The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1853-07-12 00:00:00

LOCAL NEWS. Tut loading of the fi rst s hip w ith coa l i n th e new docks 1 at Ga rs t on was duly celebrated last week. EDWA RD JAMES, Es (4., of the northern circuit, has been i appointed one of her Majesty's counsel, and was on Satter day last called within the bar by the Lord Chancellor. THE REFORMERS' MEETING.—A t the Amphitheatre Meeting, on Monday evening, no less th?.n three gentle men were robbed of their watches. THE LIVERPOOL ARCHITECTURAL AND ARCH/EO - SOCIETY were to make their annual excursion to Beeston, Bumbury, and Peckforton Castle, on Saturday. A PETITION FROM ST. HELENS against the duty on British salt imported into India, was presented to the House of Lords, yesterday week, by the Earl of Derby. FIRE AT THE BATHS.—On Friday morning a fire broke out in the new works in progress at the Cornwallis -street Baths, but it was speedily extinguished by Mr. Davies, the surveyor, and his men. THE MANCHESTER POLICE FORCE, after due notice, resigned almost in a body last week ; but the watch com mittee, under coercion, gave each an additional two shillings a week, and they resumed. MORTALITY IN LIVERPOOL. —During the week ending the 2d instant, the deaths in Liverpool were 190, being 37 less than the average of the same week in the preceding five years. The mortality from tpyhus was lower than ever had previously occurred. WEST DERBY GUARDIANS. —At the meeting on Wed nesday, the business was merely of a routine character. A letter was read from the poor-law board, sanctioning the increase of the salary of the chaplain, the Rev. Mr. Moore, from £l2O to £2OO a year. DINNE R TO SIR ERSKINE PERRY. —The committee and friends of the Liberal candidate entertained that gen tleman on Friday evening, at the Royal Hotel, Moor fields. Mr. Eyre Evans occupied the chair, and Mr. George Holt the vice -chair. The leading Liberals of the town were present. 13toAatv..—Wna. resident in Southport Curtisl6 , boot an d shoe maker, a for years past, has been com mitted M liirkdale, for trial at the Liverpool assizes, wife, the charge of marrying Mary Edgerley, his first wife, Elizabeth Cart's, being alive. The prisoner's first wife instituted the charge. DEPARTURE FOR THE GOLDEN LAND. —The clipper ship Star of the East, one of Miller and Thompson's " Golden Line" sailed for Melbourne on Thursday, with 496 passengers, being quite full. We understand that the owners received between £9,000 and £lO,OOO for the out ward freight before the vessel sailed, an amount that ma terially improves her position in their ledger. RoYAL Aat nurrnEATßE--Mr. James Anderson cotn- Pleted a very successful engagement on Saturday evening at the above establishment. in " Richard the Third. ' Miss Rosina r ht, -eorter danseetse of the Lyceum Theatre, has called g forth P ' repeated plaudits, by her ex town, and graceful d nein Two old favourites in this town, Mr. and Miss a ßake g r, appeared last night. The Rood folk of Liverpool are promised a novelty next week, in the appeara nc eLenton, from America, who will display his marvellous feat of walking on the ceiling. APTRALIA.N EM/R ATION.—The total number of 1 2 - r eis now preparing for the various ports of Australia is .. the total amount of registered tonnage 15,082. The Itaihnp total this pert from the 30th June to the 6th J uly instatt, h ave tons 'been two vessels for Melbourne, 2292 , and four vessels for Sydney, 2692 tons; or an ag gregate cf 49E.4 tons. PROFvtin f T tai" P HOTOGRAPHY.—An interesting meet gc! . she Photegraphie Societ was held in the Royal nstitmaion o n 1 , ,, d secretary, had r nouceed that e d s aY evening! . After Mr. Forrest, the Thea over a list of new members, it . n-as an fa...,..y . .e British Museum intended to g ~ve every , ".c . for cbtn in in that the i nsft z Pbotograehs of the man; nth trea t utton A conversation then arose on proposal to take likenesses of the many strangers f rom deren.-t parts of theworld I visit Liverpool ; and it w rallispoutsl,trinne_atelydecided that circ i t7lars should be sent to all ca inviting their co-operation. THE L BISHO P OF CA.PETOWN is to 'tind ar h r e : 3 e v a ll t D , the 17th instant, at St. George's, 'tree —preach on Waver hit. P t • • W. Badnall)—i n the morning ; at St. I P s (Rev. C. H. Burton)—in the afternoon ; and al_ St. 'George's. Ev erton—'(Rev W. W. Ewbank—in the evening. There will I:+e a mie i t o ing at the Clarendon ROtens, at twelve o'clock, ynext, the 18th itinssthconpt—wßillecmtoarkeC:.(l,nrapbell i o n n the n ch t air at which the his vast and interes-tin; dlroPceosreta.tit statements respecting VIOW THE BOMA.NIS,S VOTED! —The following cir !c_Ular will indicate hoW tlie Roman Catholics voted at the Liverpool election:— . LIVETPOOL PLECTMN " SIR, ---You are resn tf 11 ' cord your vote fey Si ec E'a di 'l7 N ' I F ) , u i t, R u:ge: i ntl'y,reque a s s te p d o to re after the opening of thel:oll on Friday. "President of Met' PowELL, werPool C atholi c s Club. " President of 'tIiAMES LEVECOSON, j..lrish Catholic Club. " Chairman of'tte &?'llAoillic'‘lt.'egistration Committee. Liverpool, 6th Jul,us 3. i, HEA LT H C,o Nfm ,, weekly m e I'EE • Langsdale presided at the d ay, (min ; :l e g, hel on Wnesday, insad of Thurs- the e d lection.ed In - reference te to the alters tion of the ;easing in Scotland -road, the engineer r ceired i n ' sructions to proceed according to the pla e n - S llgßested. riaiaant . :11r. Loss, who had been the chief corn- Matter against the crossing, would be satisfied if the wet'e refere4 to the deputy-engineer to do what the coul wa-s ' " undentood that this course met with e approval t cf the comm .- ittee "7 - ie clerk called atten tion th e cons _ apparatus, invented by M r . S tevens , f or been . new of smoke on b oar d s t eamers . It h ad highly spoken of, an d cou ld be appli e d t o or di nary gineS at a -s ma ll expense . ' Inttrz.etions were given to the clerk and engineer to make the.neeessary inquiries and report. Mr. of Lord-street, complained that the Waterearts always•fsiled to visit - that ctreet in windy weather. Mr. Henderson complained of a nuisance proceeding from Mr. Half's tar arci turpentine works. Instructions were given to communicate with Mr:NStowart on the subject of the building-act. - Some st , 'pa as to the appointment of 'a successor to the 'sate Mr. Lea, clerk in the nuisance de partment, concluded the business of the day. TRIA.I Tail' CZ THE GREAT RU.:TAIN.—This magnifi cent vessel made 1.1 trial trip, which lasted about twenty four hours, on •I'slenday, with thetnast satisfactory results, though the weather was very unfavourable. The trip took lace direction of the Isle of Man. Capt. Claxton, It N., Who was on board, has addressed a letter to the ownere, in•which: he says :—" With all the sails set that were 'bent, ;far- chort of her complement,) cleanfull, no ship could be , stiffer, showing a capability of carrying almost any amount of canvas thai:, can by possibility - be upon her, and- sviTh the engines averaging eighteen revo lutions, a speed of twelve-and-a-half knots was attained, and, if at that tide , circumstances had permitted of her being run to leeward, I have no :kincl of doubt whatever, that she woolA hate gone over fourteen knots, or sixteen tAles e n d a t hi r d . With the same screw f i xed perpen ocalarlY. and the-ship close hauled, she went ten knots, m° very great astonishment, andtitat I believe of every nau tical man on beard ; w hile w ith the screw disconnected, an d revolvin g her speed was not quite so great, thereby showing that Griffith's, screw need never be e u t isc onneeted, a matter of first-rate invortance to auxiliary a e ‘ a T navigation." Thi s no bl e l ev i a th an , the r efore, g i ve s Ow i e ritt is snphant r e sult to t h e sp i r i te d enterpr i se o f t h e Gra e • .Captain Claxton has also sent a letter to Mr.. pa ss 3', complimenting hi m upon the ae.:uracy of his Com es. Tits. Sar_EcT' VN'in - itY.—The Rev. { sectorueCcaa7 As pberl presid e d at the usual fortnightly meeting on T It a ppeared that cons id erable inconven:ence arose from allowing the Roman Catholic inmates•cf the workhouse .. leaving on . Suuday n t o attend their own places of worsnip, as a preventive measure it was agreed. Clot the Roman Catholics should be . with the means of worship in some other way, provided*.illmer stated that the re quired accommodation might be made between the front and second gate of the workhouse, where mass could be held on each 'Sunds.y. The matter was referred back to the committee.; the bcard, withhthegsuortl.,eexcjption of Mr. Moss, apparently Mr. Willmer.suggesteciar)vpakrn?oovuu'essgea,lteearatiOns i the' a m n e g d e i .; and recommended that a rrangements of the h in 'future no paupers s w bo or ald be sent out to grave-digging, was agreed to, as also or other out-door works, wich vas a recommendation of Mr. Moss, that tlle medies2 assistant receive 475 a year, with ratione, Mount-pleasantOn the mot ion of Mr. Willrner, the dispensary in ordered to be c:lc.sed—so that therewill only be tvas parish and the dispensaries in future—the one in Kent-street,. la Rawle, chemist other in 13urlington-street.—Mr. and druggist, Lord-street, and Mr. Kitchen, were res ,,cPe_ctlively . proposed as •vestrymen, a majority tf 2. in the place of Mr. " -e • reslgned. The latter was elected by . r.. Moss the relative n made some remarks latter saidto the-vote f i l.v t bY the chairman, on which the boo sat for twenty-four years at that board, th ou . ? , nauch insulted. This ,altercation led an dt that vlei he ,t:cenes," so peculiar to this board, and Istieet ...4etrY justly observed, lower the w t o t i i one cl' M a r l' . rr alkliu g 7 i,r , public estimatio tbe,cairll,_'lrch led to nothing, After a.gr broked lupf, d n o . es much great _ ea . c _ Mr. Ato43;_n s last words being, " All I can say is, r the meeting offered. ' h Me ~,t e first person since we met here that eye • that witk the airr°nt• Ev •••person else has treated me greatest rea a ,,,, er, P TUC LlCEsze nx• --- Rte, which .ta'olc- tereALLERS' FETC.—At this annual ThursJ.ay, asYluna and s:-...110015. for Eu ga , P e la ee at the Zoological Gardens new • nt ing the funds for building the o_ tuallers' A.,:c -•' • in eennection with the Licensed . Vi ...... .„oLlation, now in the course of erection in the Vic west DerLy Rcari th ifi ce4t s , 1, 4 e anause fell on ;"1-' Oa this occasion as last year, the fele rnents were on a most mag , - candidate- tl°Minati'an day, and' the attendance of the b..,am for the fan of representing this borough in litrl nent gave increased interest to the P Ti-spit:y. gfsteeple-chkses by diminutive Pnr-ies' a gorgeous roceedings. t h e sta izi) fireworks, dancing, and other amusements were d j., ~lcl_e attraction At 4 o'clock a dejeuner war serv o e d, iiand asUoncerthail. Mr. Alderman Proctor presided, r l ` 1. supported on his right by the Hon. H. T. Liddell, t,„ „.,.. 1 - • • B. frorsiall, Mr.._ C Turner, &c. ; and on the left , oir Ersle P M . Ar.,_ e _. tne erry, r. G. Maxw ell, Mr. J. Bratnley a n u?r .it John Bent, &c. Mr. T. T. Glazebrookofficiate .e d t ;_veice.chairman. The Worshipful the Mayor was unable toZtsPresent in consequence of the election. Among and pro apo ..! • ere `.' The Licensed Victuallers' Association,' c , which th e eh a!tY to its benevolent efforts," in submitting The land airrnan alluded to the progress of the building. c ost ~w°ll4l cost upwards of £3OOO, the toll _,..PA'arcis of wouldmo make' s wich, with the walls sur building would aub rl sc e r tng it, Btc. t o ~ •Ptions so Far, and the money in hands, amounted 4 - 6 000 l e .• . association. t axing a :Aim of £lOOO to be collected by the httii At present, before the completion of the it ~. 'ng, they had eleven orphans, or inmates, and when boys"'as completed, they would be able to accommodate 30 the and 30 girls, and they would have 12 almshouses for ..u e , a ged and infirm. Mr. Grist, the secretary, announced ir°,,a '4onation of 4 ' 9 0 from the chairman, Mr. James Procter ; wothe' in addition to £2O from Messrs. Glazebrook rs, previously subscribed ; and £2O from Mr. J. • Lloyd . The candidates then addressed the meeting in succession; Mr• Rramley-Moore, like the others, being Z°st •entlinsiasiicaliv cheered. Mr. Danson gave " The ancaslaire Witches . ," which was responded to by Sir 4r akine Perry in an amusing speech. THE LIVERPOOL LIVERPOOL TOWN COUNCIL. MEETING YESTERDAY. - - The monthly and special meeting of the Council (post poned from Wednesday last in consequence of the elec tion) was held yesterday, the Mayor presiding. The proceedings, resolutions, and reports of the Finance Committee comprised—Further consideration of report of Surveyor as to ventilation of the Council-chamber, post poned at the last monthly Council ;—Report of Town clerk , according to the instructions o the Council at the last meeting on the resolutions of the magistrates as to the parochial business ; and further consideration of the resolutions of the magistrates as to that business ;—Re commendation to purchase freehold property in Erskine street,--namely, a house and 1,458 square yards of land, or thereabouts, for the sum of £1,525 ;—Recommenda tion to purchase the leasehold interest of Mr. Jas. Winkop in a public-house, Hurst-street, for the sum of £6OO ; Recommendation to grant the reversion of a house in Oxford -street, for a parsonage-house attached to the church of St. Stephen, Martyr ;—Recommendation to increase the salary of Mr. Venn to £5OO per annum. ENLARGEMENT AND VENTILATION OF THE COUNCIL CHAMBER-PROPOSED ADMISSION OF THE PUBLIC. Mr. HOWSBY, in moving the confirmation of the pro ceedings, would do so seriatim. The first was the report of the surveyor as to the ventilation of the council chamber. He thought that the surveyor had advanced sufficient reasons for making it appear clear to the council that any enlargement of that room was quite unnecessary, and that it could not be carried out without very much interfering with the public business at the Town-hall. He looked upon it that they were bound to adopt the surveyor's report. The motion having been seconded, Mr. WOODRUFF said that before the report of the sur veyor was adopted, perhaps the council would allow the motion to be taken which he had upon the paper ; and per mission having been given, Mr. Woodruff brought forward the following motion, of which he had given notice:— "That previously to any arrangement being sanctioned by the Council for enlarging or ventilating the Council chamber, the surveyor be instructed to report whether it is practicable, and to what extent, to find accommodation for strangers during the sittings of the Council, their ad mission to be regulated by orders from members of the Council, or tickets, as the Council may here after determine." When the question of venti lating the Council-chamber was last before the Council, it would be remembered that Mr. Gladstone seemed to have some plan in his mind for enlarging the Chamber, so as to admit strangers. His (Mr. Woodruff's) impression 'was, that the burgesses had a legal right to be present during the deliberations of the Council, and that it was against the spirit of the law to hold their sittings with closed doors. It was well known, that most of the corporations of England admitted strangers, and he did not see why Liverpool, being one of the first corporations in the country, should not adopt the principle. He knew it would be urged by some that his suggestion could not be carried out with conve nience He was aware it could not be done in that room, but he contended that it could easily be effected by acme Other arrangement. They were there assembled as public trustees, and if they could by any means afford conveni ence for the admission of the public, he hoped they would not now refuse to sanction, at least, the principle. He believed that the admission of strangers to their delibera tions was a question which the public would properly appreciate, and that a great number would avail them selves of it. As far as the principle was concerned, he repeated that strangers had a right to demand admission to their debates ; and he thought that if any person was to come and demand admission at the present time, and if the question as to his right of admission was put to the Town-clerk, he would hardly take 'upon himself to say that the party should not be admitted, The MAYOR.—I certainty should, Mr. Woodruff. Mr. WOODRUFF o Well, he nevertheless thought the public had a right to be present, and he hoped the Council would now admit the principle. Some gentlemen might argue that as the reporters were allowed to be present, there was no necessity for admitting the public, but whilst he admitted that the 'reporters did justice to the various members of the Council ; and sometimes did more for them than they were entitled to, newspaper reports were necessarily obliged to be condensed, and consequently the public were not made acquainted with all that teok place. He therefore hoped that the Council would affirm the principle of his motion. The MAYOR inquired if Mr. Woodruff intended the motion as an amendment. Mr. Voonrtt•Fr- replied in the affirmative, becatse, he remarked, if they adopted the surveyor's report, it-seemed to him that his motion would be useless. Mr. DOVER thought it had better be considered as a distinct motion rather than as an amendment. Mr. HOFINDY, on the same side, said Mr. Woodruff bad better allow the surveyor's report to pass, ar.d then his proposal might be brought forward afterwards. Tie TowN-eLEat-said it might be necessary to explain that this matter did not now come before the Council in the ordinary way. 'lt was deferred at the last meeting of the'Council, and If the report was now carried, he was of epinion that Mr. Woodruff's motion would be useless. Mr. Woodrtiff's - motion having been seconded, 'Mr. PICTON said he would suggest to Mr. Woodruff the propriety of postponing his motion for the present. There were many considerations involved in it. It was . not merely the enlargement of that room, 'but an .inter ference with the 'various offices throughout the building. Ile question was whether it would not be better to remove the -Council Chamber from that building' altogether. (Hear, hear.) Very shortly St. George's hall would be completed, where there would be a fine room, and where every accommodation could be provided for what had been named by Mr. Woodruff. The subject was one of great importance, and he thought the Council would be of opinion that it might be brought forward at a more convenient time than the present. Whatever might be done in reference to Mr. Woodrtitrs motion, it would obviously require m uc h cons id erat i on, whereas 'the ques tion of ventilating the council chamber was a pressing one. It seemed to hi m mos t d es i ra bl e to have the sur 'veyor's plans carried out, and therefore he thought it would be much 'better that the Couneachould confirm the surveyoes report, and that Mr. Woodruff should for tiro present withdraw his motion. Mr. WOODIC7FF then agreed to withdraw the motion for the present, in accordance with Mr. Picton's sugges tion, believing that on the principle invclved in his motion he had the Council with him. The surveyor's report, containing a suggestion for the better ventilation of the council chamber, was then con rmed. THE lIAGISTZATES' CLERKS AND THE PAROCHIAL BUSINESS. Mr. lIORNUY next moved the co nfirmation of that part of the Finance , - Committee's proceedings, recommending that the salaries of Mr. Wybergh and Mr. Garnett, the magistrates' clerks, be increased.£loo a year each,ln con sideration of their undertaking to perform the parochial badness of the,parish, since Mr. Lowudes had resigned the office of legal adviser of the parish. . - Mr. Aldermiv,DovEn strongly opposed the motion, and moved, as .an amendment, that the salary of ,Alr. Garnett be increased £lO a year, and that of Mr.Wybergh £5O a year. The,office which these .gentlemen had under ta'sen to fill, now that Mr. Lowndes had resigned, was simply a sinecure, sand these were not the days for perpe tuating sinecures. He would give them an illustration of the office and the nature of the duties tc be performed. Mr2Lowndes' salary was £4OO a year, but in addition to this there were d:stinct charges made whenever there was any parish bualness of the slightest-consequence to perform. In proof of this he might inform the Council that during the time be (Mr. Dover) occupied tile office of churchwarden and overseer, he paid Mr. Lowndes the suns of £2,000, in addition to the f.xed salary of £4OO. (Hear, hear.) The fact was, that the ordinary legal business of the parish was in reality-performed by the vestry-clerk, and not by the magistrai;es' clerks. BLADLEY seconded the amendment. Mr.' Alderman PARxo. remarked that, if tho office was a .sinecure, as stated by 31r. Dover, it was inconsistent to eve any advance of salary at all. (Hear, hear, from Mr. Bigharn,) lie hoped the notion of the chairman of the finance Committee would be put, in the usual way, and then he (Mr. farker) shotld have another amendment to move on it.. Mr. .40 - iso.Y agreed with Hr. Parker that, if the office Was a sinecure, Mr. Dover's amendment was inconsistent. Besides that, it was invidious in making such a .marked distinction between Mr. Wybergh and Mr. Garnett, 'Mr. Avisou then denied that there were not legal duties to Perform. The qaestion did not seem to be properly tun derstood. The fact was that 'Mr. Lowndes, having re- Signed the office of legal adviser to the parish, the magis trates had :appointed Mr. Wybergh and Mr. Garnett to perform the duties. These duties, therefore, they would have to perform, and would be responsible for them. He thought, ecasidering all the circumstances, that, if the Council was to give them anything all, it should be at least £lOO a year each, _ _ Mr. I3TGHA denied the arguroezts put forward b Mr. Avison, and ccuteaded that there ought to be no advance whatever. Considerable discussion followed, in wh,:ch several mem bers took part. Mr. CHARLES ThaNEn.sa:d the question.to him seemed tto be whether the; were to have a legal adviser to the parish or not. It had been stated that the legal du tits of the parish were performed by the vestry clerk, but the vestry clerk was not a lawyer. Now, Mr. Lovvndes was a professional man, and all legal doeuments,conneeted with the parish were sect to Mr. Lowndes, and approved of by him before the magistrates would act upon them. The question then was, would they continue to have a legal adviser for parish business? and if so, the neat ques tton was, who was to undertake the duties, and .do it economically ? As far as he could understand, they.tould not compel the magistrates' clerks to perform those duties without a special remumeration , and he did not think that they could point to any other gentlemen more able to perform them. Mr. PICTON thought the question was not yet fairly before the Coun,"il. It seemed to him that this matter belonged principally to the magistrates, and was their business only. He warned the Council against confirm !rig the proposed advance to the magistrates' clerks ; for, if they did pass it, they might depend upon it that it would be again and again agitated, and after all a person to perform these duties would be appointed, distinct alto geottliiledr fi fr n i o d m a t d h i e triny magistrates' llt clerl - ' s and in that case they w in reducing " the salaries of the ma gistrates' clerks f the proposed additi on was ma d e . His own opinion was, that a person ought to be appointed to preparepeform a re these duce duties l e o a f nil e eztha outt t o h f e wh Councill should ou , ht b t e o paid. He did not thi n k it was consistent Ns c ltl i t e thedignity of the Council that th e borough fund should be swelled by the payment of su c h f ees as were collected from this source. Mr. HOWNIIY, in replying, agreed with Mr. Turner, that the magistrates would not recognise any legal docu ment signed by Mr. Hart. It was in the power of the magistrates to act upon the late arrangement and appoint a person to succeed Mr. Lowndes, and in that case the Council might again have £lOO a year to pay. The only remedy for the evil complained of was that suggested by Mr. Picton, and it was one which had frequently been before the Finance Committee, and which they thought of adopting. After some further conversation, Mr : DOVER agreed to withdraw his amendment, as also did Mr. Alderman PARKER 4 further amendment, on the tuittrance given by STANDARD, TUESDAY, JULY 12, 1853. committee were starting a new idea, But the fact was, the baths were there. If the Dock-chairman wanted the site of the baths for dock purposes, perhaps he would tell the Council what he proposed doing with the landing stage, and with the thousands who crossed the river every day. (Hear, hear.) Mr. BANNER recommended Gill-street market as a good site for new salt-water baths. After some further discussion, the proceedings of the committee were confirmed, with the exception of the report respecting the re-erection of the Pier-head Baths, and it was agreed that the report be printed and circulated amongst the members of the Council, and that the sub ject be postponed until the next meeting of the Council. The Coroner's account, amounting to £37. 6s. Od., was passed. Mr. HENDERSON then brought forward the motion of which he had given notice—" That it be an instruction to the Finance Committee, so soon as they can obtain pos session of the land, to make a road through the Newsham house estate, from the London-road to the West Derby road, and that they take measures to get the land disposed of on leases for building purposes as early as possible." Atter some discussion, Mr. Henderson withdrew his motion, and the business on the paper having been dis posed of, the Council separated about half-past three o'clock. Mr. IfoRNBY that the question of payment by fees was under the consideration of the Finance Committee. The recommendation that Mr. Wybergh and Mr. Gar nett be paid £lOO a-year each, in addition to their present salaries, was then confirmed, as were also the rest of the proceedings, WATCH COMMITTEE. The proceedings of the Watch Committee having been read, a letter was read from Mr. J. A. Tinne, on behalf of the county magistrates assembled at Kirkdale, asking the Council to send a number of the borough police to the ensuing races at Aintree, to assist the county police. The letter urged that the Council ought not to object, inasmuch as a great proportion of those attending the races were from Liverpool. The letter further stated that the ex penses incurred in sending the force to the races would be repaid by the race committee. Mr. TOBIN, in moving the copfirmation of the pro ceedings, recommended the Council to sanction compliance with Mr. Tinne's letter. GREGSON seconded the motion, and after a short discussion, the proceedings were confirmed. The proceedings of .the Dock Committee, Courts of Law Committee, Markets Committee, and Education Committee, were severally read and confirmed without remark. The proceedings of the Gaol and House of Correction Committee comprised a recommendation to increase the salary of William Buckley, taskmaster, from £lOO to £l2O per annum, the consideration of which was post poned at the last monthly council pursuant to standing orders. _ NOL,•••••.• Mr. G. HOLT moved the confirmation of the proceed ings, and spoke highly in praise of the services of the taskmaster during a long series of years. Mr. Alderman LANGSDALE warmly approved of the proposed increase in Mr. Buckley's salary. He had known him as a faithful servant for thirty years, and he could have wished that instead of an increase of £2O a year the committee had given him £4O. (Cheers.) The proceedings were confirmed, as also those of the Town-hall Establishment Committee. HEALTH COMMITTEE.-INCREASE OF SALARIES. The proceedings of the Health Committee comprised a recommendation to grant the following increase of sala ries, to the undermentioned persons :—ln the Borough Engineer's department—Patrick M. Coogan, from £l5O to £175 per annum ; John M. Sadler, £l5O to £175 •, James Saunderson, £l2O to £l4O ; William Walker, CO to £9O ; Richard Blade, £l2O to £130; John Pickavance, 245. to 265. per week.—ln the Inspector of Nuisances department :—T. Fresh, inspector of Nuisance, from £l7O to £2OO ner annum ; Henry A. Avnslev. and Robt. Higgins, from 255. to 30s. ; Robert Orphat, Robt. Green, James Reily, James Crosbie, John Young, Edward Freeny, Thomas Bromley, George Nairne, Samuel Kirk patrick, from 21s. to 235. A memorial was also read from certain inhabitants of Scotland-road, complaining of the injurious alterations in the foot paths now going on in that district. Mr. Alderman LANGSDALE in moving the confirma tion of the proceedings, moved the omission of a resolu tion passed by the committee with reference to slaughter houses. The resolution he alluded to was that which proposed that where a license had been taken away from a slaughter-house, in consequence of the terms of the license having been infringed, no license should in future be granted to such premises. The committee had come to the conclusion that it would be harsh and unjust to carry out the resolution. Mr. Alderman Cooreß was glad to hear that the com mittee had come to the conclusion to expunge the resolu tion, because he had come to the council in order to oppose it, on the ground that it was arbitrary. Mr. CITARLES TURNER. perceived, according to the pro ceedings of the committee, that the sum of £40,000 had been borrowed at four per cent. It seemed a large rate of interest, and perhaps the chairman of the committee would explain the circumstances under which it had been borrowed. Mr. LANGSDALE, in reply, said that the committee had made the usual application for a loan, and tound that in consequence of money being scarcer than usual, they could only raise between £7OOO and £BOOO at three arid a half per cent. They were getting deeply indebted to the bank, and that 'vas what they did not like to see, and as a gentleman in Green-lane had come forward, offering to lend the sum of £lO,OOO at four per cent., they had ac cepted it. Such was the way in which the security of the Health Committee was now regarded. (A laugh.) Mr. PARF:ER remarked, with regard to the resolution of the committee on the slaughter-hJuses, that it would be a 'most arbitrary proceeding to deprive any slaughter house - of a license merely because a farmer tenant had infringed the terms of the license. The place ought not for that to be disfranchised. He did not like this whole sale disfranchisement. (Laughter.) Not that he believed there was any danger of its being carried out, either in this case or elsewhere. (Renewed laughter.) After some further discussion on the subject, the pro ceedings of the committee, as mowed by Mr. Langsdale, were confirmed, with the exception of the salaries, which were ordered to stand over till the next monthly meeting, in accordance with the standing orders.--and the memorial df the inhabitants of Scotland. road was referred to the committee for their consideration. The proceedings of the Gardens Committee and the Church Expenditure Committee were next read and con frmed. WATER COMMITTEETAT2 OF THE NEW WORKS. The proceedings of the Water Committee having been read, Mr. HOLT moved their confirmation ; and said that the only matter to which he had to refer was the laying of the iron pipes for the new works. Owing to the neces sity of making close incuiries as to the responsibility of parties, this matter had not yet been finally decided upon, although it was almost a matter of certainty that it would be brought before the committee and decided on Monday next. Mr. LANGSDALE seconded the motion, and the pro ceedings were confirmed. PROPOSAL TO ERECT ANEW BUILDING FOR THE 'FREE LIBRARY AND MUSEUM The proceedings of the 'Library and Museum Com mittee included a report from the committee asking the Council for its sanction to a proposal to look out for a site on which to erect a new building, the premises at present used as the Library-and Museum having been found 'too small to carry out the objects of the committee. Mr. PICTON, in moving the confirmation of the.r.ro ceedings, expressed his satisfaction at the prospect. which there now was of establishing a lending library at the north and south ends of the town, in connection with the North and South Corporation" Schools. The general pro ceedings of the committee during the past month having been confirmed, 'Mr. Picton proceeded to say that he would now move the adoption of the report of the com mittee respecting the new building, which had been cir culated, and which they had, doubtless, all read. 'When the experiment of the establishment of the free library and museum was - first made'by the Council three years ago, doubts were expressed by many gentlemen as to the probability of its success. 'lie might now confidently say that any doubts of that kind which might have existed two 'years or twelve months ago,were Low dispelled. It had 'been shewn that the people of Liverpool did fully appreciate the ••opportunities for relaxation and improvement which had 'been afforded them by the museum, and by the - books which the committee had been enabled to bring together, and that the utility of the building was only prevented from further expansion by the limited size of the building. The building at prevent occupied had become utterly inadequate for the 'demand made upon the institution, Whether as regarded the library or the museum. Qilear, hear.) if -they began with the museum, they 'were perhaps all aware that a very large attendance of the inhabitants, and of strangers also, was taking plece every day during which it wasopen, and that the public curiosity was rather on the increase than otherwise. In addition to this, the number of specimens not staffed was larger that: those stuffed, and these were being injured. Then, if tin took the library, they had not space for the books of which they were at present in possession. With regard to the re f.ing-roorn, it zeight be observed diat there was no increase of readers, because no increase was possible in consequence of the limited size of the rGoms. (Hear, hear.) Eut every night the room was cmwded, and they could not extend the usefulness of the institution in the way of readers. The act of parliament provided for a gallery of art ; and he had no hesitation in saying, that if they had room they would have a very fine gaiter- of both in sculpture •and painting, without put ting the Council to one chilling of expense. :Pefter pointing out the impassibility of mrryingout the objects of the insti tution in other respects, Mr. Picton proceeded to say that the time seemed to have arrived for extending,the build ing. The ,only difficulty with ,the committee had been whether they should ask permission of •the -Council to enlarge the present building, or •to look out for, another site in which to erect an entirely new building. Mr. Picton then entered into a statement to show that it ;vac much more desirable to look out for a new site than to attempt any enlargement-of the present building; and concluded •by asking the Cogneil to give the committee power to look out for a new site, and report ElEain At a future meeting. Mr. Avisos . seconded the motion. After a short discussion the resolution ss,e.s carried, and the proceedings of the.committee c o n fi rme d. The proceedings of the Hackney Coach :Committee wore next read and confirmed. NEW BATHSi..T THE PIER-HEAD. The proceedings of the Baths Commiiteeeornprised a report on the subject of re-arranging and rebuilding the pier-head baths, at an estimated cost of £23,4)00. The report stated, that the proposed new baths would, ontain, on the male side, two large plunge baths, two private plunge baths., seventeen slipper baths, each fitted w i t h a shower bath, and four vapour baths ; and the same arrangement or. the female side. Mr. Alderman PARKER, in an energetic speech, mov e d the adoption of the report of the .committee, and in th.e course of his remarks he stated that the present baths were in such a dilapidated state that•the committee would not be responsible for their future safety if the proposals contained in their report were not adopted. He under stood that the chairman of the Dock Committee was to oppose it on the ground that the Dock Committee might want the land at some future time. He ridiculed such a notion, and stated that the health of the inhabitants w as of more consequence than the interests of the Dock Committee. Mr. Parker, at some length, contended that salt water baths, such as were now proposed, ought to be erected near the pier-head. Mr. FER.NIHOUGH seconded the motion. Mr. Alderman TURNER said the question was one of great importance, and it might save a deal of time if he now moved that the report of the committee be printed and circulated among the members of the council. The amendment having been seconded, Mr. CHARLES TURNER said he wished to say a f ew words before the resolution just moved by Mr. Alderman Turner was put. Mr. Turner then stated that be should be very sorry to oppose an increase of the baths in thetown, which might tend to benefit the health of the inhabitants, but he was at a loss to know why it was requisite to place the baths in a situation which would very much in. terfere with the improvement of the port. After shewing that the land at the pier-bead would in a short time be required for the business of the port, and baths might be placed in another part of the town, Mr. Turner conclu ded by assuring the Council that the Dock Committee would be very sorry to interfere with the health of th e inhabitants. Mr. FERSIHOUGH said the Dock Committee had n o right whatever to the site of the pier-head baths. The chairman of the Dock Committee talked as if the Baths. GENERAL NEWS. A NEW TENOR SINGER has made his debut in Lon don, Herr Theodore Formes, a brother of the celebrated basso. He has a fine sonorous voice, and sings with much expression and excellent intonation. A HUMAN VEGETABLE.-Mr. Able, grocer, who re cently died inLutterworth, aged SO, s t oo d near ly sixty five years behind the same counter, and served four succes sive masters almost to the time of his death. He not only never travelled on a railroad, but never saw one ! MR. KELLY, the deputy chief constable of Gloucester, has absconded, taking with him a sum of about £485, which he had received for the purpose of paying the police. The Court of Quarter Sessions has ordered the defalcations to be made good out of the county funds. REPRESENTATION OF NORTH DERBY.—Mr. Evans, of Allestree, having accepted the Chiltern Hun dreds through increasing years and ill health, his son, Mr. Thos. Wm. Evans, has issued an address on free trade principles to the electors. The High Sheriff has fixed Saturday next for the election, at Bakewell. LONDON CORPORATION.—The commissioners to in quire into the corporation of London, the Right Hon. H. Labouchere, (chairman), Sir J. Patteson, and G. Corne wall Lewis, Esq., will proceed with their inquiry in November. They have appointed J. D. Coleridge, Esq., of the Western Circuit, their secretary. ROYAL ARTILLERY.—Serjeant Lawson, of Captain Stace's company, stationed at Quebec, who so gallantly defended Gavazzi when attacked by the rioters in Chal mers's church, has been presented, by several members of the legislature who witnessed his behaviour, with a gold watch and chain, and a large family Bible. THE PRINCE CONSORT.—Much having been said upon the subject of the Prince Consort's having the Grenadier Guards, it is now confidently affirmed that he has decided to follow on the track of his late Majesty George IV., giving up all emoluments derived as colonel of the regi ment, merely remaining as colonel-in-chief, when some distinguished veteran will be selected as colonel of the regiment.—United Service Gazette. DISTANT RELATIONSHIP.—We had the pleasure of meeting the other day a gentleman of this city, aged 93 years, and who was married for the fifth time not very long ago. If his eldest daughter were alive she would have attained the age of 71 ; whilst his youn ge st d a u g hte r , by his last wife, is only seven months old. The eldest child referred to was married, and her daughter, if living. would have been a matron of 50 years of age ; so that the infant of seven months would now have held the curious relationship of aunt to a niece of 50.—Edinburgh Guard. EXTRAORDINARY FATALITY.—A girl named Booth, daughter of a Hartlepool blacksmith, was recently getting out of a cart, when a kerchief, loosely folded round htr neck, was caught by a hook, and she was suffocated by hanging before she was discovered. In October last, her brother was run over on the railway, and a leg and arm were nearly cut off; and during the past month, while he was firing a kite on the moor, and was walking backwards, he fell from the cliff near the lighthouse, and was killed. REVERSE.—An advertisement recently appeared in a fashionable daily paper, illustrating a romantic reverse of fortune. Count Lusi, formerly Prussian am bassador to Stutt gart, and other European courts, died six years back in a lodging-house in the vicinity of Leicester-square, in such abject ci - rcumstances that not enough was left to pay the medical charges, and the advertisement calls upon his next of kin to come forward and defray the claims for medical attendance upon this impoverished nobleman. What a contrast the career of Count Lusi presents even as shown in this melancholy announcement ; at one time the repre sentative of a leading power of Europe, the alter ego of his sovereign at the courts to which his mission extended, end finally expiring in penury in an obscure street which has long since ceased to be a fashionable locality. TIDE-WAITERS.—The Customs' authorities being of opinion that the practice of charging the merchant or shipowner at the rate of 6d. per hour for the extra atten dance of tidewaiters in the discharge of wood, goods, and ice for any time after the legal hours of business should be discontinued, and that those articles and all other goods discharged under the supervision of the waterguard department, whether to be landed or delivered overside, should be allowed to be taken out of the importing vessel from 6 o'clock a.m. to 6 p.m. from th 3 Ist of March to the 31st of October, and from 7 o'clock a.m. to 4 p.m. from the Ist of November to the last day of February, without expense to the parties, orders have been issued to that effect, observing that in any case of discharge before and after the above hours payment will be required at the rate of fid. per hour for the attendance of the tidewaiter taking the account of the goods. COMMERCIAL TRAVELLERS' SCTIOOL.—A deputation of the board of management of this institntion, consisting of John Masterman, Esq., M.P.. president ; George Moore, Esq., Robert Wilcoxon, Esq., A. H. Moore, Esq. George Lawrenoe, Esq. , J. L. Boothhy, Esq., Thos. Blake, Esq., and Charles W oolloton, Esq., had the honour of an interview with Prince Albert, a few days since, at Buckingham Palace, for the purpose of soliciting his Royal 'Highness to lay the first stone of the new building about to be erected at Pinner, near llarrow. The Prince received the deputation most graciously. The president, Mr. Masterman, opened the subject, and ex plained fully the object of the deputation. The treasurer, Mr. G. Moore, then entered into some statistics to explain the design and prospects of the institution, and this was followed by some remarks of Mr. R. Wilcoxon in support of the observations that had been made. His Royal High ness listened with great attention to the gentlemen who addressed him, and kindly acceded t o th e i r request. P r i nc e Albert did not fix the Jay on which he would go through the ceremony, but intimated that he would com municate his wishes in this respect through Col. Phipps to the board of management. He, however, -dated that he should fix on some day in the latter end of the present month. ATROCIOUS 'GAROTTE ROhBERY.—An impudent and diabolical robbery was committed in Nottingham on Monday night, in the centre of the town, within 150 yards of the market-place, and within 30 yards of the two greatest thoroughfares. Mr.-G. B. Hodges, a reepectable. silk and cotton agent, was returning home about eleven o'clock, and when in Lincoln -str ee t, h e , on a su dd en, found himself choking, and h ear d a vo i ce sa y " St op hi s mouth." He remembered nothing more until he a wo k e , apparently, as he tnought, from a sleep. He saw, how ever, by the gaslight, that he had been robbed, and was hastening to the police-office, when he met a gentleman who knew him, who exclaimed, " What is the matter with you ? your face-is all over blood." On arriving at the police-office it wee found that the front part of Iris waistcoat had been entirely cut away, a handsome gold watch and Albert chain had been stolen, his pockets were rifled, with a private one, in which were eight £5 notes, and a skin purse containing about £l3 or £l4 in gold, a handful of silver, his pocket-book, with memoranda, Cece a check on one of the 'Nottingham banks for £l4O, a bunch of keys, and other articles. Mr. Hodges' face was cut, and a quantity of congealed blood was under the right eye. No trace has yet been discovered of the mis creants, and the case has created much alarm from the boldness and audacity of the robbery. NVIIVIZ OF AN AUSTRALIAN VESSEL.—The barque Barbara,Gordon, Captain Lilly, was totally lost while on her homeward voyage from Port Adelaide (Australia) to London, with wool and copper ore. The annexed details are from a letter by Captain Lilly to the owners :—" I have to acquaint you with the loss of your vessel, about 20 mile. west of -Cape L'Agulhae, at midnight, on the sth May. We wore, at noon, nearly 90 miles from the land, with the wind at north-west, and standing to the north north-east ?_bout 430 p.m. the land was reported by the chief officer, or, rather, what he fanned was the land. I went on deck, mmediately, and confess now I could not discern outline enough to be assured that it was so, inas much as it must -have been more than 70 miles distant, About 6 o'clock, just after sunset, T saw it more distinctly, and still kept on our course (though only under jury fore top, which had washed away some days before), being under very reduced sail and going at a very moderate pace. Shortly before midnight, a haze seemed to lift from the land,, and showed it plainly, and all the breakers ahead. I immediately gave orders to haul up the mainsail, put the helm u c p and square the .mainyard, to wear her off. She had paid so far off that I was squaring the head yards, when she struck heavily three or four times, and I suc ceeded in driving her over the reef to sea again ; but, alas ! found six feet of water -in her hold, and the water ' rushing in lad. I stood out for half an hour, keeping her pumps going, -wishing, if possible, to keep her afloat till daylight. I then stood in, and when she touched a second time there must have been eight feet of water in her. She then stuck fast, the wind coming round with rain to the soutliewest. There was a tolerable sea and surf running, but I felt that the ship would hold together till the morn ing, and all hands, with passengers, went below. T^ launching our only boat on the following morning, owing to the violent lashing of the sea she parted and went ashore, with the second mate safe. One hand, however, was lost out of her, Raising my glass, and seeing no signs of assistance in the way of boats, 1 had a raft constructed to save the lives of my passengers and crew, and just as it was ready that also broke adrift and was dashed to pieces by the surf. The chief officer, Mr. Pitt, and a passenger overboard, reached it, and a seaman swam some distance and gained it, and all three landed safely, but sadly ex hausted. I then got another raft underweigh, and almost completed it the same evening. We remained on the wreck all night, with the stern entirely beaten in, and the sea flying over us as far forward as the foremast. By 10 o'clock the next morning our second raft was completed. After being on the wreck 30 hours, and before the passen gers could be lashed, it canted over in lowering, and one sea took three ladies off, with a gentleman and child, It was impossible to rescue th em . I near ly lost my own life in endeavouring to save Mrs. Reddish, a most ladylike and accomplished person. All th e passengers were drowned. We afterwards go t as h ore on the raft all the bodies, except that of Mrs. D a l s t on , w ho was a A sort of monthly nurse. Nothing could b e sav ed of the ship. 1I the passengers were from Adel a id e . Mr. and Mrs. Red dish and child were for Liverpool ; Mrs, Dalston , or Wandsworth ; Mrs. Hay, of Yorkshire ; and a s e a man named Seymour belonging to Bristol. THE STEAM-SHIP TRIDENT, which was scuttled in the Thames, to save her from burning, was, on Saturday, raised, and got into dock. THE MARRIAGE of M. Von Hall, Dutch Minister for Foreign Affairs, and Madlle. Schimmelpenninck, daughter of the ci-derant minister at this court, was solemnised at the Hague on Tuesday. THE LATE ACCIDENT TO CAPTAIN PATES'.—We are happy to state that Captain Patey, of Her Majesty's ship Amphion, who was so fearfully injured by the carrying awav'of the heavy block aloft this day se'nnight, is going on 'favourably at the Royal Hospital, Haslar. He has undergone the operation of trepanning. THUNDER STORM.—On Thursday night, a thunder storm of a terrific character broke over Gravesend. It commenced at nine o'clock, and continued until three o'clock the following morning. The whole atmosphere, momentarily illuminated with flashes of sheet lightning, presented an awful and at the same time a grand spec tacle. The thunder claps, in rapid succession, were very loud, and the inhabitants were in the utmost alarm, many of whom sat up the whole night. THE PORT OF BRISTOL.—From a comparative state ment of the numbers and tonnage of vessels with cargoes entered inwards and cleared outwards from the port of Bristol for the six months ending the 30th of June last, it appears that, as regards the inward trade, the past half year exhibits an increase of no less than 110 ships, and 22,114 tons, in comparison with the corresponding half year in 1852 ; and on the outward trade an increase of 22 ships and 8,312 tons, being equal to 56 per cent. in the former case, and 32 per cent. in the latter. THE CAMP AT CHOBHAM.—A brilliant field-day on Saturday was abruptly terminated by a serious accident to Colonel Bentinck, commander of the Brigade of Guards. His horse going at a rather sharp pace stumbled into one of the narrow holes with which the Common abounds, and the rider pulling him up sharply, he reared, and fell back upon him. Colonel Bentinck was at first uncon scious, and, besides internal injuries, had several of his ribs broken. He was removed at once on a stretcher to Higharn-lodge, Lord Seaton's residence, in the neigh bourhood. In consequence of this melancholy occur rence the troops were ordered back to the camp before the evolutions through which they were to have gone had been completed. THE Missts SHARPLEY.—These obstinate females seem still determined to end their lives by starvation, despite the fact that money is at their disposal, because they will not submit to receive anything in the shape of charity. On Friday, at the meeting of the Marylebone Board of Guardians, Mr. Messer, the relieving officer, reported that he had been to the Misses Sharpley's lodg ings in Stingo-lane, and that after much difficulty he suc cecded in seeing them through the slightly-opened door of their apartment. He offered them a sovereign, telling them that it was a portion of £l6, which the board of guardians held, and which was subscribed for them when they were in the workhouse, after attempting to destroy themselves by starvation. They both indignantly rejected the produce of charity, and declared they would receive nothing but iu the shape of parochial relief. In reply to the urgent request of the officer that they would take the money, they slammed the door in his face. Mr. Messer stated that he understood they had received some money from Windsor ; but he expressed his intention to keep them under close inspection, and if he found reason for believing they contemplated starving themselves, he should have them at once removed, by force, if necessary, to the workhouse. ENGLISH PATENTS SEALED DURING THE WEEK END ING JULY 2, 1853.—Matthew Tomlinson, of Hulme, Manchester, in the county of Lancaster, druggists' sundries merchant, for improvements in the manufacture of " species jars, or show jars. Dated Jan. 1, 1853. Edward Mucklow, of Bury, in the county of Lancaster, manufacturing chemist, for improvements in machinery or apparatus for cutting or rasping dyewoods. Dated December 28, 1852.—Edward Mucklow, of Bury in the county of Lancaster, manufacturing chemist, for improve ments in the construction of retorts for the manufacture of pyroligneous acid, or for other purposes of distillation. Dated Dec. 28, 1852.—James Darling, of Manchester, in the county of Lancaster, book keeper, and Henry Spencer, of Rochdale, in the same county, manager, for improve mentsin machinery or apparatus for preparing and spinning cotton and other fibrous substances. Dated Dec. 28, 1832. —William Beckett Johnson, of Manchester, in the county of Lancaster, engineer, for improvements in steam boilers, and in apparatus connected therewith. Dated Dec. 28, 1852.—William Jager, of Seacombe, in the county of Chester, merchant, for improvements in machinery, or apparatuss n e 1 s . the county Dated of f r i n 1853. John Lancaster, g in e p propellingrov Rochdale,e e nt v s in looms for weaving. Dated Jan.3l, 1853. John Thornborrow Manifold , of Liverpool , in the county of Lancaster, engineer , and Charles Spencer Lowndes, of the same place, engineer, for improvements e r, forf Mason,o omfm in steam engines. Dated Jan. 18, 1853. CONSERVATIVE LAND SOCIETY.—The friends and members of this society dined together on Friday, to the number of nearly 200, at the Freemason's Tavern. Vis count Ranelagh was in the chair, and was supported by Earl Talbot, Lord Muskerry, Sir W. Jolliffe, M.P. ' H. Pownall, Esq., T. B. Booker, Esq., M.P., Melville Portal, Esq., M.P., Isaac Butt, EQq., Q.C., M.P., J. C. Cobbold, Esq., M.P.. the Hon. W. E. Duncornbe, M.P., W. Baldock, Esq., M.P., Robert Fowler, Esq., E. W. Bennett, Esq., Clarence Trelawney, Esq.. Mr. Serjeant Merewether, Charles 'Wing, Esq., Robert Bateson, Esq., M.P., Captain De Bathe, Captain Meyri c k, T.K. Holmes, Esq., lloratio Day, Esq., D. Stewart, Esq., J.F.Pownall, Esq., Hon. Major Rowley, W. M. Smith, Esq., M.P., J. W. Huddlestone, Esq., Q.C., G. Vansittart, Esq., M.P., the Hon. Mr. Bourke, Rev. Dr. Worthington, the Rev. J. Formby, H. Greville, Esq., J. Reay, Esq.. Robt. Stephen, Esq., Henry Stracy, Esq., Captain Badworth, Captain Eyres, and W. Sangster, Esq. The Right Hon. R. A. Christopher, M.P., proposed " The Conservative Land Society," dwelling forcibly on the wisdom of giving every individual an interestin maintainingthe time honoured institutions of his country. He was impressed with the view that with the Church, they would best maintain the dignity of the Sovereign presiding over a great nation — they would secure to the people the perfect enjoyment of those privileges which were the boast of the country. Mr. Butt, Q.C., proposed " the Earl Talbot and the House of Lords," a toast which w a s warmly received, and ably acknowledged. Other toasts, including " The health of the Noble Chairman," drew forth several excel lent speeches, and the company separated. EXTRAORDINARY WEDDING.—The gossipping world at Chard had a rich feast on Monday last, when a pa triarchal pauper named Joseph Diment, was re-married to his wife Nancy, the former bordering upon ninety years of age, and the latter not far under four score years end ten. We gather that the famed "Joe" immigrated into this locality about forty years ago, leaving behind him, (we believe, at Honiton,) the first wife of his bosom, for causes known, perhaps, to him, but unknown to fame, he had separated, and about twenty-six years ago, being then above sixty, he beguiled Nancy Morris, his second wife, then about fifty, to whom he was united, either as bachelor or widower, at Donyatt, about four miles hence, and they have ever since lived as man and wife, supported by means of parochial assistance, not entirely from this parish, Honiton having shared the honour of maintenance up to the period when parishes generally threw off their non resident poor to the tender mercies of the common fund of the Union in which they respectively dwelt. Honiton has also had the care of our hero's first love, who bore her divorcement from the faithless " Joe" up to within a period of five years, dying in the Union—not of her hus band, but of the latter parish. All these facts having reached the ears of one of their spiritual advisers, he sug gested the necessity of a re-union, as the least thing that could be done in the way of amendment for such iniquities, and the banns having been duly published, the second wedding came off as above. Betty Short, the bride's sister, better known in her small circle by the euphonious name of " Brimstone Bet," doing the duties of brides maid. Whether Nancy had broken or worn out her first ring we have not heard, but no little difficulty occurred for the lack of one ; eventually, however, a sympathising I damsel, (not a long way from hymen's Altar,) supplied the article, which, strange to say, was used as a mourning ring one hundred and fifteen years ago, and descended to her as a sort of heir-loom. After the wedding, Mr. Cog - gan, a resident artist, immortalised the happy couple by the daguerreotypic process, and gave them a dinner. They spend the honeymoon "at home," and will be happy to receive visits from the lovers of the marvellous, from whom they have already received sundry shillings wherewith to sweeten their tea during that interesting period.—Exeter Gazette. THE RAILWAY KING.—In the Court of Chancery, on Friday Lord Justice Turner delivered the judgment of the Lord; Justices of Appeal in reference to an appeal from a ( decree of the Master of the Rolls in the case of the York and North Midland Railway Company, against Mr. Hud son for an account. The question was, what sort of an account ought to be directed to he taken. Their lordships thought that the decree of the Master of the Rolls, that, an account be taken of the North British and other shares mentioned in the pleadings, and the time when such moneys were received ; that there be an inquiry to ascertain how the account entitled the ' North British Ac count,' (which is the account with the bank between Mr. Hudson and the Yorkshire Union Banking Company,) would have stood on the sth of March, 1849, if the money so actually received by Mr. Hudson in respect of the North British and other shares had been paid into the bank when Mr. Hudson received the same. And, in taking the said account, and making the said inquiries, all sums actually paid by Mr. Hudson, to or on account of the company, in respect of the proceeds of the shares and scrip certificates, are to be credited to Mr. Hudson in account with the company, and to be retained from the balance found to be due to the company ; and that Mr. Hudson be credited for the sums so paid, as though the same werethen actually paid into the said account," should be altered, and a decree made to the effect that " Mr. Hudson was a trustee for the York and North Midland Railway Company for all sums of money received by him in respect of the North British shares and scrip certifi cates in the pleadings mentioned, and, as such trustee, accountable to the plaintiffs for the said moneys ; that an account be taken of all sums of money received by Mr. Hudson for or in respect of the shares and scrip certificates, i or any of them ; that an inquiry be made when such moneys were received ; and that an account be also taken of all sums of money paid by him to, for, or on account of the York and North Midland Railway Company, in respect of the sums received, and all sums of money pro perly paid by, or allowed to Mr. Hudson for brokerage or other expenses incurred by him on account of the shares I\ntoerrteis't,at-idpayments and allowances were respectively ma e to balances of money so received, and which, from time _ any, an d or any of them ; and let an inquiry be beenmade in when thed ohnas hands theed lsi time, during these transactions, have of Mr. Hudson to be accounted for by him; that an and this substi tuted any compound of the decree." Mid landwwinjaautti,Rrsyusaumiblmews sa a fy l oo s r o fccom m ommo a p c n l n e aelniy v ssy'sflioi commission, ,ov i whether nii3tdiellieenrlecs);,raeker withgtadodfi interest, and what amount, on account of any payment andm ad e s n v b h y a thet interest, bankers whetherin respect simpleof the o r scripcertificatescompou licompound an t i, commission, and from and during what periods such iute. rest was charged . there should be the other inquiry in the form in which it is now directed, and the bill as to the andtes shouldsecon second paragraphs dismissed, The cost of the appeal on both sides would, Lord Justice Knight Bruce stated, be costs on the caus e , a anthe deposit lien uponf or the the firstesestates would b© returned." COURT AND FASHION THE EARL OF DERBY has become a benefactor to the Radcliffe Infirmary, Oxford, by the donation of 100 guineaa. THE PRINCE OF WALES, who, when he arrived at Windsor Castle, last week, was in a state of convalescence, is now quite recovered, and rides in the park twice a day. MALTA. —On the anniversary of the coronation of her Majesty, the interesting ceremony of laying the founda tion -stone for the ealargernent of the principal gateway of this city, was performed by his excellency the governor. MARRIAGE IN HIGH LIFE.—The marriage of Lord Aberdour, eldest son of the Earl of Morton, with Lady Alice Lambton, youngest sister of the Earl of Durham, took place on Thursday at St. James's Church, Piccadilly. Lono JOHN RUSSELL is indisposed at Pembroke-lodge, Richmond-park. The indisposition, though slight, was sufficient to prevent him from being present at the Cabinet Councils on Wednesday and Friday. T 1\ l o A f Emily ic d a eß , Burgh, z second daughter Rli th l e AGE ra o r f gu L is ad o y f clan rrde grand daughter of George Canning, with Viscount Dungarvan, grandson of the late Earl of Cork and Orrery, will be celebrated during the present week. THE KING OF THE BELGIANS, on the occasion of the forthcoming marriage of the Duke de Brabant, has con ferred the Grand Cordon of Leopold on the King of Ha nover, Prince Frederick of Prussia, Prince Charles of Prussia, and the Archdukes Ferdinand and Charles of Austria, and Prince Charles Leichtenstein. POSTPONEMENT OF THE VISIT OF THE QUEEN TO IRELAND.—In consequence of Prince Albert being at tacked by the measles, the Queen's visit to Dublin is postponed for the present. The two yachts and the Blenheim, which had sailed on Tuesday from Portsmouth, have been ordered back, and the preparations for the re ception of her Majesty in Dublin have been stopped. THE following bulletin of the health of Prince Albert was issued on Friday :—Buckingham Palace, Friday, July 8. His Royal Highness Prince Albert has an attack of measles. The eruption has come fully out, and the disease is proceeding favourably. James Clark, M.D." The following is the bulletin which was issued on Satur day :—" His Royal Highness Prince Albert has had a good night. The disease is taking its natural course favourably." NOBLE VISITORS.—Her Majesty's steamer Vivid has sailed for Antwerp to be in readiness to convey the Grand Duchess Marie and suite to England. The grand duchess is the widow of the late Duke of Leuchtenberg. The grand duchess, who will be accompanied by her six children, will proceed from Dover direct to Torquay, where a mansion has been taken for the season for the accommodation of the grand duchess and her imperial family. The Grand Duchess Catherine, of Russia, daughter of the Grand Duke Michael, and niece of the Emperor, is also about to pay another visit to this country, in company with her royal consort, the Duke George of Mecklenburg-Strelitz. She was much pleased with her residence at Shanklin, in the Isle of Wight, last year, and a very fine mansion has been taken for her at Ryde. It is rumoured that the eldest daughter of the Czar is on the eve of visiting this country with her family. DISSENSIONS IN THE CABINET.—A Sunday paper says that on Saturday the report which has been some time past in circulation that the members of the govern ment are hopelessly divided on the Russia and Turkey question received confirmation by communications which were made at the various clubs, and by the remarkable anxiety which Lord Palmerston displayed on the previous evening not to allow the question to be discussed in the House of Commons, as it threatened to be on Mr. Layard's motion, which affirmed that the house had learned with deep concern that the Emperor of Russia had announced a policy and adopted measures which affected the integrity of the Ottoman empire. It appears that if this motion had been allowed to come before the house, the ministry would have been in a singular state of perplexity, inasmuch as no opinion could have been offered upon it as being the opinion of the government, although, of course, in dividual members of the administration might have expressed their sentiments. It is currently reported in political circles that there is no chance of anything like unity of action on this question on the part of the present administration, and that, consequently, the resignation of Lord Aberdeen's government may be expected in the course of a very few days. FASHIONS FOR JULY. (FROM " LE FOLLET.") The adaptation of the fashion of past times to the cos tume of the present day, contributes to produce most charming models. Thus, the dress worn in the eighth century by Marguerite of Provence ; the fiat body en circling the hips, to which is added the sleeves of the time of Raphael, the coiffures of Elizabeth of England and Diana of Poictiers, and all the fancies of the times of Pompadour and Watteau, form the becoming costume so much in demand at the present season. The lingerie creates quite a sensation ; but the immense variety, both in form and embroidery, renders it quite impossible to give anything like a lengthened detail. The peignoirs worn for morning in the country have a plastron formed of insertions of embroidery and narrow tucks, and are composed of nansook, trimmed with deep pointed em broidery and insertion of Valenciennes. Some ladies have their peignoirs of toile de Perse, or taffetas flambe, lined with Bros de Naples. Casaques are still in favour ; they are of taffetas, trimmed with fringe, and worn over a skirt of English embroidered muslin. Evening dresses, for undress parties, are composed of white muslin , with three skirts trimmed with Mechlin lace ; of tarlatane trimmed with fringe ; or taffetas skirts may be worn with muslin bodies. Walking or riding dresses are high to the throat when made of taffetas. Printed muslin, bareges, and taffetas skirts are worn with canezous of muslin, em broidered in small dots • a taffetas shawl, edged round with stamped velvet and Chantilly lace, clear muslin scarf, or baaTe scarf with fringe, or an e'charpe-mantelet of taffetas, with a ruche a la vieille upon a ground of black tulle. Leghorn bonnet trimmed with plaid ribbon, embroidered with fruit and flowers, or fancy straw trimmed with ribbon and straw flowers. The glares silks have given place to the taffetas gorge de pigeon, which is always beautiful for demi-toilette. Nothing can be prettier than a robe formed of one of these patterned taffetas, trimmed with four flounces, on the edges of which is sewn an amaranth or green velvet ; the body is flat, open en catur allonge ; chemisette a la chevaliere of muslin, in small tucks between insertions of embroidery. Open-worked straw bonnet, trimmed with small bunches of bows ; mancinis of violets and daisies. English green is still in fashion. A taffetas robe of this shade is distingule. The number of flounces is left to the taste of the wearer : five or seven are mostly worn ; and usually in patterns of coloured wreaths, or bunches of flowers in scollops. China crape shawl ; bonnet of rice straw, and boa/How/Cs of crape with Brussels lace fall; a cactus at one side completes this elegant toilette. Velvet being more than ever in vogue as trimming, we find it applied to niantilles, which increases their beauty and value. The stamped velvets are brought to great perfection, and harmonise well with all descriptions of embroideries ; flowers and foliage, en relief, are fastened on the groundwork with chain-stitch, and are beautiful ornaments both for robes and manteaux. Summer mantelets are small ; many are made of em broidered muslin. Tar/der/re scarfs are worn over coloured crepe lisse, with a wreath embroidered round the edges, I and the ends trimmed with a deep fringe. These scarfs are very handsome, and beautifully light. Bareges will always be worn, as nothing can be found more useful for summer wear; but, in order to preserve the material from becoming too common, it is made in the most expensive patterns and colours. The flounces are in most beautiful designs, or the skirts ornamented with bands of the same description. A taffetas robe, in large lilac and white squares, with three deeply scolloped flounces, trimmed with a triple row of very narrow ribbon, gathered in the middle, forming three ruches of different shades of lilac. At the head of these flounces, which are cut on the bias, is a voluminous ruche of shaded ribbons. The body is plain and low, with short sleeves, accompanied by an embroidered muslin cane zou with basques,trimmedwith lace, and ornamented in front and on the sleeves by bows of lilac ribbon. A white taffetas shawl, with deep fringe, embroidered with a wreath of yellow and green corn, and bunches of May. White straw bon net, with a blonde crown, trimmed with white and coloured lilac : flowers to match on one side of the face, and rib bons on the other. The blonde which forms the crown and curtain is raised in the middle by a bow with long floating ends. The mantillas are very small, not descending lower than the waist, and are round behind, as well as the small ends in front, and sloped low round the neck, so as to lie flat over the shoulders. They are trimmed either with deep lace or fringe, which, descending from the waist, falls gracefully over the skirt; when trimmed with lace, a second row is placed round the top, and, covering the taffetas, joins the bottom garniture. The form is simple and elegant. 111ani i Iles of tulle are trimmed with rows of lace, sepa rated by very narrow ruches of ribbon. A. light and fan. cifnl as well as pretty mautille is made of tarlatane, trimmed with deep guipure, with a r'eche of gaze-guipure ribbon fixed at the waist by a bow of gauze ribbon with long ends. This, worn over a pink or blue taffetas robe, has a most becoming appearance. 3lantilles to match the robes are much worn in the country by quite young ladies; they are trimmed with flounces to match the skirt. In accordance with the season, the lightest tissues are being employed for robes ; and novelties both in style and form are sought after, and constantly invented. The robe a la sk irC/tofpornae dtredis oftulle or lat one of these novel ties. the b l e t dy h s s a a double drape a l'antique, consequently low , with very small sleeves cos— used of two croisees draperies fixed by an agree ,iowers and diamonds. A small wreath sur rounds the top. The under skirt , forming a train, is gathered all round. The waist is ve r y full ; the upper tar ane. . skirt is still fuller, and forms a spiral o v er the lower one. A progressive wreath is placed round the edge of the top skirt, terminating at the waist with a bouquet. Rich silks are also employed for full-dress robes, a n d are rendered more expensive by the prodigality of diamonds with which they are ornamented. The little chaperons. ' orna l'Elisabeth are also much worn, and are equally" - m ented with precious stones. Fancy straw is much used both for ho mings. Rosettes of narrow _pattern and trim -pattern straw a • r ibbons both for out s id e and inside re mixed with ight and graceful b onnets. ornaments of these rapotes are often composed taffetas or tulle.'la [relay of a mixtu re o f s t raw an d with an e m b ro id ery bonnets are also worked of straw in wreaths or detached flowers. The curt • ams are half blonde and half taffetas, embroidered with straw. The flowers are white, mixed with buds o f sat i n straw, which have a very pretty effect. Some capotes are made with a taffetas crown and straw front, in bands of open and flat pointed straw. A double row of blonde trims the inside. The curtain is of taffetas, blonde, and straw. A white feather tipped with straw ornaments is placed on the right side of the bonnet ; on the left is a bow of ribbon. The inside trimming is a mixture violet, crape, corn, and straw flowers. Young ladies' bonnets are mostly composed of white taffetas ; the crowns are plaited en coquille, with a ruche of pinked taffetas across the head and the edge of the front, which is made of a stripe of taffeta, and one of plaited crepe lisse; bunches of long ends of narrow white ribbon at each ear, and small flowers inside. Black lace bonnets continue to be worn, and are much trimmed with flowers and light-coloured fancy ribbons; the crowna are Inw, and floating in theialichga 071 e.