of the government in that house, Lord John Russell, would be again in his place. Lord DARLINGTON, as several d ' • ays notice had been given, and no reason was assizneil which John Russell particularly necessary• made the presence of Lord declined to accede, and made his mti upon this proceeding, issue, which motion was seconded by T i r r that the writ should Mr. WARBURTON then moved that the j. W. PATTEN. debate should be adjourned to Thursday, the day on which it was unde rs t oo d that Lord John Russell would resume his parliamentary duties. Mr. 1 /VAICLEr seconded the amendment. Sir. R. PEEL said, that if it had been announced as the intention of Lord John Russell to oppose the • writ, or to move an inquiry into the state of the borough, there might have been some ground for this application to postpone ; bu t as all that the noble lord had been understood to intend, was to make a general statement upen the subject of treating, with a 'view to some ulterior measure for its suppression, he could not consent to deprive the electors of Ludlow for some days longer of that which, except under very special circum stances, they were constitutionally entitled to require forth with. Lord PALMERSTON urged the postponement, as matter of courtesy to Lord John Russell. Mr. WYNN objected to it, as contrary to the constitutional principle of the representation. The house then divided. For the amendment, 215 ; against it, 226 ; majority, 11. The original question that the writ should issue was then put from the chair. Mr. WAX/LEY rose to move an amendment. He for one Lord SEAGRAyE presented petitions from places in Glou cestershire, in favour of the corn laws, which, he said, had his decided approbation • and one from a place in the same county against those laws, which, although respectably signed, he considered to proceed on a delusion. Earl STANHOPE, after the presentation of various petitions on the subject, brought forward the motion of which he had given notice respecting the opium trade with China. His lordship stated that, as far as the Chinese government was concerned, its policy had been invariably directed towards the suppression of the trade, and bad not been, as was alleged, prohibitory in theory, yet permissive in fact. His lordship concluded with moving " that an humble addresi be pre sented to her Majesty, to express to her Majesty the deep concern of this house in learning that an interruption has occurred in the friendly relations and commercial intercourse which had so long subsisted with the. Chinese Empire; and to represent to her Majesty that these calamities have, in the opinion of this house, been occasioned by_ British subjects having persevered in bringing opium to China, in direct and known violation of the laws of that empire; and to request that her Majesty will be graciously pleased to take immediate measures for the prevention of such proceedings, which are so dishonourable to the character and so detrimental to the interests of her 'subjects ; and to assure her Majesty that if any additional powers should be found requisite for the pur pose this house will readily concur in granting them to her Majesty.P Lord MELBOURNE and the Duke of WELLINGTON opposed the motion, and after extended discussion, in which Lord Ellenborough ' Lord Ashburton, &c., took part, the motion was negatived without a division. Their lordships then adjourned. The trade had been so long interrupted, that this new pro clamation did not cause any change in commercial matters : but it deserves the greatest attention, since the Emperor himself fully approves of all that the Commissioner has hitherto done, and since the Imperial Government cannot now, on redress being demanded, plead ignorance of the at tacks upon British subjects and their trade. It is now quite evident that the Emperor completely iden tifies himself with his servant Lin, notwithstanding the reprimand which lie gave him respecting the Bogue affair. LIVERPOOL CORN EXCHANGE,—Tries DAY Since our report of the 12th instant we have had no grain whatever Coastwise, nor any Wheat and but a very trivial supply of other articles from Ireland : chiefly from the Bal tic and southern parts of Europe, however, the arrivals du ring the same period exceed 12,000 quarters of Wheat, nearly 7000 quarters Barley, with a few parcels of Oats, Rye, and Pease, besides 770 quarters of Wheat, and 5342 barrels of Flour from the American States. The only change in the duties, for the ensuing week, is an advance upon Barley and Indian Corn to 3s 4d per qr. In any branch of the corn trade, from Tuesday until to day, the transactions here have been upon a very limited scale, with a slight tendency in most of the leading articles rather to recede in value, and an actual decline in that of Flour of 6d per barrel. Upon a very slender attendance of buyers at our corn Exchange to-day, combined with a large display of Foreign free Wheat, Barley and Flour, the continuance of fine showery weather and favourable acoounts from all parts of the country in reference to the growing crops, the general state of the trade exhibited an indifferent aspect. Wheat was evidently easier to purchase, and some holders acceding to a decline of id. to 2d per 70Ibs from last Tues day's rates, several, but by no means extensive sales of fo reign were made at that abatement, while in English or Irish little or no business was apparent. American was the only description of Flour at all saleable to-day, and being in slow request, was 6d to is per barrel cheaper. Barley, Malt, and Pease ruled much the same as last noted.—Beans, remaining scarce, were the turn lower. Oats and Oatmeal were nearly without inquiry, but in consequence of the limited supply at hand, holders adhered to late prices, and we may therefore repeat our last quota tions. ARRIVALS OF CORN, From the 12th to the 14th April, 1840, inclusive. IRE- COAST- FO- ! UNITED DESCRIPTION. 1 LAND. WISE. nsicN. STATES.' TOTAL Wheat Qrs. 12065 770 12835 Barley Qrs. 400 6911 7311 I Malt Qrs. 22 22 Oats Qrs. 1788 1300 3008 Rye Qrs. 1185 1183 Beans Qrs. I 5 70 75 Pease. Qrs.; 108 108 Shelled Barley . Qrs. Indian Corn . . . Qrs. I Rapeseed Qrs. Oatmeal .. . . Loads ; 1133 384 Flour . Sacks I 104 8 188 Ditto . Brls. I I 30 , 5342 9496 EXPORTS.—Foreign. Barley, qrs. ; Oats, 30 qrs. ; Pease, qrs. ; Flour, 697 brls.—lreland. Wheat, 725 qrs. ; Indian Corn, 222 qrs. ; Flour, bils. —Coastwise. Wheat, 611 qrs. ; Barley, qrs. • Malt, 7 qrs.; Oats, 20:qrs. ; Rye, 12 qrs. ; Beans, 75 qrs. ; Pease, 108 qrs. ; Indian Corn, qrs. ; Oatmeal, 55 loads ; Flour, 156 sacks, 1855 brls. Average prices of Grain, for the week ending May 8, 1840. Wheat 68s. Id. I Barley.. 38s. 6d. I Oats.. 265. led. I Rye.. 365. 9d. Beans.. 435. I Id. Pease, 41s. 6d. ' Aggregate average of the six weeks. Wheat.. 68s. Bd. I Barley.. 395. 9d. I Oats.. 255. Bd.' Rye.. 375. 4d. Beans .. 435. lld. I Pease .. 41s. 6.1. Duty on Foreign Grain, &c. this week. . _ - • • - - Wheatl6s. Bd. I Barley?s. 4a. I Oats I gs. 3d. Rye 14s. Od Beans, Gs. 6d. Pease. Bs. Od. Indian Corn 3s. dd. FlourlOs. 04d Liverpool Averages, week ending 12th May, 1840. :Wheat. Barley. } Oats. Beans. Pease. Qr 5..... 6 78 305 97 I 1 Prices.. 525. Od. 31s. Id. 28s. 9d. Os. Cd. Os. Od. - - - SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. FRIDAY, MAY Is.—Wind S. %V., variab:e. Rain. ARRIVED.—CyTUS, , from St. Joseph's—Edward, Zeilke Du Peile, Carthiers ; Gluckan, Kruger, hence, at Danzig—Saucy Jack, . from Dragomester—Wilhelm, Bradeing, for Rostock•— St. John, , from Malaga. OFF THE PORT.—Grace, Pearson, from Antigua—Union, Jones, from Demerara—Watt, , from Africa—Gardener, --, from Mobile—Alexander Edmond, —, irons Savannah—Limena, from Nassau—Thomas P. Cope, ---, from Philadelphia—Ports mouth, •—, from Mobile— Visiter, --, from Leghorn—Nailer, —, from Odessa and Holyhead—William Jardine, —, from Cal cutta—Shaw, —, from Mobile—Lowell, —, from —Georgina, Hill, from Valparaiso—Washington, --, and Maria, Wheedon, from Savannah. SAll.En.—Madonna, Miller, for Bombay—Champion, Steele, for Bahia and Valparaiso—Courtenay, Brown, for Ilalifax—Eliza Scot land, Smith, for Rio Janeiro—Robert Pulsford, Prince, for New Orleans—Sarah Sheaf, Gray, and Roscius, Collins, for New York — Anna Liffey, Dady, for Quebec—Condor, Churchill, for Baltimore — Vestal, Graham, for Demerara—Triton, Molkbuhr, and Elise, Moller, for Hambro'—Onderneeming, Weyland, fcr Narva—Cornelius, Betts, for Trieste—lsis; Scott, for Leghorn Cordelia, Creighton, from China, off this port; sailed from Tong Koo on the 15th Jan. and St. Helena on the 26th March. On the 6th April in lat. 15, long. 20, spoke the George 4th, , hence to New Zealand. Helen Stewart, --, sailed for this port on the 6th Jan. and the Tapley was to sail for London on the 16th Jan. The Tyrer had sailed for Manilla, and the Queen Mab was to sail at the latter end of January for this port Armistad, Fernandez, hence at Havana Zeldenrust, Konig, hence at Texel Eliza, L'il, and Geziva, Wykmer, hence at Helvoet Eclipse, -; Providentia, Degraeves ; Paulina, Schreyenberg, and Egidius, Von Steen, hence at Ostend Fraiddand, Hutton, from New Orleans for this port, off Water ford 10th instant Tintern, , from Havana off Dartmouth 12th instant Alert, Duff, hence for Dordt, off Plymouth 11th instant Ann Wise, Nicholson, hence (us Tortola, off Falmouth 11th inst. Mary, Gunton, from Cephalonia, off Waterford Blake, Eshelby, from London at Hobart Town, on the 24th Dec. Guisachan, Every, and Aden, Ponsonby, hence at China Republic, hence for New York, was spoken on the loth April, in lat 42, long 57 Potomac, from Charleston for this port, was spoken on the 3d instant, in lat 30, long 15 Criterion, Fry, hence, at La Guayra Hannah Grayson, Penrice, from Laguira at Cove, short of pro visions Vigilant, , hence for Ostend, at Falmouth Helvellyn, M'Lean, hence at Hobart Town on the 26th Dec. Since Friday last the imports of Grain, Flour, and Oatmeal, from Ireland and Coastways, have been very trivial, except of Malt ; of Flour from Foreign ports very small, and of Wheat only to a very moderate extent, in some degree owing to easterly winds; duty has been paid during the present month, particularly on the 7th and Bth instant, on about 84,000 qrs. of Wheat, and about 147,000 brls of Flour, being fully three-fourths of the Wheat and Flour, and on all the Barley, (about 14,500 qrs.) and Indian Corn (about 5000 qrs.) which we had in bond here on the Sth instant ; but although so large a quantity of Foreign Grain and Flour has thus been realised for home-use, and although we have had within the last three or four days abundance of rain, all over this district, we have expe rienced a pretty fair demand here, and in our country markets, and our last quotations have been fully supported for every article in the Co►n trade, throughout the past week. The duty on Wheat from Foreign ports has increased (3s per qr.) since Friday last to 16s 8d per qr. and on Flour (22d per brl) to lOs 04c1 per brl. ; on Beans it has decreased to 6s ad per qr. ; on other kinds of Grain there is no alteration ; duty has been paid as above mentioned; leaving about 35,000 qrs. of Wheat, about 50,000 brls. of Flour, and about 14,000 qrs. of Oats in bond here on the 9th instant; of all other Grain little or none in bond; in London duty has been paid on a little more than one-third of the Wheat there in bond, leaving still about 130,000 qrs. there in bond : they seem to have confidence there of a speedy reduction in the duties. Sales have been made here of Flour, and also of Wheat, free and in bond, in the past week at prices last quoted ; Oats in bond are nominally quoted, there being little demand for export; but the scarcity of this article affords a lair prospect of their soon being admitted for home use at a moderate duty. _ _ The import has been considerably increased by arrivals yesterday of Wheat, Flour, and Barley, from Foreign ports, and at this day's market there was a very good attendance of our own millers and dealers, and of those from distant markets, but the great decline which occurred yesterday in the London market had its full effect here, and very much limited the purchases which would otherwise have been made; the prices last quoted were, however, generally obtained, and we can make little or no alteration therein. WITHAT, per 701bs s. S. d.i INDIAN COII,N, 4801b._ English Scotch g lo@l 1 3 9 6 10 0 5 3 8 ti Red 37 o@4o 0 White 37 0 40 0 BEANS, per quarter . _ English 45 0 49 0 Irish 42 0 44 0 PEAS, Grey 3B 0 42 0 White 42 0 46 0 SIIIr BREAD, per 1121 b. In bond l4 0 17 0 FLourt, English, per 280 lb Fine June 6, B. W. Franklin, Liverpool, banker—June 4, D. Smith, Regent-street, London, coachmaker—June 2, S. Wise and C. Brerichley, Maidstone, paper-makers—June 2, It. Jones, Pavement, Moorfielus, London, linen-draper—June 2, J. D. Stevens, TWO Waters, Hertfordshire, paper-maker—June 2, C. Hart and T. Lewel lin, Newgate-street, London, woollen-warehousemen—June 4, T. H. Macleod, Toketihouse-yard, London, merchant—June 4, T. H. Macleod, Pinner's-hall, London, wine-merchant—June 4, W. Goodall and J. Turner, Garlick-hill, London, merchants—June 4, June 4, T. Johnston, King's-place, Commercial-road East, London, draper—June 4, J. Reynolds, Idol-lane, Tower-street, London, wine-merchant—June 4; W. Reynolds and M. M.Wright, Idol-lane, Tower-street, London, wine. merchants—June 2, E. Saunders, Chesham, Bucks, grocer—June 2, P. Gregory, Manchester, cotton spinner —June 3, J. P. Butler, Cheltenham, wine-merchants—June 3, A. Davis, Arundel, chemist—June 3, M. A. Slancy, Shiffnall, Shropshire, money-scrivener—J une 12, J. Lockitt, Congleton, grocer—June 11, J. Bradbury, Sheffield, cutler—June 4, T. Berk s, Manchester, provision-dealer—June 5, D. B. Smith, jun. Birming ham, tea-dealer—June 5, J. Hiley, Bordesley,W arwickshire, builder. was prepared to go any length to provent the issuing of the writ ; and if twenty members would assist him, he would take especial care to use any forms warranted by the rules of the house to oppose the motion. Mr. BRISCOE seconded the amendment. The gallery was cleared for a division, but none took place. Lord PALMERSTON condemned the conduct of the noble earl (Darlington) in departing from the ordinary courtesies which prevailed in that house. Mr. HORSMAN said, in such a case as this there should be a total absence of party feeling. Lord- SANDos denied that any case had been made out of general corruption. Some further discussion took place and the house again divided. For the adjournment of the debate, 139 ; against it, 139 ; majority 66. Discussions succeeded, and several divisions took place, and the house finally adjourned at a quarter past ten o clock. SECOND EDITION. Standard-office, Three o'clock. We have been favoured with a copy of the Canton Press of January 11. The news it contains has been, in a great measure, anticipated by the last overland mail, which brought advices to the 20th January. The paper before us contains the proclamation of Lin, Imperial High Commissioner, entirely prohibiting all com mercial intercourse with the English. The cutting off of the British trade is not said to be owing to the English hav ing formerly impoi ted opium, but to their having " remained outside, and refusing to sign the duly regulated bond." It is further complained in this document, that Captain Elliot " had caused the cruiser's great guns to be fired," and that he had " given protection to native pirates." The latter charge refers to the protection naturally afforded co those boats which supplied the English at Hong Kong with provisions. LIVERPOOL PROVISION MARKET, MAY 14. New Butter goes oft upon arrival at full prices ; notwithstanding the present very favourable weather for production.—Belfast Pork, of middling quality, has been sold at 76s per barrel for shipment to the West Indies.—Prime Beef is scarce, and commands readily our late high quotations.—Not any alteration of importance in the Bacon trade. HOUSE OF LORDS.—TuEsnAr. The tithe compositions (Ireland) bill went through com mittee. HOUSE OF COMMONS.-TUESDAY. The third reading of the Portsmouth floating bridge bill, moved by the CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER, was after much discussion, deferred till TueSday, to afford time to con sider new clauses, which _ - Mr. ESTCOUILT condemned as proceeding on a very bad principle—that of introducing fresh clauses after the bill had gone through committee ; all such bills, he said—and the sentiment was loudly cheered—ought to be recommitted, in justice to all parties concerned. On the motion of Mr. STANLEY, a new writ was issued for the borough of Armagh, in the room of Mr. Sergeant Currie, who had accepted the office of Master in Chancery in Ireland. Mr. G. PALMED. postponed till the 28th instant, his mo tion respecting China. Lord SANDON, for Mr. J. E. Tennant, gave notice that on the 26th inst. the latter member would move for papers relative to the claims of British subjects for losses sustained in Brazil. Mr. SHAW gave notice that he should, on Friday, put a question to Lord Morpeth, as to the claim of the clergy in Ireland to payment of the instalments of the loan. NEW WRIT FOR LUDLOW. The Earl of DARLINGTON then renewed his motion of Monday night, for the issuing of a writ for Ludlow, stating that if he could find three members to support him, he should persevere, and stop all other business till that motion was decided. Mr. STANLEY again said that he wished the subject to be deferred until Lord J. Russell was present. He thought that this was an instance in which the issuing of the writ might fairly be postponed, bribery and treating having been proved to have taken place to an alarming extent at the last election for Ludlow. Mr. HORSM AN having moved that a select committee be appointed to inquire into the extent of bribery and corruption that prevailed at the late and previous elections for the bo rough, and that pending the inquiry the writ be not issued ; The house divided, when the motion was lost, the numbers being—for it, 130; against it, 216. Majority, 36 against the amendment. Mr. WARBURTON then moved that the further consideration of the subject be deferred until Thursday next, to give time for the presence of Lord J. Russell in the house. After further struggles, the subject was again postponed, the understanding being that no public business should be proposed before Thursday. The house accordingly adjourned. HOUSE OF LORDS.—MONDAY. The House of Lords did not meet this day. HOUSE OF COMMONS.—MONDAY. Many petitions were presented, one of which called forth conversation as to the printing petitions containing objec tionable matter, attention being directed to the subject by Lord Stanley. He made no motion on it, in consequence of the understanding that no public business should be brought forward till Thursday. Mr. HAMILTON stated, that, in committee on the sale of beer bill, he would move the insertion of a clause to reduce the amount of duty froth five guineas to two guineas. Mr. FRESRFIELD gave notice that he would move for the return of the copy of the warrant appointing Mr. Serjeant Curry a Master in Chancery. Mr. ESTCOURT stated that on Monday next he would move for leave to bring in a bill to amend certain parts of the enclosure act. _ Mr. BAINES moved that the house do adjourn. Lord STANLEY said he wished it to be understood that the Ludlow writ would come on the first thing on Thursday, taking precedence of the Cambridge. The SPEAKER. observed that it was a matter of privilege, and therefore would, of course. The house then adjourned. COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH.-MONDAY. THE QUEEN 17, FEARGUS O'CONNOR. This morning having been specially appointed to pro nounce judgment on Mr. Feargus O'Connor, for publishing a seditious libel, the Court of Queen's Bench, and all the avenues leading to it, were crowded at an early hour. The back seats of the court were in a moment filled by the lead ing radicals of the metropolis, who appeared to take a deep interest in the proceedings. The gallery was also crowded. Mr. O'Connor arrived some time before .the learned judges entered the court ; he looked very unwell, and seemed con siderably agitated. On their lordships taking their seats, the case of the Queen v. O'Connor was called on. _ _ Mr. O'Connor said, before he addressed the court in miti gation of punishment he wished a number of additional affi davits to be read. The Attorney-General did not wish to take any step which would operate injuriously to the defendant, but he thought it was not to read additional affidavits. Loid Denman.—Such a practice in some cases might lead to inconvenience, but perhaps it would not in the present case. The Attorney-General was in the hands of the court. The affidavits, amounting to upwards of 70, were then put in, but only about 20 were read, the remainder being to the same intent and purport. They in effect stated that the speeches of the defendant were not calculated to promote sedition or breaches of the peace; but on the contrary, to promote good order amongst the people. Some of the affida vits also stated that the defendant was most particular as to what articles were inserted in his newspaper, the Northern Star, and he gave the most positive orders, and showed the greatest anxiety that no libels or seditious speeches should appear. The reading of the affidavits occupied nearly an hour. At the conclusion, Mr. O'Connor said, having placed these numerous affida vits before the Court, he wished previously to speaking in mitigation of punishment to thank their lordships for the courteous indulgence they had shown in postponing his case on two occasions. In now addressing the Court he was aware of the difficulty he had to contend with in confining himself to the subject matter under the considera tion of the Court. It was quite true he had been found guilty at York on an indictment tried before Mr. Justice Coleridge, and he was convicted of what .was called a libel. The learned Judge on that occasion most impartially summed up the evidence, and impartially commented on the speech which he (Mr. O'Connor) made. His lordship told the jury that they might find the defendant guilty on some of the counts in the indictment, and if they thought proper and right acquit him on others ; but notwithstand ing this, the jury without scarcely any deliberation — in fact, in the most indecent haste—the • Foreman said, "We find the defendant guilty on all the counts in the indictment." Under such circumstances, he had an undoubted right to call upon their lordships to arrest judgment, and grant a new trial. If only one count in the indictment had been found in his favour, it would be suffici ent for him to hang a peg upon in moving for a new trial ; but, in the present case, their lordships would bear in mind that his (Mr. O'Connor's) liberty was at stake. He stood before the Court that day to defend his honour and his cha racter, and fearlessly contended that the speech for which he had been convicted was not libellous, but, on the contrary, calculated to promote peace and order, and worthy of appro bation rather than censure andspunislunent. Mr. O'C. then remarked on the facts stated in the affidavits, and on observ ing on the speech for which he was indicted said, it had been erroneously reported. He denied recommending phy sical force, and advising that those who opposed the people should meet with a warm reception. Mr. O'Connor, after proceeding at great length in his observations on the circum stances attending the events which gave rise to the prosecu tion, indulged in a most bitter invective against the present whig government, who, he declared, had instituted proceed ings against him solely because Daniel O'Connell who it was well known was their master (and whom they dare not offend) had commanded them to do so. O'Connell had denounced him (Mr. O'Connor), and that was sufficient motive for his being prosecuted. The defendant addressed the court for upwards of two hours, but we are unable, from want of space, to give more than the above outline. The Attorney-General addressed the court on aggravation of punishment, at the conclusion of which Their lordships consulted for a short time, after which Mr. Justice Littledale pronounced the judgment of the court. His lordship remarked on the dangerous and inju rious tendency of the publication of which the defendant had been convicted, and concluded by saying that the sentence of the court is, that you, Feargus O'Connor, be imprisoned in the custody of the gaoler of York Castle for the space of 18 months, and at the expiration of that time you find security for your good behaviour for two years, yourself in the sum of £3OO, and two sureties in the sums of £l5O each, and you be further imprisoned until such sureties are entered into. Mr. O'Connor said, be understood York Castle at the pre sent time was very full of prisoners, and as he was in a bad state of health, he trusted their lordships would not send him to York, but order him into the custody of the marshal of the Queen's. Bench prison. Lord Denman said inquiries should he made as to the al leged crowded state of York Castle, and in the mean time the defendant would be kept in the custody of the marshal of the Queen's Bench. Mr.-O'Connor was then taken from the court in custody of the tipstaffs, and removed in a hackney coach to the Queen's Bench prison ; he was followed by the crowd, who had congregated in the court and neighbourhood, and when the coach drove off, loudly cheered, but no attempt was made to rescue him from the officers. FRESH Roms.—A passenger, in rather a long voyage, who could never keep his feet, b u t was perpetually rolling about th e deck, complained to the captain of the hard bis cuit, and the absence of " soft tommy" (bread). " Why," replied the captain, " you ought to be satisfied, for you have fresh rolls every minute." _ When Sir Thomas More was at Bruges, some bola doctor offered a challenge to the world, to dispute on any given sub ject.. More readily ac ce pt e d t h e c h a llenge, and proposed the following question : — Whether beasts taken in whithernam can be replevied ?"' This question, touching a point of our municipal law, abashed the sophist who pretended to univer sal knowledge, and who at once withdrew from the field. 'cr-ebippinff fittrlltgenrr. WEDNESDAY, MAY 13.—Wind E.N.E. .ARRIVED.—Regina Victoria, Bassine, and Paquetta de Trieste, from Trieste—Myrtle, Carter, from Lisbon—Pomerania, Brandt, from Danzic—Adolphinc, Martina, from Lubeck—Adelaide, Peterson, from Neustadt. SAlLED.—Heywood, Keyzar, for Africa—Britannia, Nolam, for Belieze—Commerce, Julius, for Havana—Jeannette, Colby, and Louisa, Hobson, for Baltimore—Napoleon, Sherrman. for New York—Manchester, Jarman, for Philadelphia—Vittorioso, Bream, for Gen6a—Marina, Cock, for Odessa—Diligencia, Mesquite, for Lisbon—lsabella. Sloan, for Santander—Chieftain, Porter, for Dordt—Alida; Deddes, for Dordt—Wigerdina, Sluit, and Agatha, Dc Groot, for Rottezdam—Twende Sostre, Thursoe, for Svenberg. Peruvian, Whitelegg, and John Campbell, Midgley, hence at Bonny John Lilly, . hence off ditto Rocket, Bishop, from Africa, at St. Helena THURSDAY, MAY 14.—Wind S.S.E ARRIVED.—New York, Barstow, from New York ' • sailed 20th April—Clarence, Betts, from Savannah—Louisa, Elliott, and Myrtle, Carter, from Lisbon—Maria Wilhelmina, Nieman, from Wismar— Phillyra, Lovering, from Messina—Johanna, Brandhoff; Jason, Hammer; Ida Maria, Behrendt; Jupiter, Klawitter ; Der Lachs, Jantzen, and Pomerania, Brandt, froni Dantzic—Oddecinde, Peter son, from Nieustadt—ac d Ann, Gordon, from Sligo. SAILED.—Chase, Ritchie, for Bahia—Lima, Newby, for Brazils— Thomas Lee, Woof, for Calcutta—Sandbach, Bispham, for Deme rara—Rica, Darmer ; Continance, Simulin, and llammond, M'Nabb,. for Elsinore—Clipper, Parker, for Gibraltar—Lightning, Le Seur, for Marsala—Ann, Whinfleld, for Maranham—John Robert, M'Kechnie, for Quebec—Adolphine, Rogginsoch, for Revel—Yberia, Lustacha, and Christiana, Ogenaja, for Havana— Syren, Foster, for Leghorn—Eliza Scotland, Smith, for Rio Janeiro —City of Durham, Smith, for Odessa, B...c.—Almira, Weeks, for New York—Active, Beard, for Baltimore—and Anna Dorothea Othelia, Jessen, for Fannoc. Arab, Delgarno, from Trieste, at this port. On I2th April, in lat. 38, long. 7, spoke the Thetis, hence to Odessa Royal Mint, from Jamaica for Liverpool, off St. Domingo 24th March Lady Stormont, Griffiths; Bombay, Gay, and General Washing ton, Marbury, hence at New Orleans Corsair, Harland, hence at Savannah Ulverstone, Smith, from London, ditto Colchester, -, hence to Bombay, was spoken 26th March, in lat. 5, long. 20 15 Bruce, Campbell, sailed from Havana for St. Petersburg 27th March Ambassador, -, hence to New Orleans, was spoken 21st April, in lat. 33, long. 37 Orontes, Gardiner, hence for Narva, at Kingston John Walker, Gaskin, hence off New Orleans Vesper, Johnstone, hence at Mobile Garrow, Henderson, from Batavia, at Helvoet Elizabeth, Engelsrnan, and Anna Jaberdina, Ugen, hence at ditto Antigua Planter, Jones, hence at Dunkirk Blorenge, Banks, hence, and Sascar, Mackie, for Cork, sailed from St. Helena lath March England, Gardiner, from Mobile for Liverpool, at the Cove. On 2nd May, in lat. 52 43, long. 26 8, spoke the Loyalist, hence to Picton, which had on board the crew of the John Skinner Blackaller, , sailed from Maraeaibo for Liverpool 29th March Phcenix, Maack, from Rostock for Liverpdol, off Lough Swilley Thomas, Perry, sailed from Jamaica for Cuba and Liverpool 23rd March Agnes, -, from Lima for Liverpool, was spoken sth instant, in lat. 20 Indian, Frost, hence for Bombay, at Llanelly Rotert Finnie, Beverley, from Valparaiso and Arica , of Cork. On 29th April, in lat. 43, l u ng. 25, spoke the Georgina, trom Valpa raiso to Liverpool Lorina, , from Monte Video, off Deal, for Antwerp John Cock. Tillson, from Huasco, at Swansea Sir W. Scott, --, hence to Miramichi, was spoken 24th April, in lat. 49, long. 21 For HALIFAX and BOSTON. The letter bag of the Steam ship Unicorn, will leave the o ffi ce O f David mgver and Co. on Saturday morning, at half past eight o'clock. TELEGRAPH OFFICE, MAY 14, 1840. Off Holyhead. inward bound,. at 5 a.m. No. 366, Cordelia, B.S. from China—No. 31, Wm. Jardine, B.S. from Calcutta, and 1497, Blorenge, Bk. (by Marryatt's code) from Calcutta, at 7 a.m.—No. 377, Shaw, A.S. at 10 a.m. from Mobile — No. 1195, Lowell, A.S. at 11 a.m.— No. 235, Georgina, Bk. from Valparaiso; 348, Mars, B.S. from New Orleans, and 2013, Washington, B.S. from Savan nah, at 1 p.m.—No. 718, Adirondack, A.S. from New Orleans, and 1517, John Baring, A.S., no time received. 2.,rflatitttsS. LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET, MAY 14. There has been but a moderate business doing in Cotton to-day. The sales are MOO bags to the Trade, with a fiat market, and in most instances id per lb lower. LIVERPOOL CORN MARKET, MAY 12. Bonded BARLEY, per gr. English . Chevalier 37 0 38 0 38 0 4L 0 Scotch, per 601 b. 410 5 3 Irish 310 5 3 Foreign, in bond, 0 0 0 0 OATS, per 451 b. ...48 0 54 0 44 0 52 0 English Scotch 4 1 4 4 Irish '1 4 4 1 Foreign, in bond 3 6 310 Ditto, duty free.. 4 0 4 4 Rrs, per quarter .. 36 0 38 0 _ _ Irish Amer.r brl. free Sweet U.S 36 0 37 6 Sour 35 0 36 0 OATMEA L, per 2401 b. English 33 6 34 0 MALT, per qr. fine.. 68 7O 0 0 Ditto, new _ _34 6 35 6 middling 56 0 66 0 Scotch... 33 6 34 0 PRICES OF SHARES, MAY 14. Prices. This day Last RAILWAYS, &c. Per Share. Prices Birmingham and Gloucester .. 00 paid 70 10 0 .... Ditto and Derby lOO 82 0 0 Birkenhead and Chester Ditto, new 5 13 2 6 Bolton and Leigh lOO paid Bolton and Preston Bristol and Exeter 25 Chester and Crewe 45 Dublin and Drogheda Eastern Counties Edinburgh and Glasgow 3O Ditto Leigh and Newhaven 9 Glasgow, Paisley, & Greenock 17 Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmar } 30 Greenock, and Ayr Grand Junction Ditto half shares Great Western Ditto new shares Hull and Selby Lanca3ter and Preston Ditto, new Liverpool and Manchester Ditto quarter shares Ditto half shares London and Birmingham... Ditto new shares Ditto quarter shares Ditto and Southampton Ditto & Brighton London and Croydon Leeds and Manchester 6O .... 83 0 0 Ditto half shares Leicester and Swannington 5O .... 71 0 Ditto, (new) Manchester, Bolton, & Bury Manchester and Birmingham 25 .... 23 5 0 .... 23 a Ditto and Ditto Extension Midland Counties Newcastle add Carlisle lOO . 89 0 13 5 .. 54 10 .... 20 0 0 .... 53 0 0 paid o 0 0 paid 12 15 0 .... 12 17 .... 25 0 0 . paid paid 19 10 0 .... 19 10 paid 100 .... 240 0 oexiliv2l6 0 ▪ 30 .... 97 0 0 .... 65 .... sg 10 0 go 10 • 30 .... 42 5 0 .... 42 15 ▪ 40 paid 36 2 6.. ▪ 42 10 0 32 15 0 .. 5 .... 0 0 0 .. • 100 .... 184 0 0.. ▪ 25 .... 43 5 6.. 50 .... 85 10 0 .. ▪ 90 .... 171 0 0.. ▪ 24 .... 41 15 0.. 5 .... 27 5 0 .. 39 .... 53 0 0 .. 35 .... 29 10 0 13 0 29 0 Ditto quarter shares North Midland lOO .... 106 0 0 106 10 New North Midland 2O .... 33 0 0 .... 33 0 South Eastern and Dover North Union St. Helen's and Runcorn Gap lOO paid 0 0 0 York and North Midland 5O paid 64 0 0 .... BANKS. Royal Bank of Liverpool 500 746 10 0 cx div Bank of Liverpool - Commercial of Liverpool 10 .... 17 2 6 .... - Liverpool Union lO .... 13 7 6 .... - Northern and Central - Albion - North and South Wales lO .... 6 10 0 - of Manchester lO 10 2 6 - M'chester & L'pool Dsct. 15 .... 9 17 6 - South Lancashire Liverpool Banking Company 10 .... Borough Bank lO Commercial Bank of England 5 .... East of England lO Phoenix Bank Wilts and Dorset 7 10s. GAS, WATER WORKS, &c. Exchange Buildings L'pool and Harrington Water } 350 4i _ 7 10 0 Works Bootle Ditto Stock.... 325 0 0.. L'pool Coal Gas Company Stock.... 370 0 o L'pool New Gas & Coke Co. £lOO .... 191 0 0 Ditto new shares are now paid up. ASSURANCE COMPANIES. Liverpool Marine Assurance 25 . paid 210 0.. Company Ocean Assurance Company.... 10 5 2 6ex Mr, Liverpool Fire and Life 2 10s. 1 13 0 ex div DOCKS, FERRIES, NEW COMPANIES, &c. Anderton Carrying Company l5 .... Woodside Ferry .... Egremont Ferry .... Rock Ferry Monk's Ferry Steam Tug Company lO Harrington Docks lOU . _ Apothecaries' Company Asphllte (Liverpool; (Poloncean) 8 V 0 .. , 15 0 0 .. . . 15 2 .... 12 10s. 80 0 . 6 5 0 7 5 0 6 12 6 .... 57 0 0 6 17 6 0 14 6 1 0 0 GRAND JUNCTION RAILWAY. The following are the Times of Departure from Lime-street Liverpool, and from Liverpool-road, Manchester : TIMES OF DEPARTURE FROM LIVERPOOL AND MANCHESTER TO BIRMINGHAM 3 30 a.m. First Class, joins London Train at 8 30 a.m. 6 a.m. Mixed 8 15 a.m. First Class 10 30 a.m. First Class 12 15 p.m. First Class 4 p.m. Mixed 7 p.m. First Class 12 FROM BIRMINGHAM TO LIVERPOOL AND MANCHESTER 2 15 a.m. First Class—Meets N. Union Train to Preston at Parkside. 1 15 p.m. 4 p.m. 6 p.m. 6 a.m. Mixed Train do 30 a.m. Firat Class 2 15 p.m. First Class 2 45 p.m. First Class—Meets N. Union Train to Preston at Parkside. 3 30 p.m. Mixed 5 p.m. First Class On Sunday the Departures will be 3 30 a.m. First Class, joins London Train at 8 30 a.m. 8 15 a.m. Mixed 1 30 p.m. 10 30 a.m. „ 7 p.m. ~ Pt tt 12 2 15 a.m. First Class 7 30 a.m. Mixed 11 30 a.m. 245 p.m. , The Trains on Sundays stop at First Class Stations only. LIVERPOOL AND MANCHESTER RAILWAY. FROM L'POOJ. TO MANCRESTER. First Class Second Class - Morning.. 7 0 Morning 8 45 „ .. 10 0 ~ FROM MANCHESTER TO L'POOL. First Class Second Class - Morning.. 7 0 Morning 9 0 „ .. 10 0 ~ 11 15 • • 11 45 2 0 Aftern. .. *2 45 Aftern. 5 0 .. 5 3 0 7 15 Evening .. 7 15 Mixed I Stop only at Newton & Prkside I his Train does not start till Three, 'NDAYS. First Class Second Class 8 0 Morning.. 7 0 Mornin 5 0 Aftern. 5 30 Aftern. 7 15 Evening.. 7 15 Mixed Stop only at Newton & Prkside, • AND WIGAN. FROM MANCHESTER. 9 0 Morning.. First Class 11 15 „ 45 Aftern. 5 0 „ 715 .. NAYS. 7 0 Morning.... Mixed 530 Afternoon .. „ I.TON. FROM MANCHESTER. 9 0 Morning.... First Class 11 15 2 45 Afternoon .. Second Class 5 30 ?WAYS. 7 0 Morning.... Second Class 5 30 Afternoon lELENS. FROM MANCHESTER. 7 30 Morning Second Class 10 0 11 45 ~ PP 245 Afternoon , 5 30 PP .THAYS. 7 0 Morning.... Second Class 5 30 Afternoon 11 0 ~ .. 11 45 2 0 Aftern. .. 230 Aftern. 4 43 ..... ~ 5 30 .. 7 15 Evening .. 7 15 Mixed I Stop only at Newton & Prkside I Except on Saturdays, when tl ONT so First Class Second Class o Morning.. 7 o Morning 5 0 Aftern. 5 50 Aftern. 7 15 Evening .. 7 15 Mixed top only at Newton & Prkside I TO PRESTON PROM LIVERPOOL. 8 45 Morning.. First Class 11 0 2 30 Aftei : n. ..Seciind Class 4 45 „ .. Mixed Secciiid Class . Mixed . First Class 7 15 „ .. First Class 7 0 Morning.. .. Mixed 5 30 Afternoon „ TO B PROM LIVERPOOL. 5 45 Morning.... First Class 11.! 0 „ OP 130 Afternoon .. Second Class 8 30 „ Oa SU7 7 0 Morning.... Second Class 5 30 Afternoon .. TO ST. I FROM LIVERPOOL. 7 15 Morning.... Second Class 10 0 •• • • 11 45 +, •• •• 2 30 Afternoon.. 5 30 O\ so. 7 o Morning.... Second Class 5 30 Afternoon.. PP PORT OF LIVERPOOL. Number of Vessel; with their amount of Tonnage, Reported in wards at the Custom-house, from the 25th March to the 24th April, 1840, viz.— British. Foreign. ToTA L. Vessels. Tons. Vessels. Tons. Vessels. Tons. Africa 7 1342 0 0 7 1342 Azores 74085 0 British America Belgium 0 g 1369 9 1369 China - 2 785 Denmark East Indies France Germany Holland 0 0 27 2 9 65 27 2965 Isle of Man 29 1605 0 0 —29 1605 Jersey 2 226 0 - 0 2 226 Mediterranean 33 - 6420 1 200 —34 6620 Madeira 0 0 -- 0 0— 0 0 Portugal 8 1035 0 0 8 1035 Prussia Russia Sweden, AT. 0 0 8 1382 8 1382 South America lB 3785 0 0 18 378 s Spain United States West Indies Ireland and Coastwise.los7 119822 0 0 —1057 119822 1272 172285 185 57540 1457 229825 Vessels and Tonnage entered the Port of Liverpool, in the Months ending 24th April. 1839 and 1840. 1840 Liverpool.... 1457 vessels 229825 tons Runcorn .... 228 12021 16as vessels 241846 tons, 1839 Liverpool.... 1236 Runcorn .... 147 171977 7297 1383 ves.els 179274 tons. , yO2 62572 tons increase Increase ON SLY LONDON GAZETTE.—TvEsnAv, MAY 12. PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED. T. Whiteside and J. 13. Deacon, Liverpool, eating-house-keepers —J. Hall and E. W. Croxon, Liverpool, merchants—J. W. Cross and J. Robinson, Greenacres.moor, Lancashire, cotton•dealers— T. Lockwood, J. Thornton, and H. Leah, Salford, cotton-spinners ; as far as regards H. Leah—A. Lees, sen. and A. Lees, jun. New Earth, Lancashire, coal-merchants. BANKRUPTCY SUPERSEDED. John Thomas Baron, Great Bolton, cottomspinner. BANKRUPTS. _ John Chamberlain, Lisson-grove North, Paddington, glass mer chant. Charlton Henry Sloman and Henry Phillips, West Strand, Lou - don,cigar-dealers. John Catlyn, Howard-street, Strand, London, picture-dealer. Robert Roberts, Yoxford, ..-:uffolk, currier. John Wheatley, jun. Leickster, grocer. William Howells, Old Mill, Herefordshire, miller. Rodney Baillies, Merthyr Tydvil, Glamorganshirc, draper. . . Noah liackhouse, South - wold, Suffolk, whitesmith. James Brown and Benjamin Brown, Birmingham, grocers. Samuel Tildesley, jun. Leamington-priors, Warwickshire, coal dealer. Abraham Bryant, Wells, Somcrsetshire, auctioneer. Thomas Eagles Jones, Birmingham, leather-seller. William Nicholl, Warley, Yorkshire, worsted-spinner. Thomas Ely, Gedling, Nottinghamshire, farmer. Joseph M'Lintock, Barnsfey, linen-manufacturer. Thomas Nash, balhampstead Banister, Berkshire, grocer. DIVIDENDS. _ _ CERTI F 1 CATES To be granted unless cause be shown to the contrary, on or before June 2. J. Allen and F. Phillips, Birmingham, lamp-manufacturers—J2A. Howe, Bristol, umbrella.manutacturer—L. . Lloyd, Richmond, hotel-keeper—J. M. D. Kieffer, Southampton-street, Covent-garden, London, baker—C. Watson, Braintree, carpenter—W, Bracher, Great Ormond-street, London, painter—J. Jenks, Nottingham, lace • manufacturer. SCOTCH SEQUESTRATIONS. William Howe and David Duff, Dundee, merchants. Kenneth Mackenzie Beauly, Inverness-shire, merchant. William Aitken, Cumnock, ironmonger. William M'lsaac, Edinburgh, tailor. MEETINGS OF CREDITORS FOR LIVERPOOL. MAY Hovu I. Joseph Banks, (Ist) Clarendon Rooms, 11 15. Joseph Taylor Hobson, (div.) 15. Richard Abram, (Ist) 16. Henry Rigmaiden, (final aiv.) 16. Thomas Lee, (div.) TIDE TABLE. Days. Mru. Eva. Height. I Sundays, Halydaye, 11. SI. if. . JI. F. f. Friday .. 15 10 28 10 51 15 2 Saturday 16 111 d 11 2.5 15 3 Sunday 17 11 39 11 55 15 4 Itli Sunday after Easter. Monday 18 0 0 0 12 15 3 Tuesday 1$) 0 26 0 45 14 10 Wednes. 20 1 3 121 14 7 Thursday 21 1 41 2 1 14 11 THE WORKHOUSE. Statement of the average number and expense of paupers in the Workhouse for the week ending Paupers .. 1794 .. 1746 May 2, 1810 .. 4, mg .. Per Head. 2s. Id. I 11. Per Week ..tlB7 10 4 171 15 0 More 48 More 0 li More IS 15 4 Statement of daily relief paid out-door poor the week ending May 11, 1840 2159 families, per week, .t'252 11 4 12, 1839 2031 do. do. 243 11 2 More 128 More .t"9 0 2 LIVERPOOL DISPENSARIES. Number of new patients entered on the books of the Dispensaries during the lust week:— North. South. Total Received advice and medicine atthe Insti tution Visited at their own houses and supplied with medicine 355 339 694 188 149 337 Total at each Dispensary 543 , 488 1031 VISITORS North—Mr. W.F. Macgregor, Rev. Dr. Bock, and Mr. C. Booth. South,—Mr. Jordan, Mr. J. Wilkinson, and Rev. C. Morrall. R. WEDGWOOD, Secretary. Dispensaries' Office, I, Fenwick-street, May 11, 1840. LIVERPOOL INFIRMARY REPORT. May 9, 1840, DISCHARGED. ADMITTED. In-patients cured 3O ( In-patients Relieved and at own request . 6 1 Out-patients Made Out-patients 0 Casuals during the last week 6 Irregular . . 3 Remain in the house Dead 4 Consulting Surgeons, Mr. Forshaw and Mr. Dawson. Chaplain Rev. R. Davies. House Visitors . . . Mr. Semple and Mr. Martin. Apothecary, Mr. W. Burgess. House Surgeon Mr. Nottingham. LOCK HOSPITAL. 9 I Discharged Remain in the house So Admitted. [MONTHLY REPORT.] OPHTHALMIC INFIRMARY, SLATER-STREET, Established A.D. 1820. New Patients admitted in the month of April 222 Patients prescribed for, and who have received surgical 843 Assistance during the month of Ap r il ; Total since the commencement.. Dr. Edwards and Mr. Neill, Surgeons. Mr. W. P. Hutchinson, Treasurer. ______ 26,915 BIRTHS. On the Bth instant, at Ebbw-vale, Monmouthshire, the lady of CHARLES LLOYD HA RFORD, Esq. of a daughter. On the 13th instant, in 13ryanstone-square, LondOn, the lady 01 FREDERIC THESIGER, Esq. M.P. of a daughter. MARRIED. On the 11th March, at Bombay, Captain JOHN DAVIES. of the Bombay Army, fourth sun of the late Solomon Davies, Esq. of the Elms, Epsom, to. SARAH ANN ELIZABETH, second daughter of JOHN HARRISON. Vsq. R.N. late of Upmarden. On the 28th ult. at Bispham Church, Mr. EDWARD KNOWSS, (a native of Prussia,) watchmaker, of this town, to ELLEN, daugh ter of Mr. JAMES ROGERSON, horticulturist, Layton, near Black pool. Ou the 29th ult. at Limerick, by the Rev. Andrew Bennett, Mr. WILLIAM GREIVE, merchant, Ilawick, son of James Greive, Esti. of Branxholm Braes, Roxburghshire, to CHRISTIAN GRAHAM, daughter of Mr. John Graham, the manager of Closeburn Lime works. On the 30th ult. at St. David's Church, Mr. SAMUEL GEORGE, coach-builder, Longden, to DRUSILLA HEIGH WAY, only daugh ter of Mr. Robert Heighway, Woolsta.ston, Salop. On the 3rd instant, at Ormskirk, by the Rev. J. T. Horton, Mr. W. ORRITT, boot and shoe maker, to Miss J. SMITH, confectioner, both of Ormskirk. On the 4th instant, at St. Philip's Church, Mr. WILLIAM WEST GARTH, joiner, to Miss HANNAH HETHERINGTON. On the sth instant, at Childwall, JOSEPH GREEN WILSON, of Wem, to MARTHA JEAN, eldest daughter of WILLIAM LUCAS, Esq. Wellington lodge, Wavertree. (in the 11th instant, DAVID BROMILAW, Esq. of Harr Finch house, near St. Helen's, to HARRIET SUSAN, eldest daughter of JAMES SOTHERN, Esq. of Eastwood-house, Yorkshire. On the 12th instant, at Norwood Church, the Rev. WILLIAM AYLING, of Tillington, near Tetworth, to ELEANOR MILLET, eldest daughter of OSGOOD BANBURY, jun. Esq. of Lombard street, banker. On the 12th instant, at the Scotch Secession Church, Mount pleasant, the Rev. HUGH CRICHTON, to JESSIE, daughter of GEORGE HENDERSON, Esq. merchant, of this town. On the I2th instant, at St. Helen's, Mr. JAMES SCARISBRICK to Mrs. ELLEN BROWN, both of Prescot. DIED. At the Priory, Woodehester, Gloucestershre, in his 46th year, Mr. HENRY sHurrLEwoßni, late of Market Harborough, and Great Bowden, Leicestershire, having survived his beloved and affectionate wife little more than three months, and leaving eight young children to lament their orphan state. On the 7th March, at Bombay, to the regret of all who knew him, Captain FRANCIS D. BAGSHAWE, of the sth Regiment Bengal Native Infantry, seventh son of the late Sir W. C. Bagshawe, of the Oaks, Derbyshire. On the sth ult. at St. Leonard's-on-Sea, ELI.A SOPHIA, daugh ter and last surviving child of the late Sir T. STANIFORD RAFFLES, aged 19. - On the 27th ult. at Widnes, Mr. WILLIAM GANDY. On the 2nd instant, aged 6S, Mrs. HOLDSWORTH, Nile-street, late of Hull. _ _ _ On the 3rd instant, at his residence, St. Paul's-square, Bedford the Rev. THOMAS GADSI3Y, M.A. aged 81. On the sth instant, aged 7 years, MARIA ISABELLA, daughter of Mr. WILLIAM CROUCH, and granddaughter of Mr. Edward Osborne, Seel-street. Same day, at Parkgate, aged 21, JOHN, eldest son of Mr. JOHN BIRCH, of this town. On the 7th instant, at Great Malvern, aged 17, REBECCA CATHERINE, the youngest daughter of the late Rev. Sir PHILIP GREY EGERTON, of Oulton-park, in the county of Chester. Same day, in Arthur-street-east, Monument, London, MARY. the beloved wife of LYON FALKNER, Esq. of the Ordnance, in her 65th year. Same day, after a long and painful illness, JOHN CHARLES PHILLIPS, only son of the late Lieutenant Thomas Phillips, R.N. On the 10th instant, after a day's confinement with the small pox, aged 33 years, Captain RICHARD WATKINS, of the sloop Rellona, of Aberystwith; a young man much respected. On the 10th instant, in his 67th year, J. THACKERAY, Esq. formerly of Garrett-mill. Manchester. Same day, at King's-house, Boughton, Chester, EMILY, wife of RICHARD HELSHAM, Esq. Same dav, at his residence, Dix's-field, Exeter, in his 82nd year- Colonel THOMAS ABERNETHIE, K.H. on the retired list of Royal Marines, universally esteemed and regretted. On the 10th instant, at Tonbridge Wells, ELIZA LEONORA, the wife of HENRY ALEXANDER, Esq. of Clarendon-place, Hyde park, London, aged 61. On the 11th instant, WILLIAM I3ARTLET, late of Park-vale, Blackheath,. On the 1 Ith instant, at his residence, No. 4, Tavistock-place, Cheltenham, after a long series of bodily suffering, borne with exemplary patience and resignation to the Divine will, in the Juth year of his age, JOHN THOMAS ROGERS, Esq. who for mole than two years tilled the editorial department of the Cheltenham Journal. On the 11th instant, at this residence, Streatham-common, in Ills 64th year, CHARLES MORTIMER, Esq. late treasurer to the Hon. East India Company. Same day, at his residence, Plainfield, near Ringwood, Hants, WILLIAM WHATELEY, Esq. eldest son of the late Rev. Dr. Whateley, of Nonsuch-park, Suffolk. On the 12th instant, at his house in Chapel-street, Grosvenor square, London, HENRY WELLS, Esq. son of Vice-Admiral Wells. On the 13th instant, at his residence, 31, Henrietta street. Covent-garden, London, in his 79th year, SAMUEL FOOTE, Esq' On the lath instant, at his father's residence, West Derby, after s►. severe illness, aged 17 years, WILLIAM GEORGE, the filth souof RICHARI) RADCLIFFE, Esq. Town-clerk. Same day, at Willow-hall, Halifax, in the 30th year of his age , deeply lamented, JOHN EDWARDS, the eldest surv i v i ng sou 0 1 THOMAS F. DYSON, Esq. Everton. Same day, aged 4 years, ELIZABETH, the youngest daughter of Mr. GEORGE ROBINSON, Seacombe. LIVERPOOL : FRIDAY, MAY 15, 1840. PRINTED AND PUBLISHED EVERY TUESDAY AND FRIDAY MORNINO nv• JOSHUA FLETCHER LACE, 88, Mount Pleasant, and LEONARD ADDISON, of 14, Great Orford-street, At No. 4, ST. GEORGE'S CRESCENT, LIVERPOOL. Orders and Advertisements are received by Messrs. 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