The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1853-04-12 00:00:00

....••••••......... COCK, OF LEET. 1 SONS eci instruc ') the 1 21 h, at Eleve.ll L am-street! recutorsk, excelieof, NTIQL cboicest e Messrs. ,tifully-4e' ant Centre with WO' n various rcular Leo rables,. o2 Reclining nil Coucbl ;e Top anti ;helves, 0.0 Portfolio al Stands , .rs ; richty rd and Ls; alnutwooo S, FNTER", ValietY ry, clit Veiveg .ary, s modero ice Tables/ Ethics 10E 1 ' elle 'Fabler , with 31,1: ashstaDds , d Frain& :11.zabetba ll lie chortle' le, 4 feet I ,° rnomento, Panne Morted in Pore' ashstancli, I , or it7l;'st - a'n - ( 1,0 ing Cloir 9 m of Men nster an. rte, -- Gas' ITessrs. 'r to Of ; and , Lira'', )tiS e 14th ses, Little qab °gall rents, and C 71712 COO' on Tel! illogaildi >ix Arul— handsom e . any Fee 4, lead, W ,her Beds' Glasses, s, Carpet' Meore et. Liver )NS Glass, lahcga n; • oria . ,ennrises ihoga"' ts. 11 l'a :her Bed nY Chest,s. b , je:_g; rz Tr a - .O.N, oA erncOn, S LPIA rOO O, e , f a large,. 7 CliVideU fti ce s for s a stole le r00n35 )usiness t he fares to 0 sqL l3l. : t 59 fee"' very° July' 3e ready I .pif.'ll' Church' ---- [OLD , SON S days, 1 " 3hurch. severg i Grand ed Ch lll , pl a te. Cloth s, )red for 'rattles, )broliei ets and tti and framed garble s and ,ales by Auction CART HORSES, CARTS, FLOATS, SPRI NG CARTS, GEARS, 41 To.NIORRO Messrs. LUCAS and 0 esday), the 13th instant ye o'clock ,• • • at their Repository, Great Charlotte-street, FIVE CART HORSES, Carts, Gears, &c.. just from Town Work ; Three Black and a Brown Cart Horse, frorc the country. Also, several powerful Van and Spring Carl Horses, Harness Horses, &c. Also, a variety of Carts, Floats, Spring Carts, Gears, &c. FORTY LUCAS'S, LIVERPOOL : SELECT SALE. TO FIFTY FIRST-CLASS HORSES, PRINCI PALLY FOR UNRESERVED SALE. By Messrs. LUCAS and CO., ant, at Twelve o'clock. a OD THURSDAY neit, t!H their Repository, Great Charlotte-street, Liverpool, , FORTY to Fifty HORSES, consisting of Brougham Carriage, Phaeton, and Gig Horses, Hacks, Pack Horses aistrict, and most of Also. a Pair of smith outY, and Three Alderney tows On view THIS DAY (Tuet,, ( Wednesday), the 13th instant Peinies, Phaeton, and Harness, under he 12th, and Mornic To- aIORROW of Sale. on t SALE OF FURNITURE, FIXTURES, DRAUGHT HORSES, FAT PIG, BROAD-WH EELED CART, SHANDRY, &c., _ LIMEKILN-LANE. 10, To TROTTER mo RRo i w s instructed edneay. SELLt l o the 3t by h instant, t C a; Twelve o'clock precisely, on the Rock Ferry, Cheshire,—by order , k late 211 r. Jeremiah Kenny, Flour Vea.... The remaining useful HOUSEHOI E FFCTS, comprising Iron and Cam tags, Feather Beds, handsome Mahogany-framed i stered in Hair clot h, with loose Cushion and cellent Mahogany Chairs, with loose Hair Seats, Dining and Card Tables, Oak Secretaire and Bookcase, Eight-days' Time piece, in Mahogany Ca.ie, American Clock, Range of Moreen Window Curtains, Venetian Blinds, large Map of the World, on Roller, neat Framed Prints, &c. Counter, Shelving, Bins, Bakir Bread-tins, Scales and 'Weigh' board; also, Two valuable D' capital Broad-wheeled Cart. attached, taybe B :i c e . w B ed e. on on the Premi..— Premiiei, I i FURNITURE and 0 Bedsteads and Hang.- s, Six ex- and Ilixir Trough, Truck, Burners, Sign- Gears, Fat Pig, od Shandry, Barrow, with Cask of Sale, The floijTa tneu.—Appiy on' from the , I . l i e S p H re O n P l z s !)e LET, with im h 'Whitee -^diate posses- TO CONFECTIONERS, GROCERS, AND OTHERS. Mr. G. S. L, TO-MORROVP (Wedn ß e y sday), the 13th RUSSEL instant-, at Eleven o'clock precisely, on the Premise s , N o . 1 0 5, Ri c h mon d- row , THE GOODWILL, FIXTURES, STOCK, &c., of I a CONFECTIONER, declining the business ; also. the HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE, &,:c., which may be viewed on the Morning of Sale. Further particulars may he had of liussELL, 22, South John-street, am N.B.—The HOUSE eer, `Zr. G. S By Mr. G Dn MONDAY next, the 113th ii n the After in Lots, subject produced, T HE undermentioned SE MAW'S CHURCH ,s of s; S or PER'S, in SAINT 1 e GALLERY ~ 4.—No DITTO, DITTO, mrro, No. 100, in the 1, in the DITTO. on the GROUND FLOOR. Pews to be made to the S. Roscoe-street; and for fui 11EATHERBARKOW, Slater-court, Castle. 7 . — No. „ B.—No. Applications to view the Saint Mark's Church, No sarticultirs to Mr. 4. treet. ! , rox of TO LODGING-HOUSE KEEPERS AND OTHERS y Mr. G. S. RUSSELL, °IIT rEsnAY next, the 19th instant, at Eleven o'clocl. y, on the Premises, No. 75, Christian-street, 11 ,,Y GOODWILL and FIXTURES of a BEER tiOUSE, with the HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE, capital daY Clock,*&c. sit e is admirably adapted for a Lodging . -house Keeper. Siti l4 " house is , well fitted up in the style of a Spirit Vaults, and Le close to the Adelphi Theatre. ye l p () it,: s ur further 'particulars apply to the Auctifi- - Li s E LL, 22 South John-street, and 9, tc• By J. B. MACLEAN RIDVY next, the 15th 4- precisely, John's-lane, ,ck in the , Evening, at 83, Byiom-street, N assortment of FORFEITED PLEDGES, of 1 every description, from the Stocks. of William Mason G. a rYbone - ; Richard Kehoe, Vauxhall;rttad ; Joshua Finn, r!re!tt Homer-street ; Nicholas Shepherd, Liver-street ; 1(1? istopher Doherty, Great Howard-street ; Chas. Batten, b4lL' ; and Richard Martin, Greatlloward-street, Pawn "M the whole being forfeited prior to 15th April, 1853. .I)Pkr — ^J.R.ABLE FREEHOLD PROPERTY IN TRANJIERE. By Mr. SYERS. On tr , .RZTRSDAY next, the 14th instar Evening, at the House of Old Chest 3 IV Sale ok in the a Hotel," ue tl A ; PIECE - side of a r called Sidnev-road, co ntaining in front t Severally 93 feet, or feat Sides sPrnr./In n The Propert recently e respectable neighbourjboi the Tranmere Ferry. For further particular Solicitor, 39, Castle- s t re JONES. Li • v to s. CHRIS Toxteth-park, Ltverpo then produced, A PIECE SUAGES `"'" Th- of Freehold LAND, with Two MES- in front to I u i containing in whlt 'Monts. one of the the said H Thomas Stolle C rds of Land, or tiiere the occupation of Mr, R! 'N" 'ALL-ETREET. HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE. FTAGE PIANOFORTE, A FEW ST IN LEASE, STABLISHED 5, OLDH GEN UINE AND 9 MODER: POW ERFUL-TONED CO' OLD OIL PAINTINGS. TE,.. FIXTURES AND FITTINGS Ot. .. AIPREMISES, AND OTHER EFFECI.:,. R. GRICE respectfully =mount._ . instructions from Mr. M. Marks. who is . I,l,,llStralia, to SELL by AUCTION, .on THURSDAY ~. p,dll, arid FRIDAY the 15th inst., at Eleven o'Clock. pro.. _ r,e,k_clav, the whole of his Valuable and Modern HOUSEHOLD 'niITUR,E, comprising, in Drawing and Sitting-rooms, set ~,.,sl/Perb Ros ewoo d Ch a i rs, a C entre Table, hanosome Rose -2? C hiffonniere, with marble -top and plate-glass back, Cloth,carve massive Rosewood Couch, Spring Stuffed in Hair handsome Chimney -Glasses, one 50 inches by 40, and tSillaller ditto, in Gilt Frames and Rosewood ditto, capital set r Mahogany Chairs, with Loose Seats in Hair Cloth, Mahogany so)0 Table, Rich Wood, splendid -Timepieces, under Glass les, strike the hours and half-hours, Cottage Piano-forte, etBtaves, in Rosewood Case, by.Alinson and Alinson, London, s of Rich China Vases, under Glass Shades, pair of Mahogany w/aiffonnieres, made expressly to- order to match, very rich - 1, 9 ? d, Two Mahogany Sofas, and and Hair Clo th , Maliogaii, a ell b e ditto, several handsome Tapestry ho"ugs, valuable Oil Paintings, by old masters, and a few e ga E riv ngrayings ; 9lpital Pairof 111alpgany Card Tables, Ma ... 1N T'S INTL HEOLI ext, the ith extra Loose Cushions in nv Pembroke Tables. Psnier uming "fable, large Oil-cloth, a splendid Easy and a -wickino. Chair, handsome Bronzed Fenders and Fire-irons. tit Bedrooms include modern Alahogany Half-tester Bed• 1 ,1' 1 4 3 , massive Carved Footboard, with Cornice Rods, Rings 111":, tlanginr , s, sets of Iron Ditto, Mattresses, prime Feather Cheva ' l Glass, handsome pair of Marble Trays, Toilet P ablo_, nd Washstand a Dressing Glass on massive Twisted ;Plars to match, :Mahogany Wardrobe of rich wood, Box and Eray, Dressing Glasses, excellent Mahogany Chests of Drawers, 01'111n/ode, Pained Toilet Tables and Stands, Painted Chests 4 , ...rimers, and the usual Chamber At tides; with the whole of gVe Kitchell and Culinary Utensils, Dresser, Plate Shelf, Copper al Box, Dish Covers, quantity of Tailor's Trimmings, a few d ` 8 of Wearily , ' Apparel, about :50 Hats, several valuable Qua _ rants, and other Miscellaneous Articles ; together with Ten "Vs, Interest in Lease, Fixtures and Fittings as they now stand of this old-established Shop, being in one of th e b est thorough fares in Li ver p oo l f or an y class of Business. The Fixtures are r , ln good condition, and will be sold immediately after the se '`Ood day's Sale. Rent very low. Catalogues may be had To-MORROW, (Wednesday,) the day .previous to Sale, and further particulars had from Mr. GRICE, 10, Whitechapel. Ensuranct NotiCcs. SCOTTISH WIDOWS' FUND AND ASSURANCE SOCIETY. THE THIRTY- NINTH ANNUAL GENERAL COURT of this Society will be held within Gibbs' Royal Hotel, Prince's-street, on FRIDAY the 27th day.of May next, at two •o'clock, p.m., in terms of, and for the purposes specified in, the Articles of Constitution of the Society_ LIFE 4 t , t. will th'er I AL INSURANCE COMPANY, c4Pir Ar LIVERPOOL. .e 2,000,000, in 100,000 SHARES of .420 each HEAD OFFICE, NORTH JOHN-STREET AND DALE-STREET. J TRUSTEES. Om Shaw Lei g h, Esq. It. B. B. H. Blundell, Egg DIRECTORS. Charles Turner, Esa., M.P., Chairman. Brarniey.Moore, Esq., add Edmund Molyneux, Deputy-Chairmen Michael Bousfield, Esq Thomas Bondi, Esq. David Cannon, Esq. lam Claxton Esq. Thomas Dover, Esq, ksGet,. 1 Harbord, Robert 1 - .,'llnon Harvey, Esq. William Ge " l-s' ge H. Horsf a ygon Hornby, 11, Esq. I Esq. John Torr, Eb„ OFD BIRKENHEAD BRANCH, ICE—HAMILTON-BUILDINGS, HAMILTON-STREET Agent.—Henry Cole, Esq. Surgeon. —James T. Vale, Esq., Harn; l4-- - Richard Houghton, Esq Edward Johnston, Esq. Roger Lyon Jones, Esq. James Lawrence, Esq. Francis Maxwell, Esq. George Maxwell, Esq. Robert M'Andrew, Esq. William Smith, Esq. ' John Torr, Esq. n-square T h D' q.,.„,eDirectors beg to announce that they co . ntinue to SE fl,r,"E P ROPOSALS for FIRE and LIFE INSURANC a 'ne I no, large Capital of the Company, and the number thef .n m most in eligible4r of its Proprietors, enable it to take rank with of the in the kingdom, with respect to the advantages e red to the Public. b e a t Vai n i l e ! 'Wi ll bFIRE INSURANCES effected at moderate rates of premium. The Company, to 42,g th e advantage of a res id en t Directory, will be enabled aguish itself by its promptness in the Settlement of IV° Charge made for the Policy. 11 - ,,, C o IFE BRANCH. colw - ‘-inpany likewise assure Lives on any of the following i,--origencies, viz •• te`Or thew HOLF . CONTINUANCE OF LIFE.—The Pre._ viz.:— cease a LIMITED NUMBER OF ANNUAL PAYMENTS. " a Stun to be payable at age GO, or at death. A p ers PREMIUMS ON CRT. CRE,„ i cTION OF THE PREMIUMS MAY EDI REMAIN ON ArAilyy, OR A SSURANCES MAY BE EFFECTED IN CoNV„I-JS WAYS, NOT ENUMERATE D, TO MEET THE ANcO •N IENCE OF THE PARTY MAKING THE ASSUR- B The • -.ra nt I m Portant advantages afforded by the C om p any i n thi s G u .11 wi ll include the f o llo w i ng . v i z.:— NT /tit !: ANTEE OF AN AMPLE CAPITAL, MODERATE PRE- Afi s ,2 LA R OE P ARTICIPATION OF PRO FITS BY THE Tl ie il " 1 : 34 , SMALL CHARGE FOR MANAGE MENT, &c. F be e s Commission allowed to Solicitors. Referees are likewise granted by this Con, PERCY M. DOVE, Manhger, THE LIVERPOOL STANDAIID, TUESDAY, APRIL 12, 1853. Mantel LIVERPOOL DERBY MUSEUM WANTED, a YOUTH from 16 to 21 years of age, having a taste for Natural History, especially Ornitho- ASSISTANT and PUPIL to the Keeper of the Liver- )1 Derby Museum num, the object qualify hims The Salary will not exceed £4O per o obtain a Young Man who may wish or the occupation of a Naturalist, or Curator o*. addressed to the Chair. `or Canal Cony secular Education, there is no one, who has the slightest pretensions to the character of a Christian, who would for one instant wish to have the funds of the State voted for other than religious instruc tion ; and it is gratifying su far to observe that Lord JOHN RUSSELL has declared his opposition to secular schools, whether they excluded all kinds of religious teaching —or, whatwas worse, admitted a natural theology, to the exclusion of Christianity. He has taken a moderate course, and one which we should willingly give him credit for considering a wise one. He proposes that in all corporate towns a majority of at least two-thirds of the Town Council shall have authority to make a rate for the support of such Schools as receive some support under the minutes of the Committee of Privy Council ; and he suggests that the rate should be applied, not to establish Schools, but in aid of voluntary efforts ; so that twopence a week might be paid for each . scholar in cases where fourpence contributed from other sources. In all . the advantage of Mr. CARDWELL'S great experience; and it may be suggested whether the difficulty could not be far better met by allowing the former to exercise their own discretion in the licensing of masters and mates of coasting steam vessels, without reference to the doubts as to the local act ; or, on the other hand, of fixing such reduced rates of remuneration for Pilotage service as will put the two parties more upon an equality. THE RECEIVER OF TOWN DUES. THE question as to the choice of a successor to Sir THOMAS BRANCKEE, as Receiver of Town Dues, was set at rest on Wednesday, at the meeting of the Town Council, by the election of Mr. LITHERLAND. The discussion which took place afforded the opportunity of refuting the charges against the Finance Committee, made by our Radical contemporaries. It was clearly shown that the whole proceeding had been legitimately and honourably conducted, and that no ground existed for the imputation which had been levelled against some of the members of the Finance Committee. NEW MAGISTRATES FOR LIVERPOOL. We understand that the following gentlemen he added to the Commission of the. Peace for the Borough of Etve been Liverpool:— The Ven. Archdeacon Brooks. The Rev. Rector Campbell. Thomas Darnley Anderson, Esq. Francis Alexander Hamilton, Esq. Daniel Mather, Esq. James Stitt, Esq. IMPROVEMENTS OF LIVERPOOL. THE Architectural and Archaeological Society have devoted considerable care and attention to the important subject of improving the streets of Liverpool, of facilitating the communication, and adding to the comfort and conveni ence of the increasing population. They have published an elaborate report, containing a lengthened series of sugrested improvements ; and though the inevitable ex pense must necessarily postpone the execution of some of them to a distant period, there ate others which will, no doubt, receive much earlier attention. The end of Dale street—near Shaw's-brow and the approaches to St. George's-hall and the Lime-street Railway Station—is a locality which presses upon attention ; and the advantage of an alteration in this quarter will be enhanced by the removal of penny theatres, cheap concert-rooms, and other haunts of vice which here abound, and to which the police authorities would do n ell to apply their powers of surveillance. Another of the suggested improvements is for a better approach from the Landing-stage to the Exchange, which it is proposed to accomplish by throw ing a bridge over the centre of George's Dock and widening Water-street. The present road, it must be confessed, is very inconvenient, and also dangerous, from the number of passing vehicles in all directions, and the great length of the crossing. A CATHEDRAL FOR LIVERPOOL. THE proposal of Mr. BANNER for the erection of a new Church, or rather Cathedral, on the site of St. Peter's in Church-street, was negatived at the meeting of the Select Vestry, on Tuesday. This was rather an ungracious recep tion, more particularly as the cost was to be raised by vo luntary contributions, and the scheme was in anticipation of Liverpool being raised to the dignity of a city. There may be no immediate necessity for the re-erection of St. Petei's Church ; but it cannot be denied that Liverpool, which is justly celebrated for the beauty of her public build ings, does not possess a Church with any pretensions to ec clesiastical -architecture. Indeed not one of the Liverpool Churches can bear the slightest comparison to the Unita rian Meeting-house in point of architectural beauty. THE MAGISTRATES AND THE TOWN COUNCIL.-IMPORTANT MEETING OF MAGISTRATES YESTERDAY. Yesterday afternoon, a meeting of the Magistrates was held in the Magistrates'-room, at the Sessions-house, to receive the report of the Finance Committee of the Town Council (presented to the Council on 'Wednesday last), in answer to the report of the Magistrates, relating to the alleged interference of members of the Council with the police force on the subject of licenses to marine-store dealers. The Mayor presided, and amongst the magistrates present we noticed J. S. Mansfield, Esq., the stipendiary ; also Messrs. Mellor, Barclay, Benn, J. C. Ewart, W. Rathbone, H. Hamby, G. H. Lawrence, Theodore Rath bone, Romilly, Crosthwaite, W. Earle, R. Gladstone, Grant, Aikin, Evans, Bolton, Nicol, J. Steward, Chal loner, J. Cropper. . . The proceedings commenced with Mr. Wybergh, Clerk to the Magistrates, reading the report of the Finance Committee of the Council, a copy of which was ordered by the Council to be sent to the magistrates. _ t The report (the substance of which has already appeared in the newspapers) was an answer to the magistrates report, charging interference on the part of certain Coun cillors, and also complaining of the system pursued by the Finance Committee with reference to the licenses of marine-store dealers. The report of the Council was in effect a denial of the charges imputed by the magistrates.] The report having been read, Mr. MANSFIELD, stipendiary magistrate, rose, and, after some remarks, said that with the view of putting an end to the personal conflict which seemed impending be tween the Town Council and the bench on this question, he had a series of'resolutions to propose. The first reso lution which he had to propose was— " That it does not appear to thisbench that, according to the rules connected with the granting of licenses to marine-store dealers, any licenses have been improperly granted by the Finance Committee of the Council." It might be a question whether the rules upon which the Finance Committee acted were good ones, but it appeared to him (Mr. M.) that in the licenses they had granted the committee had adhered to those rules. Those rules had been agreed upon by the Finance Committee, and they were the proper parties to say whether they should be altered or not, and until they were altered no blame could attach to the Finance Committee. He therefore hoped there would be no objection to pass the resolution which had been proposed. Mr. HORNBy defended the course which the Finance Committee had pursued with regard to these licenses since he had been chairman of the committee. He be lieved that there was not a single instance where a license had been granted which ligd been reported attainst by the police. With regard to any improvement that might be made in the system at present adopted, he was sure the Finance Committee would be quite ready to adopt any alteration which might be deemed advisable. Mr. G. H. LAWRENCE said, that having been chairman of the Finance Committee during a portion of the time referred to, he considered that his conduct had been some what impugned by the course which the magistrates had thought fit to pursue. The speaker then proceeded to defend the system pursued by the Finance Committee of the Council, in granting marine store-dealers licenses. There might have been some mistakes made ; but that was almost unavoidable. Referring to the course adopted during the time he was chairman of the committee, Mr. Lawrence said that it was all very well to listen and im plicitly act upon the reports of police officers • but he contended that it would have been unwise to be guided altogether by such reports. No doubt the reports of the officers were to a certain extent true, and represented the real facts of the case • but was it reasonable that, because a poor man, who might apply for a license, lived in a cer tain locality which was suspected by the police, his appli cation for a license should be refused ? It was impossible in fairness to refuse licenses upon such grounds as these, because, by so doing, they would absolutely be debarring many deserving persons from obtaining a livelihood. Mr. EARLE-:-What, an honest one Mr. LAWRENCE—Yes, an honest one. They would have distressed hundreds of persons had they refused such applications, whereas now, in consequence of the licenses being granted, they were honest and respectable members of society. Look how few of the licenses granted by the Finance Committee had been misapplied or abused. He quite agreed with the report drawn up by the Town-clerk, in answer to the magistrates, and he grieved to ace the hostile attitude which the bench had assumed towards the Council. He had himself no longer any connexion with the Council, nor did he regret that his connexion with it had ceased, but he thought that the course which the Council had pursued with regard to the granting of these licenses was the correct one, and he therefore could not approve of what had been done by the bench. The ma gistrates ought to do all they could to strengthen the hands of the Town Council—not make an attempt to de prive them of power. He did not hesitate to say that the power of granting licenses could not be in better hands than in those of the Town Council, and he thought there ought not to he any change whatever. There had been no abuse hitherto of the powers which the Council pos- here w ing to change suggested by the magistrates . In answer to an observation by Mr. LAWRENCE said that during the time 1 report. Eyre E of the committee he never recollecieFa;ingTin;t which a member of the Council had solicited on b, an applicant for a license. airman The MAYon said that, for the sake of formality, nsfield's motion had better be seconded, on which Mr. STE km. seconded the Inc Mr. W. ItATHBONE observed that, from the report which had just been read, it appeared that a document of considerable importance was found amongst the Town clerk's papers long after the report was settled. He should like some information about that, because it showed great irregularity in the Town-hall. Mr. BOLTON said that, from what had been read, it appeared that no license could be granted but by the Council. Mr. G. H. LAWRENCE : The Finance Committee have no power of themselves. Mr. W. EARLE was surprised to hear the remarks made by Mr. Lawrence respecting the granting of licenses to marine store-dealers, when — [ln the confusion which prevailed, our reporter was unable to catch the conclusion of Mr. Earle's remarks.] The MAYOR was about to put Mr. Mansfield's resolu tion to the vote, when Mr. AIKEN rose, and said he thought Mr. Mansfield should withdraw his resolution, and allow a discussion, before any resolution at all was proposed, because he was of opinion that the resolution would hinge on the dis cussion which he trusted would take place. He thought that in the resolution Mr. Mansfield was taking upon himself, and asking the magistrates to take upon them selves, much more than they ought to do. He held that it would make them go a great deal further than they were called upon. He did not say that the Finance Committee had been guilty of a breach of propriety in granting these licenses ; he thought they had only done what they conceived to be their duty, but for the magi strates to say that no license had been improperly granted, was going a very great way indeed. He had some remarks to make himself upon the question, and no doubt other gentlemen would do the same, and on those remarks some resolution might be grounded. He, therefore, hoped Mr. Mansfield would see the propriety of agreeing with his suggestion. Mr. W. rCATEIBONE thought Mr. Hornby had placed himself in a false position by the remarks which he had thought , fit to make in the council chamber respecting the report of the magistrates, when he had thought it neces sary to vindicate himself and the Council from a charge, which, he said, had been made against the members of the Council. After stating that the magistrates had no wish to cast any reflection on the Council, Mr. Rathbone said that Mr. Hornby had placed himself in the position of a criminal, and afterwards thought he could place himself in the position of judge of the magistrates. He put it to any one whether Mr. Hornby ought not to have considered well before he passed such a condemnation on the bench, as he had done in the Council chamber. Referring to the state ments of Kehoe, Mr. Hornby had talked about guarded evidence. What more guarded evidence could the magis trates have than that of Kehoe, who had been 13 years in the police force without any charge having been brought against him ? After repudiating, on the part of the bench, any personal feeling against the council, the speaker said he could not agree with Mr. Hornby and Mr. Lawrence when they said that the granting of licenses to marine store dealers was as safe in the hands of the Council as .in the bands of the bench. He did not think that there could be the same impartiality in a representative body like the council as there was in the bench ; and he felt that it would be a melancholy day indeed for this country if local government, whether as regardeJ our police or our magistracy, should ever be subject to the influence of any representative body whatever. It had always been said that in the administration of justice the mtuistraev of tl country was altogether independent, and he trusted it would long remain so. He concluded by saying that the system which had been pursued ought to be thoroughly investigated, with a view of placing it upon a better foot ing than at present existed. Mr. W. EARLE could confirm a great deal that had been said by Mr. Rathbone. With regard to the report which had been read, it did not pretend to answer many points which were alluded to in the magistrates' report. The truth was, a great deal too much labour had evidently been bestowed on it, and so much was said in it that it clearly showed the Town•clerk had not been able to answer the magistrates. One of the most important documents forwarded from the magistrates to the Council had never, it seemed, reached the Town-clerk's hands. He alluded to a report which, some years ago, was called for by Mr. Dowling respecting one of the marine store dealers. A MAGISTRATE, whose name we did not learn, said it had ultimately reached the Town-clerk. Mr. EARLE.—WeII, it had never reached his head. ;..r his heart either—(laughter)—although it did reach ills subordinate in office. Mr. Aircnsr again rose, and, addressing himself rather pointedly to Mr. Mansfield, said that that gentleman must know from his own daily experience that a great number of improper characters obtained marine-store licences, and therefore to ask the bench to say that no improper licences bad been granted was asking the bench to place itself in a false position. Mr. MANSFIELD.—I am willing to add " from im proper motivee." . . Mr. AIKIN.—If Mr. Mansfield would allow the dis cussion to proceed, he would see that they would be able to concoct a suitable resolution. Mr. Aikin defended the magistrates in accepting the statements of Kehoe, and founding their report upcn those statements. He did not see that the magistrates were bound to have before them the statements of the different members of the Council charged by Kehoe, as had been alleged . A great deal had been said about the magistrates' report being published before the accused parties were heard. Mr. LAWRENCE.—Why did you not send for the Town_ clerk ? Mr. AIKIN, in continuation, complained that 3,1 r. Hornby, who voted for the admission of reporters at the magistrates' meeting when the report was read, should have found fault with the magistrates in the Council Chamber and before the Finance Committee, for making the matter public before the accused parties had an oppor tunity of answering the charges. With the exception of Mr. Mellor, every magistrate voted for the admission . of reporters, Mr. Hornby included, and his condemnation of the bench afterwards for making it public was not right. He (Mr. A.) would not now go into the question whether it was proper to call in the reporter: on that occa:ioa, nor would he go into the question whether it was not thei duty to transact all their business in the eye of the public. He thought the occasions were very few in which all their proceedings ought not to take place in the eye of the public. (" Hear" from Mr. Earle.) He concluded by expressing his opinion that they might adopt a better resolution than the one proposed by_M Mr. Romill to read a resolution prepared ms to be sent in writing Council, and to ore Wednesday, 1 at the Museum, Duke-street, on ah instant. LIVERPOOL DOCKS. LOANS OF MONEY. ►TIHE COMMITTEE of the LIVERPOOL DOCKS I. do hereby give Notice, that they are willing to receive LOANS OF MONEY, on the Security of the Bonds of the Trustees of the Liverpool Docks, at the rate of 10s. per centum per annum interest, for periods of either Three, Five, or Seven Years. All offers to be addressed to GEORGE V. TAN. TON, Esq Liverpool. rpool Docks, Dock-offic( DANIEL MASON, Secretary. ?wary 10, 1853. firer of the I Doik-office,liverpbot, I CONTRACT FOR WORKS r HE FINANCE COMMITTEE of the COUNCIL 1_ of the BOROUGH of LIVERPOOL are prepared to re ceive TENDERS for the execution of the Works to be per formed in completing the BUILDINGS at the NEW GAOL, WALTON. Persons wishing to Tender for the above Forks may see the retrrne of 'rand a, and all the necessary Townhall. •mation, Sealed Tenders for the said Works, and endorsed "Tender Works at the New Gaol, Walton," must be left at the above on or before Twelve o'clock at noon on THVRSDAY. the of April -- which time no Tender will be Offic _ 21st da received ext, a fte The Committee will not be Tender. ound to aci pt the lowest or an Surveyor's Office, 7 !11, March 19, WEST DERBY UNION. WELDERS AND OThERS DRAWINGS and SPECIFICATIONS for the ERECTION of an additional BOARD-ROOM, PAU PERS' SHED, OFFICES, &c., may be seen at the Workhouse, in Mill-lane, Egerton, by parties wishing to CONTRACT for the same, on and after TUESDAY NEXT, the 12th instant. Bills of quantities will be furnished by the Guardians at a small charge. —caked " Ten__ ___ “tu-roo, to be sent to me on or before Tuesday the 26th instant lowest tender will not necessarily be accepted._ Sealed tenders ers for N Further information may be - obtained at the Office of Mr, A. B. Clayton, Architect, Everton Village. By order of the Board: WILLIA M CLEAN - ER, Union Clerk, Elliott-street, Clayton-square, 7th April, 1853. 'Ciro be Kolb 10 OR SALE, A PAIR OF MARINE ENGINES 1 made by Scott, Sinclair and Co., Greenock. Apply to IiRTIN and R Y; 31, Chiche PIAXO-FORTE I - IOR SALE, a' brilliant and powerful-toned Rose wood COTTAGE PIANO-FORTE, si Octaves, Metallic Plate, and Broadwood's improvemerts. The Advertiser is . ers the above at an extremely Low Price, sed of on or before that pply at No. 9, Fraser t must be dis- , street, London-road, Liverpool QUEEN'S PARK, CHESTER. MHIS pieturisque, finely-elevated, and extensive ESTATE, situate on the south side of the RIVER DEE, and immediately adjoining the City, with which a close com munication has been lately established by the erection of one of DREDGE'S PATENT SUSPENSION BRIDGES; is within easy reach by either River or Road of the magnificent Park and Estate of the Marquis of Westminster (EATON HALL) and the delightful Village of ECCLESTON. Queen's Park commands extensive views of the surrounding country, including the range of the Welsh Mountains, Beeston Castle, and the Peck forton Hills; and, on the other side, of the Dee Banks, City Walls, the Cathedral, and Castle. This Estate is remarkable for the salubrity of its atmosphere and its many advantages, having a substratum of Red Sandstone; its extensive river frontage giving facilities for fishing, boating, &c. ; and being within ten minutes' walk of the Cathedral ; and as the• Chester General Railway Station is within fifteen minutes' walk, LI VERPOOL is distant only an hour's , -ney from Queen's Park The ?rope-- ' ~y has been rect Laid out in BUILDrN& LOTS for the erection of VILLA RESIDENCES, and will be sold either on Chief'Rent or entirely Freehold ; Lithographic Plans of which, or further particulars, may be obtained on application to Mr. HITCHEN, in the Park, at Chester; Messrs. ATKIN SON, SAUNDERS, and ATKINSON, Solicitors, 'Norfolk-street, or Messrs. GOLDSMITHs, Architects, Bond-street, Manchester; and Mr. H. SUMNER, Architect, Colquitt-street, Liverpool. TWICRONNIASTERS, CAPITALISTS, AND OTHERS. rpo be DISPOSED OF, by TENDER, all those,volu .l able and extensive WORKS, known as the-PA RKFIELD IRONWORKS, near Wolverhampton, together with the 'MI NERAL PROPERTY thereto belonging. These Works comprise Four BLAST FURNACES and HOT- T AIR OVENS ; Two newly-erected Conde ns i ng STEAM -1 ion, and in t mdition ; most Mineral Prop( )f 100 ACT ed, an Manebesteil. The 'Fenders to 1 Holbeebe, ne .nt, and to C, be-sent, by post, to WILLIAM HENRY COPE, ear llud!ev, on or before the 15th day of April wlti: the amount cfered, the mode of accept the hig earn• day r. E ectors, who do TAKE late, vi lARMONIC-1- t bind them& 0 M A S'S BE NIGHT ATONE). 1 for a Meet NEFIT AT THE DOORS. ther Advertisen PROFESSIONAL LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY, Admitting, on equal terms, persons of every class and degree CAPITA L,—.e250,000. CHAIRmAN —Major H ENRY STONES DEPtiTY-CHAIRMAN-JASIES ANDREWU DURHAM, Esq. With upwards of Fourteen Hundred Shareholders. There are two important clauses in the deed of settlement, 127 which the Directors have power to appropriate ONE-TENTH -of the entire profits of the Company : Ist.—For and distresskd parties assured he relief of age(' 'ho have paid fiy .—FOr the relief •of aged and distressed original pro. ietors, assured or not, their widows and orphans, toge. Ivested b olicies indisputable and free of stamp du s of premium extremely moderate. No extra charge for going to or residing at (in time of peace Australasia, Bermuda, Madeira, Cape of Good Hope, Maur tins, and the British North American Colonies. Medical men in all cases remunerated for their report Assuraßres granted againet Paralysis, Blindness Insanity, and evert other alri moderate rates 'cidentB, ztal, at A liberal commission allowed to Agents. Annual Premium for Assuring £lOO, names Age-20 I Age-40 ei lOs. 9d 1 19 6 ISs Prospectuses, with tables and fullest information, ... had at the Offices of the Company, m' of any of their Agents Applications for Agencies requested. EDWARD BAYLIS. Resident Manager and Actuary Cheapside, London. Riberpoof tattbarb, TUESDAY MORNING, APRIL 13, 1833 NATIONAL EDUCATION, THE important question of promoting and extend, in; a system of National Education,—which has legislation,— JOIIN RUSSEL of the 's of modern nfuiiy d by Lord .n a tone which may tend to opposition nat 'ally felt by the religious public to his liberalising and latitudi narian principles. We cannot, however, lose sight altogether of the character of his lordship, so gra. phically pronounced by the late Rev. S , DNEY SMITH, who said his self-confidence was so great, le would undertake the command of the channel fleet or to perform an operation for the stone at ten minutes' notice. We must, there fore, receive with some caution his promises and professions, and delay any avowal of ap probation until we have before us the actual de tails. In his statement to the House of Com mons yesterday week, he gave some statistical information as to the present state of Education for the poor, which goes incontestably to prove the immense exertions and vast superiority of the Church of England, as distinguished from Dis senters, notwithstanding the vaunts of the latter as to their doings in this respect. Out of a total of 1,281,077 scholars receiving instruction, the large majority of 955,865, or fully three-fourths, were taught in Church of England Schools. Out of a total of 19,856 schools, no fewer than 17,015, or nearly seven-eighths, were Church of England schools; and out of a total income of £1,046,579, no less than £817,081, or four-fifths, was expended in the maintenance of Church of England Schools. These are gratifying proofs of what the Church has done, and is doing, for the instruction of the humbler classes, and should at least tend to allay that feel ing of jealous opposition to its exertions which they have so often met from Non-Conformists. Notwithstanding all that has been said and done in Manchester and elsewhere by Radical advocatel of or fivepence this there may be much to approve; but, consider ing the suspicious source whence it emanates, it should be received with caution ; though it may be that age has. brought experience, and that Lord JOHN, in his declining years, has forgotten some of his' former Whiggery, and sobered down into something of a reasonable being. An announcement was also made that a more searching enquiry would be instituted into the administration of Charity Trusts for the purpose of Education, for which a Bill would shortly be intro duced by the LORD PRESIDENT of the Council. He proposed that in cases where the income was under £3O a year, the question would be decided in the County Court, and those of larger amount would be referred to the MASTER OF THE ROLLS or a VICE-CHANCELLOR. Lord JOHN also announced that it was intended to consolidate a department of Art, for the establish ment of Museums, and to encourage the Schools of Design already established in the country, by sup he best drawings at half price. plying them with i The fourth and last department of the Minister's speech was in reference to the Universities of Oxford and Cambridge. He expressed approval of the changes which had taken place at Cambridge, and intimated a kind of threat to the authorities of Oxford University, that if they did not avail them selves of the opportunity afforded by the respite of another year, the Government would perform the ungracious task. THE MAGISTRATES AND THE TOWN COUNCIL. WE alluded a short time since to the evident un fairness and injustice with which a Committee of Magistrates had published a charge of disgraceful conduct against certain members of the Town Co uncil, upon the ex parte statement of an Inspector of Police. In condemning this course, we were altogether uninfluenced by any political bias, as those whose conduct was impugned were mostly opposed to us in political opinions. At the meeting of the Council, on Wednesday, the question was entered upon, and justice was done to the accused, though at the expense of those who made the Alderman PARKER stated that the accusation charge against himself referred to a circumstance alleged to have taken place so far back as 1842 ; rers, that, notwithstanding the Magistrates' reiterated confidence in the in tearitv of th it subordin; te, that very official had isly, on a charge cvniilrl } a gentleman n the po n of Alderman PARKER to call upon n to re made, and so uPPor .er Councillor denial of a ons upon their character. It confirmed the justice of our previous remark, that the charge ought never to have been so publicly made, or, if made, it should have been accompanied with such details as would have given the public an opportunity of testing the worthlessness of it, which the case had it been stated in The report of the Finance Com mittee on the subject of the alleged inter definite terms. erence in granting licenses to marine-store dealers, which was presented to the Council, amply proved the absurdity of the charge to which the Magistrates had lent a too-willing ear; and this was further corroborated by the report of Mr. SHUTTLE - WORTH, the Town -Clerk, who entered into the details of very case which had been alluded to. One fact spoke volumes, and that was, that, notwithstanding as many as 530 Licenses had -been applied for in one year, the Committee of Magistrates could only point to five instances of alleged mal-administration during the number of years over which •their charges extended. We may presume that the Magistrates were sincerely anxious for the public good when they undertook the inquiry, but they seem to have been unfortunate in placing too great reliance on their informer, and injudicious in pro claiming their discoveries before they had better evidence of their truth. Mr. ROBERTSON GLAD. his defence of his magisterial colleagues, enlarged upon the beauties of repentance_; but it would appear that his sympathies were more with the Police Inspector than his brother Councillors, or perhaps he could not forget the mortification of STONE, in a political defeat. THE NEW PILOTAGE BILL. THE proposal of Mr. CARDWELL to centralise in his own department of the Government the control over all the Pilotage authorities in the kingdom, has excited much anxious discussion and difference of opinion in this Port, which is perhaps the most affected by the measure. The Shipowners, par ticularly those engaged in the foreign trade, are naturally and properly anxious that nothing should Eciency of the Mersey pilots, while, on and, the owners of steam•boats and other vessels in the coasting trade feel the hardship of having to contribute to the maintenance of Pilots from whose services they derive a less proportion of advantage impair ti the other 1 In the first place, it must be conceded that it is of the greatest importance the Pilot Service of Liverpool should be preserved as fully and ncom pletely as possible, not only on account of the immense amount both of lives and property which are constantly in jeopardy, but also from the dangerous nature of the entrance to the Port, arising from shifting sands, which renders a con stant familiarity with its navigation indispensable to safety. In this respect it differs from many other Ports, where the frequency of visits by masters of steam-boats and coasting vessels render Pilot service in such cases almost unnecessary, and consequently it has been usual to license such masters as Pilots. This has not been done at Liverpool, and, according to the statement of Mr. CARDWELL, the refusal arose from the Pilotage authorities here being doubtful whether they had legal power to issue such licenses without contra vening the local act. The doubt he proposed to remedy by giving the Board of Trade power to over-ride the local act; but the bill goes further, and instead of confining the authority to the local Pilotage Board, proposes to supersede its functions, by investing the Board of Trade with power to grant licenses to masters and mates. The parties interested in foreign shipping complain that such an alteration would mar the efficiency of the Pilot service here by diminishing its source of income, while those proposed to be benefited are naturally in favour of its adoption. It will har.lly be disputed that the local authorities are far better judges of the requirements of the Port than the hoard in London can by possibility be, though it may have BIRTH OF A PRINCE The church bells, on Thursday, re-echoed the glad tidings which had been received, by electric telegraph, of the birth of another Prince, of whom her MAJESTY bad been safely delivered that afternoon. There is already a rumour current that the new Prince is to be named GEORGE, after his illustrious line of ancestors ; but, know. ing the , QUEEN'S partiality to names beginning with the first letter of the alphabet, we rather incline to the opinion that he will be named AUGUSTUS THE NATIONAL REYENUI published on Tuesday showed an increase of £920,999 on the year, and of £44,613 on the quarter. This favourable result was, however, owing to the repayment of advances and other moneys, of which there was an increase of £557,531 on the year, and £163,906 on the quarter. THE HIGH-LEVEL RAILWAY SCHEN' AT the meeting of the Dock Committee, on Thursday. a letter was read from Mr. GRANTHAM, in defence of his scheme for a High-level Railway along the line of Docks, but no discussion took place on the subject. He impugned some of the statements in Mr. HARTLEY'S report as being founded on incorrect and insufficient data, tut he did not attempt to meet the objection that the carrying out of such a scheme, supposing it to be as efficient as he states, would have the effect of rendering. Dock warehouses com paratively unnecessary, by facilitating the conveyance of goods from the whip direct by railway into the interior. He demands a reference to a more independent authority than Mr. 'HARTLEY; but, however strong the evidence in favour of the practicability of hie plan, it will not answer this objection, supposing it to be well-founded, and the Dock 'Committee will hardly give their sanction to its adoption before well weighing the-consequences. THE •BIRWENHEAD DOCKS. THE Sub-Committee appointed to confer with the repre sentatives of the Birkenhead Docks are to meet in London to-morrow (Wednesday), on the subject of the suggested amalgamation. Some doubts have been thrown on the practicability of making any arrangement, bet it is to be hoped that both parties will see the advantage of effecting it, if possible, and therefore throw no unnecessary obstacle in the way through over-anxiety to get the best of the bargain. Liverpool will by this means be enabled to increase her Dock accommodation, which is much wanted, at a far less cost than can be done at this side of the Mersey ; and Birkenhead will receive an impetus which must be felt by all interested inner prosperity. It should also not be forgotten that Liverpool is much in need of additional facilities for Ship-building —a trade which might have been enjoyed to a considerably greater extent, bad not the space been confined by so great a length of the river coast being occupied with the Docks. The energies of Liverpool are cramped by her adhesion to one bank of the Mersey, and the only practicable remedy is a resort to the opposite bank. STRIKE OF THE TAILORS. THE " SLOP-SHOP" SYSTEM, The journeymen tailors of Liverpool, who have been suffering for some few years past, have at length deter mined to organise themselves for the relief of their griev ances, and a meeting has been called for this evening (Tuesday) at the Circus-street School-room, in order to consider the best means of accomplishing their object. The ordinary wages paid by respectable masters have been at the rate of 4s. 6d. per day, besides which the master provides the workshop as well as fire and candles. Against this arrangement there is no complaint, nor is any attempt made to alter the terms ; hut, within the last few years, there has arisen a number of so-called cheap clothes-shops, wherein defective materials, put together by ill-paid labour, are sold to the public at a greater profit to the vender than the goods sold in respectable warehouses. The poor working tailors have long been the victims of this system, as in many cases they have not been paid more than a shilling for twelve hours' labour, while they have to find their own workshop and other necessaries for carrying on their work. The consequence of this state of things is, that they often have to eke out a subsistence by a resort to the relieving officer, and in almost every instance of sickness, &c., their maintenance is thrown upon the ratepayers. Much of this has been produced by unwholesome competition, of which the cheap clothes-men and contractors have been only too ready to take advantage ; but as the true interest of the I public is that the industrious should receive a fair remu neration for their labour, they calculate upon receiving a share of public sympathy upon this occasion, the more especially as no movement is made or contemplated against the respectable masters in the trade. We under stand that the objects immediately proposed to be carried out by the meeting are as follow To have one uniform scale of wages at the rate now paid by all respectable master tailors in this town. That all workmen shall be provided with suitable work shops and implements for their work, such as existed previous to the present system of cheap ready- made clothing. To equalise, as far as possible, the distribution of labour, so that every man may have a fair share, -accord ing to his ability. In endeavouring to accomplish these objects, the men consider they are but doing justice to those employers who pay good wages, and treat their men liberally and fairly. IMPORTANT TO EMIGRANTS.—An arrangement, which is likely to prove of considerable advantage to emigrants for the United States and Canada, has just been entered into by Mr. Jones, of this town, by which passengers arriving in New York can be forwarded at once to their ultimate destination. Full particulars will bo found i n our advertising columns. he had Mr. RoMILLY had no objection to read his resv.— but he conr- -d that he was much more inclined to vote for Mr. 1 ' !d's resolution s if he would modify it a ilansfie Mr. Mansfield's resolution was then modified as follows : " That it does not aopear to this bench that any licenses to marine-store dealers have been granted from improper mo- The resolution, on being put by the Mayor, was ra gANSFIELD again lose to propose the second reso- lotion, a nd commenced by saying (with consideraute warmth) that he was surprised at the attack which had been made upon him by Mr. Aikin, for doing what he (Mr. Mansfield) thought he had a right to do, ar be should do whenever h a: called upon to - lings connected with the bench. &mix : Attack MANSFIELD contir He had tho proceed might, with peculiar propriety, bring forward a resolution — Mr. AIKIN : I assure you, sir,—(addressiug Mr. Mans field)—l did not think I was making any attack upon you, and certainly I did not intend it. The MAYOR : I trust that gentlemen who have been complaining of personal allusions in the Council Chamber, will hot become personal here, and indulge in crimination and recrimination against each other. (Hear, hear.) Mr. MANSFIF.LIIS id his resolutionwas 17 1'1;aiiiiipW;Cliat certain frauds have been committ upon the Finance Committee by marine store•dealers, in o taming transfers of their houses to objectionable localities, al that it is desirable that steps shouldbe recurrence of such frauds." _ ken to prevent the With reference to two persons who bad obtained their licenses for one place, and afterwards had them tra , ferred to another place, the report of the mag' left unanswered by the report of the Council. _ gistrates' report said this was a fraud, and no doubt it was. It had been stated that in connexion with this transfer it was incumbent on the town-clerk to obey the words of the act of parliament ; and here he could not hut regret that, in the course of his observations in the Council, Mr. Hornby should have gratuitously cast a reflection upon Mr. Wybergh as the magistrates' clerk. He would not, however, further refer to that subject, as Mr. Wybergh was present to speak for himself. Mr. Mansfield, after pointing out some laxity in the endorsing of the transfers of the two licenses referred to, excused it on account of the pressure of business at the Town ball, and said the magistrates ought not to find fault with the Council on that account. On Mr. Mansfield resuming his seat, tes wa The ma. Mr. A IKIN said—l seize the first opportunity of assuring Mr. Mansfield that my attack was on the wording of his resolution, and not personal. I should be extremely sorry for it to be supposed for one moment that I made any attack upon him. Mr. WYBERGII nest rose, and said that perhaps the magistrates would permit him to make a few remarks upon the law which was laid down in the report from the Council, and, in doing so, he was bound to make a few observations on what had been said of him in his absence by Mr. Hornby. He could not allow either Mr. Hornby or any one else to cast any reflections upon his personal skill. [Mr. Wybergh here referred to Mr. Hornby's remarks in the Town Council on Wednesday last, to the effect that Mr. Wybergh ought to have placed before the Finance Committee his view of that part of the Act of Parliament referring to the transfer of marine-store dealers' licenses from one locality to another.] Now, on what evidence was this argument of Mr. Hornby's founded ? He (Mr. W.) differed with the town-clerk on the construction of this clause of the act of parliament, but surely that was not to be construed, as was conveyed in Mr. Hornby's remarks, to a neglect of duty on his part. He might be wrong in his opinion, but he thought it unfair in Mr. Hornby to charge him as he had done, because he drew the attention of the magistrates to a clause in the act on which his opinion did not agree with that of the town-clerk. He had taken some trouble to give his opinion on that clause, which was as follows se of the I dissent from the construction put upon this c local act by the town clerk. _ In my opinion he would be justified in refusing to make the endorsement described in this section_ in any case where the g the tr object intended by the person seekir the provisions of the act of parliament, and to commit upon the council. It must be admitted that such was the object in tt Healey It will be remembered iu that cl his st at all, and consequently had not changed his place of business ; the Town•clerk, therefore, would have been acting even within the lett& of the law in refusing to endorse the license. The course I should suggest, with great deference to the Town-clerk, in dealing with fraudulent applications under this section, would be to leave the party to his remedy by mandamus in the Court of Queen's Bench, if indeed any one could he found bold enough, with a lie in his mouth, to make such an experiment. But is the literal sense of the clause to be preferred to what is its rational sense? I am inclined to think not in this in- med, to t .he grounds u nent, that opi g a statute : a which I t to be pye Improvement. ( Bc .olve an irdity 01 lice of the act, ,s intended to provide. nckr consideration is entitled "An Act fo Government, and Police Regulations he title compendiously express to marine-store d( erpool The clauses rela have strict reference to that object, and the particular intended to be remedied by them was the then unlicen of a marine-store -dealer. It is notoricus that there is an intimate relation between per sons carrying on that trade and a class of criminals known by the designation of receivers of stolen goods. It was therefore deemed consistent with the good government and police regu lation of the borough of Liverpool to give to the local authoities a control over the persons carrying on the obnoxious trade. This was accomplished by making a licence from the council the condition precedent to carrying on the trade ; and to the coui,cil also was entrusted the discretionary power of granting or refusing the license ; and so anxiously does the legislature guard against the possibility of persons oarrying on the trade in any other premises than those specified in the license, that immediate notice is to be given of any change of a !, or ey( of any addition to the licensed premises. This clause, in my opinion (267th) must be construed in ptTi materid, with reference to the 261st, which gi discretionary power to refuse the license. On any other supposition the 261st section would be a simple absurdity, for the mischief which the provision was designed to remedy would remain unchecked. It could not be, there fore, the intention of the framers, that one section should undo what the other did; or that a person, reing refused a license under the one section, should get it as a matter of course, and by a sidewind, under the other. It has been laid down by our best writers, and by the dicta of eminent judges, "that the truest exposition of the law is that which best harmonises with its design, its objects, and its general structure." In Heydon's case, the barons of tie ex chequer resolved—" That it was the duty of the judges at all times to make such construction as should suppress the mis chief end advance the remedy, putting down all subtle evasions and inventions for continuance of the mischief pro prirato commodo, and adding force and life to the cure and remedy, according to the true intent of the makers of the act pro bono publico." And this doctrine is acted upon in a more recent case, Lyde v. Bernard, when Baron Parke said, " I admit that words may be construed in a sense different from their ordinary one when the context requires it, or when the act is intended to re medy some existing mischief, and such a construction is re quired to render the remedy effectual. For we must always construe an act so as to suppress the mischief and advance the remedy." Now, the construction contended for by the tow their report would do precisely the reverse, for it we the mischief and defeat the remedy. Keeping, therefore, in view the above rule of interpretation, and reading the 267th section by the light the 261st affords, I cannot but arrive at the conclusion-that the literal construction, which is so disastrous to public justice, is at the same time unsound in law. Mr. HORNBY trusted he might be permitted to make a few observations, as his conduct on this question bad been pretty freely commented upon both here and elsewhere. With regard to the cow plaint made against him by Mr. Wybergh, he entertained the same opinion at this moment which he did at the time he spoke in the Council. Mr. Wybergh had stated that he (Mr. Hornby) had found fault with him because he differed with the Town-clerk upon the con struction of an Act of Parliament. He had clone nothing of the sort. He had never expressed an opinion as to which of them was right. What he had said, and he now said it again, was that it was the duty of Mr. Wybergh to have stated to the committee that there was such a clause in the act of parliament, bearing the construction which he had put upon it. With regard to the admission of reporters to the last meeting of magistrates, h admitted that he was wrong in not voting against t present, after hearing such a report read. B than that, he did not think he was amenable to toe cuarges bought against him by Mr. Aikin. It was true that several of the magistrates stated at their last meeting, that they had no wish to cast any reflections on the Finance Committee, but he asked any candid person to read the magistrates' report and say whether very strong reflections huieed were not c; upon the committee. The report concluded by stating this change should he made in the law, giving the Fir^^^^ tee power to zrant licenses uncil in advance the stat . the Town Council shout Now th not have the power of disthissing police-officers. _ ;en aware that this was not a local act, it applied to the n at large, and could any one suppose that this proposal, which went to alter the law of the land, would be submitted to unless on very strong grounds indeed? He had no wish to cast any reflections on the magistrates or any one else. He had no doubt that the gentlemen who drew up the report, and the ma g i s t ra t es who sent it to the council, were guided by every feeling to do their duty ; hut he could not agree in their report, and it now appeared to him that they should consider the recommendation in that report, whether the Town Council should be deprived of the power of dismissing police-officers, and of granting licenses to marine-store dealers. He concluded by lamenting the unfortunate differences which seemed to exist between the bench and the council. For himself, he believed that the council had (thigh respect for the bench, and if they would carry on their discussions ;in a proper manner, he was sure that the bench would have that moral influence over the council which was so exceedingly desirable. (Hear, hear.) The resolution having been seconded, mously. was passed unani- Mr. MANSFIELD next proposed the following resolution : " That it appears to the bench that the committee app3inted to inquire and report were justified in relying upon the eviden c of Constable Kehoe.” In the course of his observations Ms Mansfield defended Kehoe from the attacks which were nl upon him by the different members of the Council on nesday last. Mr. BENN seconded the resolution. - After some discus ae so rnin n ag o g n lbse t t t ai e tle r s e se s lcl o ,oo lutiO n , The MAYOR said he hoped that after what had taken n u , l i d e, c lo or l d va ia s ll r y , !7:7 . the welfare of the town. , t v h iT e t hh C et o h u ree n sl c .oi i ell resolution i n oo d fn thh promoting 'musty. 3lr. R. GLAD,,,._ _ -cartily join but when we have a majority in the Council of 4. the magistrates, it is not very encouraging. ➢ir. EMILE.—Aye, that is hitting the right nail ( The resolution having been carried, Mr. EARLE put a question to Mr. Hornby as to the power of refusing licenses, and charged his brother magistrates, with the exception of Mr. Gladstone, of being too much e , prit de corps. (A. laugh.) The proceedings then terminated. the head, THE OSMANLI screw-steamer, which saile port for Australia on Saturdaylast, put b ac k y€ 'day, in consequence of a leak having been discovered in the atter part of the ship, occasioned by the starting of a couple of rivetts in the counter in the gale of Saturday night. It was deemed prudent to return for the purpose of having the deficiency supplied, which, we underetand, will be ac complishedin the course o f t o- d ay or to-morrow, when she will again proceed on her voyage. We cannot suffi ciently commend the conduct of the captain, while we must sympathise with her owners in the unfortunate mis hap. It is, we believe, the first mishap of the kind that ever occurred to them—not one of their screw-steamers hitherto having had to put back when once fairly started eh the voyage, as was the case with the Osmanli. of [red o lio 'lo° ;ll• flve