Northern Times. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1859-08-09 00:00:00

LOCK BOAlt1) Yesterday a special meeting of . the Liverpool Dock Board was held, - for the purpose of resuming the discussion on the motion of Mr. Bushell. Mr. Charleg' Turner presided, .and the other members present were-Messis. Smith, Fainworth t Laird, Bold, Macrver; Inman, :Bushell, Mondel, Rankin, Evans, Shand, Brocklebank, Porwood; Rounthwaite, Lockett, Tobin, Graves, Moss, and Hutchinson, The motion of Mr•. BushelPwas as follows " That tills Board havin,g considered the corre:oondenceWith the timber trade, and the agreements entered into with the representa tives of that body. now printed, and copies of which have been sent to each member, are of opinion that the , timber trade is not entitled to any peenniaray concession in the terms of their leases, already agreed to by them, and confirmed by this Board." Mr. thniTn . rose to a point' of 'Order, 'and' said that Since 'the queition had been discussed on Thutsday they hid been furnished with a new copy of extracts from the proceedings .of the Works flommittoo With r.f.r.. to filie be. hntl remaric or two to make; and probably a question or two to ask. In the first' place he found 'in the new report - that there was just a slight reference made to a deputation of the timber trade, that had an interview with the board on the 18th of February, 1858. There was a letter traced to Mr. Farnworth ; and if the resolution of the board of that day had been Copied, he had no - doubt that parties might have referred to the' reported proCeedings in the paper, of the foll Owing day, which threw an' immense amount of light upon the subject. In the next plabe a letter of the Ist*of March cvas omitted, which led to the letter of the 4th of 'arch, and, of course, - the reply - of 'Mr. Farnworth was made intelligible by referring to the letter of the Ist of March.' 'A letter of the 29th of June was alad omitted; and, perhag Of as much importance as, all these, were the procedingi of the 'Works Committee' of the 7th Febru ary, and. to which he referred verx pointedly. on the I day. 'those were entirely omitted i n the first F t e t p e o d r i;i t and e to his perfect astonishment he found them tl revised teport. Surely after the pointed i r e efer 't :enee lie made on last4Yhursday to this, he could not help being astonished that he:'Should not find them inserted in the report before them. One, of two things inusthave acted upon the getting of ties d ocu ments., There must have ,been some subtle influence at work, by which they became nothing more th an a 'garbled set of extracts to serve.the members'; and if not so, :then, the' officials' Of that . board had been uilty of earelessness or negligence, and ought to be called upon to give r an explanation. The tuAriimA.N . read the resolution which Mr. Smith referred to, which was to the effect that a deputation of the timber;trade had waited on' the,Works Committee,: and after Wing been heard, it was intimated to them that the s would wold have the earliest' and best consideration of the committee. Mr. SMITH asked that the proceedings of the Committee of Wolts of the 7th February, 1859, should be read, in order 'tat every . gentletnan might have them fresh in his recollettion. Previous to this being done; Mr: /3usifELL said perhaps the boi&d would permit him to make an observation with refererve to Mr. Smith's pointed remark. Mr. Smith spoke of a Wilde influence being at'work in getting up the docu ments tbefore them. He hoped Mr. Smith would have the goodness to' speak out, if he Meant that he (Mr. Bushell) could have been exercised by any subtle influence in the production of these papers. - He should feel obliged to Mr. Smith t by doing so, if ho meant that. But he could tell Mr. &hitla that when two people were seen quarrelling, the man tint was the more angry of the two they would mva-, riablv find to be in the wrong. He would be contented' o' let thy` question' rest on that' issue.... He had shown no anger; and he trusted Mr. Smith would exercise the same forbearance. He called upon Mr. Sniith to say whether he (Mr. Bushell) exercised any subtle influence. Ildr. , S,arrn said, in looking over the documents he did go with It:certain de g ree of care, and he would ask' that the , proceedings of the 27th February, 1858; be referred to, and he would ask whether the words as to time and as to rent were kit in italics. , He-did not' think it was possible that those particular words-were-put in italics upon which . Mr. Bushiehung his arguments. He did draw an inference fronft)snse -words having appeared in italics. Mr: Busumm. explained that when he, asked Mrl Mason to furnish him with certain documents, these documents were sent to him. He (Mr. Bushell) underlined those words',3which he considered were essential, and he conse quently' ,underlined an immense number. When the ex tractktwere to be printed, ,Mr. Mason came to him, and askediiim for these documents, and, after, some hesitation, he gave Mr. Mason the documents, underlined as they were ; but uo _ 4 24 mas _ nat„accountable for...them being-pub— lished, in that way. Those papers were the .essential papers, as f x 4s , iMr. Mason considered, for my ,purpose. The other papers were routine, with the exception of one letter, whiclr'was (Mated. - - - The CHAIRMAN said there had been a want of care in the getting up of ,tha-papers, and the underlines were made for llfr: Bushell's own use ; And theprinter, of his own ac cord, put them in italics. They ought to have been printqd in the state as they gpeared m the books.- - W - S'burn Mr. Bushell would excuse him. His in ferenie was right under the circumstances, but he was per fectly satisfied with - the explanation. • ' ' The CuA.inatkx then -read the proceedings of the 7th .of Febriary, 1858, in which a motion had been made for the adop4on of certain plans for carrying out works for the acconiniodation of the steam and timber trades. ' The mo-. tion, however, was lost, as was also an amen,dment which -was prropcised, and nothing was done. Mr:., SMITH said the proceedings came before the - board in that state, and were referred back for re-consideration, and this subject came again . before the committee on the 17th Febriary. This wits the happy Meeting to which he referred, when the members, knowing the feeling at the board, adopted unanimously the plan for. the steam dock; 'anctfour or five days afterwards they were in the House of Commons. Mr. Tox said the proceedings of th e mee ti ng o f the 17th oi m aa - also be read. -....... . - : • . , . ,• Thi Crif*IRMAN accordingly-read the - proeeedings ,of this meeting, which stated that, after having read the report of the engineer, and considered th e pl ans a l rea d y a ll u d e d to, i t was resolve d that the plans be adopted. • Mr. Sstrill said it was then necessary to adopt these plans at once, to 'enable them to go to parliament. Mr BUSUELL said he confessed he hed not brains enough to see that this had anything . to do with the question before them:. The' 'plans submitted to parliament were the plans porgy d of by the board. 61 " Mix."RArixrie said,n as he moved the adjournment o ....... ThiiirdliY - last; he might be expected to say a few words. He was perfectly convinced in his own, mlnellthaftheland east side Huskisson Dock was to be exclusively appropriated for the use of the - timber importers and dealers. Such was the elfar understanding. Anq, after the perusal.of the core respondence before him, he thought there could be .no doubt on t minds of any one th a t suc h was th e case . The gro in the rear of the Huski sson D oc k was prev i ous l y i n u l i use b 'the timber trade, and there was less occasion to,make allusion to it ; but it was shown clearly on the pans.. 800 feet fif water space was exclusively • appropriated to the timber, trade ; and what would be the use of that - unless ground were appropriated for stowing -cargoes. , 7:4e place opposite .to where the• ,timber vessels were discharged w-as : wholly unfit for stowage,' and the ground east side of the Regent-rosAl no steps had been taken to alter it, so' that timber co u ld not be stowed there, It was, therefore; on the ground that the rear of the Canada 'Dock being leased, it was perfectly impossible for any importer of timhea•to ;bring • a ship a n d d isc h arge her cargo on the Huskisson quays, mile 4 the Huskisson. ground had been appropriate&for that Put' , pose. He, therefore,. considered any infraction of that arratement 'made with the timber trade viouia be a grOss dereliction of their .duty, ,, ..,'-'ess it were .by-the consent of the parties concerned... .Itwas coiwidered very desirable'tlaat, the arrangement made in February last to execute the steamdock, • so as to give the steam trade the'use of ii, .ed which they so much needed,. and the Works Committee were very desirous: that it slieidd be proeeeded with immediately. It was proved to them that the timber trade for this year and for the heat, a nd he feared for many years to come, but more particularly for this year 'and neat, must be diiided ;" a large portion. of the tra4must be done at both ends of the town for two. ?ear s at all events... It therefore seemed 'best, while the. timber trade was in a state of traneition, to make this ar it in the present season, so that the part g i e e s rae m n i g t and , complete . trade bemg have the benefit 'of it neat' yodi. ' As to the that day there on at the sou . th 'end, he. might state that at the ruts e .were thirteen" vessels upon the list for entrance It thereforevifeel,lidock, and there was only room for one. go to the' north owed that many of those vessels must . Dock appro • There was only-100 feet at the 'Huskiison Triated ae f ?or vessels could be the discharge of vessels, so 'that few It mmodated. There were 100 vessels arrived monthly, therefore, absolutely impossible that the timber trad e w eo as t ; i be conducted this year at the' north end or the south:eh d>dlvith the present accommodation. ula m b b e e r Ile was free to admit that th e ti complain that any ground t o dealers had a right to th e t from them for this. year ; but he though werettber importers, who were - as much interested as they. got have advanced been so reason able and !quiet, so ht s t r o n g ly tmer dealers should their claims g as they had to have them an . y • sa Ile would have been .perfectly ;Tilling ' to ....Aka abstracted frt ' r i a' them fo equivalent a mer e nominal" - mat, ta . the extent oe 30 004 ;; T a rds at the „north, but he thought they 'had ' - ',:i l ied their claims to an• extentwhicli was hardly justif e hi; wader the circumstances. The moment that the.steam dock was arranged to 'be Carried ant, he did . suspect, indeed he he didinot doubt, but that some complaint woad he made by the timber trade, and. Mr. Hartley was 'desired to verito to Mr. Farnworth, who-laid the matter open to the timber . trade. That correspondence was not in the . proceedings' before them, and he would take the liberty of reading it : Jos)/ YAM/WORTH, ESKi. • . MY DEAR S/R,—l am instructed by the'works committee to'seek .your assistance in learning the views of the timber merchants with regard to the future necessity for, and if so, which will be the best position in which to place, a bonded yard, in lieu of that we are about removing at the east side of- the Iluskisson Dock. to=morrow, you could' favour me with a call at your convenience, either (I go to after nine and before twelve a.m. or after next Monday,l JOHN B. HARTLEI. 'London to Morrow night,) I' shad esteem it a favour.— faith fully, : Dock-yard, May 30, 1859. , . To which Mr. Farnworth replied be as f Liverpool and London Chambers,; ~ u i:rtio ll°w ol s , Jtine 3', 1359. the to y I n a r r d e a ply t docks, in - lieu of that required ' 'to. -your f a vour of, the 30th ultimo., re sPeMerlinDgEaAnboSnidße'—d by the steam dock, I am of opinion the better plan is to wait until 11 settled nt the north, when some the timber trade get pretty w e -441, ihts ..............:---- wade more in .11 0.11t6 111 L -11. of all parties. It may happen that no nonaea yara m tne nantlB of the board will be required, as hitherto it 'has been usdai for parties to have a small •bonded yard , of their own ; but, at all events, I think it bette consulted should not take any steps in the matter at present. I have several firms.—Yours very truly, JOIIN FAIINWORTH. After that mild letter from Mr. Farnworth, he mnsticonfess that he felt much relieVed, as well as other memberi of the . Works Committee. If the stand had then been made; he would' have been desirous of postponing the excavations of the steam dock for another i Year ; but no opposition baVing been ;node, he was of opinion that the timber dealers were actuated by a similar magnanimous feeling as that which was shown by the timber impOrterS. The Works Coin mittee, therefore, after. mature Consideration, thought it. desirable , to. proceed at once with the execution of those works; which would enable them to fill, fromthe excavations of the southern docks, that large hole opposite where the. timber vessels discharged, and enable Mr. Maley, also, to proceed with the excavations of the half-tide dock and the canal docks,. and in preparing the ' land to the northward, by which means a . large space would• have been provided, which, could not have been obtained under any other circumstances, 'He therefore thought that the claims of the timber:tr- not h. ...due nave been put forward to such an extent as they had been. lie. should treat the subject simply as ono of finance ; and, as he said before, he would have been willing to grant a space of ground 'equal to that which had been 'abstracted from them for a nominal rent, and whiCh would have been equal to £1,250. It would have been impossible for them to make arrangements with the' contractor without being at an expense of something like £2,000. By going; on immediately in filling up 50,000 square yards of a hole, and by draining it properly, that, with the 40,000 yards which they had, making nearly 100,090 yards, for which they would be able to get £6,000 rent, would go to the estate. This rempved from his mind the difficulty he had as regards the sum that had been claimed by the timber dealers. The chairman of the Works Committee and the chairman of the Board thought the sum a large one, but he felt the difficulty:they were in ; and taking all things into consideration, he had no 'hesitation in s aying that he would give his dissent to Mr. Bushell's mo tion, and vote for the confirmation of the proceedings of the 'Works Committee. Mr: FARNWORTH said he supposed it would be expected from him that he should give something like practical, ex planations on this matter. Mr. Bushell, a gentl ema n of such respectability, of such high standing as a member of that board, and as one of the nominee members of govern ment; that anything that came from Mr. Bushell would have a proper weight at that board as well as everywhere 'moved (Hear hear.) .When Mr. Bushell,nn last Thursday, moved for the postponement of the confirmation of the pro ceedings of the Works Committee, he supported him on flint occasion, not because he agreed with him. He thought Mr: Bushell entirely wrong in principle, and would commit an act 'of -injustice if the board sanctioned the resolution which he, had -moved. He fearer ; no. investigation-r-the timber trade feared no inrestigati - on. The terms made with them; was an honeurable 'agreement, and a, straightforward' understanding was entered into as between one gentlenian and another. .There was no misunderstanding on the question. When these negociations took place he was not a member of that board, and he, wished' it to be clearly understood that since he became a member of that board; - he did all he pos sibly could to shrink from negoeiations, and advised the timber trade not, to ask him. The timber trade thought otherwise ; but he believed that what he had done since he became a member, of that board was conscientiously per formed, and he believed the best thing, that board oonld . do -for the best interest of the estate, that this - arrangement should be completed and carried out ; and ho thought lir. Bushell was' not the gentleman to 'repudiate such an arrangernennt, if he, could only bring his mind to think that such 'an arrangenient ~was entered into: (near, hear, from Mr. Bushell.). He was very sorry that Mr. Bushel had committed-himself on this occasion to remarks which - rteie not justified' by ,the facts, according to.his:nwn acenmat._ He was sorry. these remarks 'were ,made, because they , were only calculated to cause further irritation.and lead to firth& mischief. - Mr. %shelf. had characteriged this matter as one,of expediency,, and net One of justice.. The timber trade asked nothing on the ground of expediency ; they 'asked - nothing 'but -what they believed they had-a -per- . feet right to; It had been stated further," that' the timber. trade never came before 'that board as supplicating ,or beg ging, but came holding ,their heads very high, and that there was a kind of subtle influence at work; and that he (Mr. 'Bushell) could not • understand it ? but that: they got every thing they asked 'fin% 71Ie 'begged to say as ,an English- Mani the timber trade never would. come to that board or any other board as applicants. The parties in the timber trade he >tnew to be highly respectable : they had nothing to cringe for in coming to , that hoard. The gentlenien 'at that board werepubli© men, and the timber trade came there .a Englishmen, asking that which was perfectly right and ~ust. He thought it desir — able to notice these very 7 cutfing remarks of Mr. Bushell. Mr. Bushell, had referred to the arrange -pent which was entered into in 1853, that the timber trade should have the storing ground east of the Huskisson Dock at the rate of 1-16th of a pentlyin the pound per squard yard per week, which remained in force to the present day. This Mr. Bushell termed a. very happy arrangement come to by the timber trade, and yet Mr. Bushell tried to con vince the board that the timber trade only.held that land one week at a time. What was the fact ? They found in the .new :look a resolution, No. 1,., dated 4th Septeniber, 'lBst " That it be recommended that the charge be at the rate of 3-16ths of a penny per square yard per week for the storing ground, and double that amount if the timber lie on the quay temporarily; and that the same rules and regulations be applicable to the east quay of Huskisson Dock as are in use at the quays of the Bruns , wick Dock." ,That led to the arrangement of No.' 2, which charged the timber • trifle With 1-16th of a penny in the pound.. Noiv, he said, that. Mr. Bushell was. entirely in ,error, that the happy arrangement which Mr. Bushell said had been en tered into with the timber, trade—which possesses such subtle - in to say• no such influence was brought toflubeenesacroL; ie that begged ' question. , He put Mr. Bushell to the test on that point. The timber trade sought no interview on the Subjeet. The facte - were - thests=the - Mersey -Board being in possession of a certain quantity of land in a certain locality„, which was not bringing in a penny piece, -were de sirous to let it, and it was the duty of everY gentleman sitting at that - board, and at the Board of Werks 'particularly, to endeavour to get some rent for that. land, Which wds - paying nothling. An offer was made to 'the- members of the timber trade, And a deputation of that body waited on the Works Conimittee, and the resolution. which Mr. Bushell had laid, so., Much stress upon was passed. 'As regarded the subtle, influence, he did 'not know that 'he had any very great influence with any members of that board. He did not think that Mr. Fleming had any particu lar influence with the members of that board,' either subtle influence or any other kind of influence, unless it be thawhich - Weird "right - and prelier betweefilrian - and man. Tie looked at the members of that board, and 'he ; was not' aware ilgt those gentlemen were W. be-exercised by such influence,' by sutb uoinflueutial parties. What the timber trade got they were fully and justly entitled to. It, seemed rather retharkable that Mr. Inman, from the year '1852 to 1859, .could never discover that the land on the east side of the Huskisson Dock was worth 4s. per yard. He under-, stood Mr. :Inman. to say, that he was' prepared, to pay 48. foy it. He (Mr. • Farnworth) , would say that any gentle Man , to go , down a n d see the site of the docks, and he would be bOund . that they were giving as much as, they would ever get. Mr. Bushell had appealed to him as to what vote he would give On this .oc casion, If he voted, conscientiously for that 'which he thought would be for the interest of the estate, he should certainly vote for the confirmation of - the proceedings, and against Mr. Bushell. But he' did Conceive that any gentle man sitting at that board, being interested in any lands, or docks, - or property, had no right to use his influence, whether it be subtle influence - or not, in order to get certain things brought about which he knew were life and death to him, and would make a wonderful difference in the property of which he was in possession. He, therefore, acting on this principle, should leave his" vote in the hands of the board. As to the , evidence that he and, Mr. Fleming gave in London, it had been stated, - that he did not make remonstrance to the making of the steam dock when it was first proposed. He begged to tell them, and there were gentlemen about that board that would con firm him, that he did make a remonstrance when he first saw the plan s . He said than it was a breach of confidence, and l lnat the land belonged to the timber trade., and, that they had no right - A° take ,it; avtar,frmthenii; Whey ,he was asked lin London tO etidence referentel to "the steam dock he refused, and told - the gentlemen who questioned, him that it would not serve- their interest. When he. was asked .by :the ,committee about the .steam docks, ; he said he came- there to give evidence as to the skipping and canal docks, and that he had no evidence as to the Steam docks; and that there were gentleinen ihere who thought the steam dock necessary, and would give evidence on that subject. When was asked to go to London on this subject herefu4ed, on the' ground that he was a member of that board.. Ile, however, was prevailed upon to go,: as Mr. Bushell, he thought,' knew, simply be _ cause Mr..llalhead, who was' called upon to give evidence to the Canal Docks, had engagements-in Ireland. lie went at the express wish of the solicitor, :to be there in case of need. , He thought this quite justified the course he had, taken. It was quite true, as. Mr. Bushell had stated, that a meeting. was . called at the CNrenden-rOomS, and passed the series of resolutions. It was quite true that they cx pressed themselves much inconvemencecf for 'Many years. .Notwithstanding, this inconvenience they 'had .resisted for the last" ten or' a' dozen Years the teniptations held out from the other side of the water, where they were offered land at &penny or twopence per yard, and water space for little . 4 nothing: The timber trade resisted, these tempta tionS simply on the ground that it would 'not suit their pur pose, and they came td the resolution that they would never leave this side of the water unless they were compelled; and, therefore, :from that day to .the' present • they had re mained. But, really, when he thought of the proceedings of that board, he felt there. ,had been an influence at work against honourable and straight-forivard deali o._ by certain members; and that it would have been better to have paid increased rents, or tO haVe gone across the water and left this side altogether. As'to whether the land at the IlliSkisson- Dock was giiek to the use of the 'timber trade until land 'equally convenient was 'provided for them at . the north ond, the chairnian, he expected; would answer that but he knew it could not be contradicted; and he 'could bring any.amountof evidence to prove it. He called their attention to the following letter, which was not included in the first report : " Daniel Mason, Esq. " Liverpool, March 4,.185/3. " Sir,--I have to acknowlege the receipt of your communication of the Ist instant, accompanying replies to the questions put to the Mq!seyDock's and Ffarbour Board by the deputation from the fiber trade, which answers they consider cicai and satisfactory " I have further to request that you will inform me, as early as possible, whether it be intended that the No 2 Dock, and the east side of the iluskisson Dock, shall be applied exclusively for the use, of the timber trade for the present.. and until other works• to the north are executed (which the trade consider absolutely neces sary,) then that the docks and land north of the Huskiison will be permanently appropriated to the timber trade. " I am also desired to ascertain on what terms you are prepared to lease the land marked " B" •on the tracing. I am, Sir, your, most obedient servant, " JOHN PARNWORTH." The tracing referred to showed the amount of land which the board had to give to the timber trade, and which that trade 'considered would. be . advantageous, to them. Mr. FarnWorth went on to allude to a statement made, by Mr. Bankini that the land on .'the. east side of the. Huskisson Dock,ihaving been appropriated to the exclusive use of. the timber trade -.until. another site was proVided, and about which there . could:be no .two. opinions. Mr. Bushell had spoken of concessions having been made .to: the timber trade. it might,be necessary to show what influence they had,. and : how that influence was received. . He'then read. a letter, signed by leading firms in the timber trade, urging , the. boar& to the, speedy completion .of dock No. 2, and, that they would not lose si&ht, of the propped not deck,, whereby they would obtain the concentration, which was so essential to the effectual,well-working . of their trade. He -did not think there., was much ,in Pe letter which Ur., Rankin ,had read, and thought ,it was rather a trick of , diplomacy which had induced hint to write that letter,i as he was ' perfectly inneeent of . the feet, that the whole of the land was to be appropriated. H6,objected 1 to:Mr. Bu.sltell's m.otion—first, bedause the land, at 'the HnskisSon Dock had been . appropriated to the timber trade until , equal ,and "suitable accommodation Was afforded further north ; secondly, 'that the trade would, in eonse pence of the abstraction of so much land; suffer serious loss and inconvenience. These two !'facts being admitted, the question was, was .it right for the board. to do so. under the circumstances ? ' H'e Was asked recently to accompany a deputation from the Committee Of Works. When he put tlve question to the gentlemen of the Works Committee as to whether there was any. - difference of opinion. as to the .lluslisson ~.Dock land, - being . given to the timber trade for their use until further accommodation was provided, the two gentlemen forming the sub-committee of the Works' Committee 'said there was no 'difference of opinion , between ,them. It was now for them to consider what was best to be done .for the interest of the • estate ; or whether theyiwould rejecMlr. Busbell's motion or confirm the Tree - ceilings. .. Mr. EVANS said that he had listened to Mr. Farnwa.ith, and he hicrdeclaimed largely abOut his disinterestedness, but he (Mr Evans)could;find nothing in his speech' other .than that •of an ardent _advocate. - - The timber trade were grasping .at what they could not use, and keeping what they had already, got, and complaining as if all had been taken from; thera: Mr. INMAN said there was a statement put upon the table in support of tho- second 'reading of the 'bill; in that it was stated as one of the • reasons' for' carrying the bill that the '.:steam trade had been doubled within the last.five years, and was still greatly increasing. This, he contended, was en:- tirelyi within the knowledge' . of the timber irade.' His object was to show that the timber 'trade were consenting Parties to theresumption of 'the land. -•. ' • Mi. Toinri said, as'a member of the Committee of Works, it appeared to. him that the whale, question hinged upon whether the committee gave the timber trade this_land t - : be appropriated for their use until other equal'accommodation could be - provided:' There was no promise made- by the committee at all upon the subject. Mr. Bushell denies that there was any understanding of this kind, and ho (Mr. Tobin) did not, take it as quite right that Mr. Farnworth should take. it for granted that there was an understanding of this nature. He had been told on more than one occa sion that there were documents in 'existence to prove that these arrangements had been entered into with the timber trade. He said at once, show him these . doeumexts, and he had no more to say. He would ask any member of the board whether he believed in any . vote he gave, if he thought 'he wits giving an exclusive right to that land,, so that' they would not be in' a 'position to deal with it 'at any 'other time. Mr. Inman, who had a berth in the' Huskisson dock, might as well claim compensation for being removed, as the timber trade should claim' compensation for the board 'using their right in reference to this - land. (Hear, hear.) He 'con curred with Mr. Bushell that - there was" no understanding whatever. His view was simply this, that the timber trade made applieatibifto know what land there was at the north end. , The committee laid' a plan, and there were 124,000 . yards for permanent , occupation,' and the rest -fOr tempo rary occupation. That meant that a portion of the land was not 'urgently required for public purposes at pre sent ; but that when they wanted it for public purposes they;had not the slightest shadow of a doubt, but they had power to resume- possession of it. It was stated that the steam dock was an -after-thought. 'lle most certainly dis. seated from that view. It was contemplated from the first. He did not quite agree with the resolution of Mr. Bushell, but he did feel the - greatest possible reluctance to oppose it. 'lf he thought that anybody was' taking' a' reach at them he was pot blind one iota. Mr.- Graves said that. the timber trada had been increased for the last ten years 52 per cent. 'and it became impossible that they could:conduct their busi ness at the south end of the town. • He did believe that the timber trade had been consenting parties:to the abstraction of this land; in utter' ignorance as to the extent of the exat tion,: trusting implictly to.the board thatjhe trade should be accommodated. He concluded by moving an' amend ment, that after having considered the 'correspondence with the timber trade the agreement was entered Into, the Board . are of opinion,' that it is desirable that the arrangement now entered into should be carried out. • Mr. MONnEL seconded the amendment. _ - Mr. BROCKLEBANK made a long oration, contending, that the Works Committee must have been aware that , they had entered into an understanding equal to a pledge to give the timber trade the exclusive occupation of tMs land until they'could find them other land in a suitable locality. It. was a matter of 4. S. • D.. It was, given to them, for tbree, months, and if it had been worded so as .to eye them six months more so as to renew that agreeinent, it would have passed the board without comment. After some remarks by Mr. Maclver, • The CHAIRMAN said it was quite clear that the timber trade were led to suppose that they should have a sufficient quantity ,of land for the purpose of carrying on their trade. Mr. B usliell had given his assent to the granting of a piece ofland equal to that abstracted from OITA, and this admitting a compromise ; supposing - they carried that motion, a.compro the timber trade. I ns t ea d of 'losing half a year i e rent they mise was impos si bl e . Th e y were at daggers drawn with would lose equal t o t wo ,y ear e rent; , and at the north end of the to wn th e y h a d , twesty 7 five acres of land) which could be utilised only by the timber , trade ; and as regarded that estate, this arrangement would be one of thegreated tages that could - he conceived, and he hoped they would concede to the comkproraise. Mr. Bimini.; asked for an adjeurnment of the discussion ; but the board were not generally in favour of it, and he therefore proceeded 'with his reply, in which he said that, looking at the empty chairs, he was certain he would be beaten. He had no particular desire for victory, and he was, therefore, not disappointed, lie "had simply done NORTITEMe I TI MM 'that which .he considered to boliio,duty t and his conscience 'was acquitted: ,He set- out by showing that the question was a very simple - one, • as' to whether that ,board had been guilty of a breach . of. faith, or whether they should acknowledge, that' charge by paying the com pensation demanded„ .11e believed he had succeeded in the statement he had made in convincing the ininds of thinking men that no arrangement was entered into. Much had been said about sonic documents which had been omitted; but, no new light had been thrown upon the matter by those documents. He had shown that the land was let only on a weekly tenancy, and that the board had the power to resume it when they thought proper. He had shown .that the rental, brought from the argu ment of the simple fact. that the rent charged for that land, 1-16 d. •in the pound, was a proof of the" tempo rary occupation. These two facts taken together proved that case. If he wanted further confirmation, he had it in the,letter, : from,Mr. Farnworth, in reply to one from, r. Hartley. Mr: Farnworth had al rays been con sidered' as the representative of the timber trade,, and had not written the letter,- without consulting,,that trade. The 'board had offered to remove the thither lying on the space which they required. for , the steam dock. Did ever a , landlord . propose I. "he at, the expense of removing the furniture of his :tenant? He commented on the fact that Mr. Farnworth ; omitted to read that portion of the engineer's report which referred to the delay the timber trade had caused by the tardy mariner in which they had furnished the information necessary for the completion of, the work. He also alluded to the con firmation, in a great measure , of his opinions by Mr; Tobin and Mr. itankin,, and concluded by, appealing to the heard, whether they should,record upon their proceeding,s a reso lution Der future boards, to say that they had been charged, with a breach of faith, and adinitted that charge by the payment of the penalty. The Chairman put the amend ment, when there appeared—For : Messrs. Brocklehank, Fainworth, Graves, Ilutchisdn, Monde', Rankin, Rolm thwaite• Segar, ,Shand, Smith, Tobin, and' the airman. Against`:- Messrs. Bushell, Evans, Forwoocl, Inman,' and Laird ; being 12 for, and 5. against. The s proceedings of the Works Committee were then confirmed.l. WATER COIVIMITTEE . , ..The usual weekly meeting of this committee was. held yesterday. in the council-room of the Town-hall, Dr. P Hodg son presiding ; and there were also present Messrs. C r ell m , Vernom Bennett, Jeffery, Ryley, Woodruf4',Mellor, Wag staff, and Chilton.- - • Mr. Duncan's report for the week ending 6th August showed` the quantity of water in the Rivington reservoir to be 70,080,046 gallons; pumped., from the wells, 26,691,695 gallons, giving a total of 96,598,152 gallons; quantity in store, 17,931,609 gallons ; ,used in flushing the sewers, 2,500;000 gallons ; in waterino , streets, 1,544,160. gallons. The. proportion of Rivington.to well water was as 35 is to 13*. . The rain-fall for. July ;was 2;15 ; for, the - seven. Months of . 1859 it was 23.63.;. and for the, same period 'last year 19.60; showing for this year an increase over 1858 of 4.13 • Mr. JEFFERY asked if the engineer had taken any means to check the quantity of water in the reservoirs, as he could not believe that ninety millions of gallons were used in a week. Mr. DuNeAN.--17ndoubtedly. Mr. JEFFERY said the engineer should investigate, the matter himself, and; See if there was n6"error in the data. Mr. DUNCAN said they measured ,the quantity of water received into the reservoir by the capacity of the reservoir. Mr. BENkkrr ,said they had, up to January, fort Y-five millions' of gallons per week at their disposal; and never more. They were now using more than double that quantity, while their rental was only increased. £5,000 or £6,000. Mr. JEFFERY was, not aware that the water was turned on more frequently at his premises than formerly.. Mr. VrtitioN thought it was a great boon to Liverpool to have such a large supply of water. He thought the rate of insurance ought to be reduced, as there could no very great conflagration take place. • - After some further observations, Mr. ItyLiY said they found, on Monday last, that there were 14,000,000 gallons drawn from* the' reservoirs more than was accounted for, and he boped the engin e er w a s prepared to, give an explanation with reference to it. Mr. DUNCAN replied that he was not able to say, but that he would be able to ascertain, after some time, th e ' a mo un t of evaporation and absorptionAhat had taken place. • There was a considerable difficulty in measuring the water cor rectly, as an inch would make a vast difference. ' ' Mr. RYLEY said evaporation ,was absurd to account for 14,000,000 gallonS. ' Mr. DUNCAN said there was absorption' besides. Several' members eiptessed their opinions on the subjc't, said ; , Mr. RYLEY moved, That the engineer besqiestod to take into' .cOnsideration the apparent di sa pp earance o f 14,600,000'gallonS, and report to the committee." VERNON said 'he wished to say that s i nce h e h a d been a 'number of the Water Committee he had always seen a disposition on the pail 'of the ,members of that com mittee to expect fiOni the engiiieer what no man could ac complish. It was well known that during the hot weather evaporation iyolad, take place,, and, impounded water would' diminish. The "very reservoirs in which the "water was con tained were Porous, and constanly escaping. He said 'it would be impossible for Mr. Duncan or any human being to calculate how the water disappeared. Mr. RYLEY said; the legitimate means of egress were all known, but if Mr. Duncan could not say how' it had 4isap; peared there was an end. of the matter. Mr. DurreAN'Said he would give all the information that he.or anybody, else could give. ' ' " The matter ended, and the board separated after attend ing to some routine business. LEWIS AND COMPANY'S NEW ESTABLISHMENT FOR Boles CLOTRING.-Number of boys clothed .for the week ending Saturday, July 9th, 1,025 ; corresponding week last year, 989.—Increase, 36 boys. HOLLOWAY'S Piza,,s cure headache, bile, loss 'of appetite ; can be taken without danger from wet or cold, and require no restraint from business or pleasure. They act mildly on the bowels, . without ..pains or griping, strengthen : the 'stomach, promote a healthy action of the liver, yurify the blood, cleanse the skin, brace- the nerves, and invigorate the whole system. , They prove an admirable restorative of a debilitated .constitutien, creating appetite, correcting indi-. gestion, removing bile, giddiness, and nervous or, sick head-, aches. It is impossible to speak too . highly of these pills. IMPROVEMENT IN GENTLEMEN'S HATS.-- , =-Many letters froth time to time haveron this subject, appeared in the " Post" and " Journal," the originals of which' are to be seen at our shops, 9, DALE-STREET, and 6, CRESCENT. MR. JOHN A. SIMPSON, the active partner of the firm of BINNEAR and SIMPSON, begs to state that this improvement in Gentlemen's Hats is his owii inven tion, and registered by him in his own name, and is his own private property. In bringing this invention so prominently before the public, he has avoided say ing one word about it himself. All that has' been done has just been to print; in the " Daily Post " and the 'Liverpool Journal," some three or four letters at a time. The principle upon which the advertisement is inserted is the one so well expressed in Proverb S--" Let another man praise thee, and not thine own mouth ; a stranger, and not thine own lips." The whole of those letters are written by persons altogether uninfluenced any other motive than this L---that they really felt the bene fit of Mr. SIMPSON'S invention, and in such a degree, that they thought it only just' to him to state their opinions, not in word merely, but a l so i n s wr i t i ng. d J. Gorsuch; Hair-Cutter. and Perfumer, No. 7, Parker street, begs most respectfully to thank his friends and the public for the liberal patronage bestowed upon him during the fourteen years he has been in business .in Liverpool, r and furthermore, solicits a continuance of their 'favour, which it shall ever - be his study to deserve. He takes the present opportunity to announce that. the late partnership existing between himself and James Wynes is dissolved ; and for the future the business will be carried on, at No. 7, Parker-street; under J. Gorsuch's sole siperintend )ence. Boarding Schools attended by the month. Pri vate families waited on as usual at their residences. An experienced assistant will be sent round once a month to the following places :—Bootle, Seaforth, Waterloo,_ Crosby, Huyton, Runcorn, St. Helen's, ea s co mbo, Egre 'inont, New Brighton ' Birkenhead P ar k,.Cl aug hton, Oxton, and Rock Ferry. J. G. may be consulted personally in all cases of disease in the hair. - He calls especial attention to the stimulative properties of his " Circassian Balm, " (where the hair is falling off,) of which, and the Milk of Almonds,: he is the sole inventor; and no other is zenuine unless made by J. Gorsuch. s 2 CIRCULAR. —Exchange Hair-cutting and Shampooin- ' rooms (over th e s h op o f M r, Turmeau cigar merchant, No. 11, C as tl e - s t reet, Liverpool, August 5, 1859. Sir,— n handing.y ou th e i nclosed card, p ermi t me to inform you that ,the partnership hitherto subsisting between myself and Mr. Gorsuch has terminated by mutual consent. I shall for the' future carry on the rooms . situate as above, where I trust I may be f avoure d w i th your pa t ro nage. Nothing shall be wanting on ray part to deserve your ennildence.--I havfil* honour to be, sir, your obedient servant, 1811103 wynis,'° 'rc .......... . _ I iggpßT RAssAog.,yE§T4wAy4 (Before E. JAMES, Esq., Q.C.; 'Assessor.) APVTACK' v. MARTIN. --13111ift CIE OF' uormAcr.—The plaintiff in this action is a provisiOn dealer, and the] defendant is in the same line of business. Mr. Williams appeared for the plaintiff; and Mr. Aspinall for the defen dant.. The action was brought to recover damages, and - the sum of £lO paid by the plaintiff to defendant,, aa a deposit on the purchase of a quantity of fixtures in a shop in 'Park lane, •in this town. It appeared that in June last the plaintiff arrived in Liverpool from Scotland, with the intention of taking- a shop as a grocer and provision dealer. Ha saw the defendant's shop in Park,lane, which-was to let, and on the 25th of June he agreed with the defendant to take the. shop, and pay him £l6 for the fixtures. On the evening of the- same' day the defendant came to the plaintiff's lodgings, when defendant asked him for a deposit of £lO on account, stating that he would ,be better able to introducehim to the landlord. The. plaintiffi at once paid the £lO, and it was agreed that the balance was to be paid. ofi plaintiff's taking: possession ; on the following, Monday, the.27th. On that day -a conversation took place between plaintiff and defendant about the gas . fittings, defendant stating that they were not included m the fixtures, and plaintiff maintaining that they were. M length ,the defendant . said: that he would have no; more bether with him, and refused to allow tftem the gas• fittings,, on which plaintiff and his wife asked fOr, the retu r n o f the deposit; stating that unless they ~had the gas fittings it was no bargain. Defendant reftised to refund the money, when, plaintiff told him he would send for a polieeraan, on , which the defendant said; "Oh, you. do not know wheat: Liverpool law is." Ultimately the defendant locked up the shop, and said that he would neither. return the .mnnoy nor give them. possessien, of the ; shop. On finding that :the gas, fittings,bclonged to the landlord. plaintiff was willing to take them at a valnation, but still defendant refused to give up possession. For the defendant it was tndeavonrcel. •to be shown: that 'the bai- 6 ain wertt of f . in consequence of" the plaintiff' and his *ife being irri. tated aboUt the gas fittings, which were the landlord's, and not included in the fixtures. Defendant . Was ready 'to carry out the bargain, but plaintiff left - the aliop when the g fittings were named; and in a day or two afterwar6 to( other premises, and defendant was served with a writ the same week. lie never refused to give plaintepossession, but was always ready to do so. Verdict for the- plaintiff for £lO. AOTION FOR ASSAirLT ANSI FALSE IMPRiSONMENTJ.— CARTER V: BYFORD.--In this case the plaintiff, Mr. Edward Carter, sought to recover from Mr. Byford, pawnbroker, Dale-street,-in' this town, compensation in damages for false imprisonment. The- damages were laid ,at MOO. Mr. Deighton appeared , fer the plaintiff,'. and Mr. Brett for the defendant. The defendant pleaded that the .plaintiff had Stolen a pawn ticket, worth eight shillings, , and sot he- justified the assault. , The defendant, Mr. Byford, was a pawnbroker, Carrying on business in Dale-street; in this •tewn i and the plaintiff, at- the time when the alleged false imprisonment took place, was •in, defendant's •service as .hiS managing assistant. Up to , the time ; .of the occurrence the plaintiff ha 4 iherne a character;, upon which the. imputation of dis hOnesty had never been east, Ha- had been a pawnbroker's assistant for thirteen years before- he entered the defendant's. service, and had been in one place for a ; period.of five-years. On the 23rd of Feb, lest, at the suggestion of Mr. Word him self; b - induced • lefendr - On: .ae was induced to enter into the ant's service. the 20th of May there were in the service of Mr. Byford the plaintiff, a person named William Preston, and the de fendant's son. • On that day, between twelve and one o'clock, without any previous intimation of anything being wrong, the Plaintiff was summoned into the defendant's presence, and was there accused of haviug stolen a pawn-tiaketler eight shillings. The plaintiff at once said he was innocent, and suggested _that the defendant should .call in William Preston, who had, the principal management of the pawn tickets. ,The defendant said; " It's of no.use asking hail'. Preston ' for he told me:of it." A conversation then took',place between the plaintiff and.the- defendant, in.the course of. which,the latter endeavoured to get a confession, but the Plaintiff bein,m4mocent, refused to do anything of 'the'kind. The'defendant then said, ''s Then if you will not do so, I shall send for a detective." TA rePly, plainiiff said to him, "Xou maysend for a dozen detectives, if you like, for I have nothing. t0,,d0 with it.:: Upon this Patrick, a •1 . e • J. . detective officer, was sent for, and t he plaintiff was c h arged withthe robbery. Plaintiff was engaged d at a_sala4'of X5O • d-year, in addition to. is.board and lodging, and a quarter's being, due at the time, the plaintq asked the defend ant for it, so that he 'might procure 11;gal assistance. The defendant refused tp advance the 4140144- The plaintiff then asked to, be allowed to, telegraph to, his friends:in. London, when . the defendant, said, '" No,.•y ou s h a ll g o . at once with the detective.".' ,The 'detective officer warned - the defendant of the.. consequences which might follow, but still he .persisted in charging the 'plaintiff, and gave Tl}e takon to hridewell, him into 'Qustpdy . . Where ' he was kept. all herl - sras brought before the — magis . trate • Anci:ate 4eXt A i RKP-ng 'when the chidge was dismissed. The defence. nor set , itN, - ,tyas rendered wersa 'aiitl . MOre aggravated, inasmuch . aq sought compensation, the defendant again charged , hini with a felOny;..but.unless Mr....l3yford..established wha4,was, set doWn in his .plea.,. Ilirthought they would hardly.' fail in giving the. plaintiff, the damages ,which he now sought--- £4OO. .The .plaintiff in this ,edde, sought . :heavy damages, because he a.yonng man in positiop, and if . this gander was not removed, his character Would be permanently injured. The plaintiff was called, and deposed to the above facts. He further, that 'he had . - made two. or three applications tor. :places, but when -he told the parties Under what circumstances , he left Mr. Ztyford,.. they refused to engage Wm. He .was now out of a place, and lvid.been ever since. • -In cross-examiUation, he denied that he said "Do not send me to gaol, but pay yourself out of my money which you have in •hand.” • What he did say to him, vas, " If you send me to gaol, it will break my„mother's heart.!' On the part. of the defendauti.Mr. Brett contended that there was no malice on the part Of the defendant in 'giving the .plaintiff into custody, which he was justified in doing; from what he himself saw, and from what he was told by his son and second assistant—that the plaintiff - was, seen. to put his hand into thefill and „take .out, some money; ;that on the day in question; when.. he was watched, two tickets and some. money were found to have, been stolen,. and that e 'defendant felt, certain that_ plaintiff was. the thief. ..• _ WiTtiim Preston, the defendant himself, and his son were called:and examined in support of the defendant. .A. verdict Was returned for the plaiptiff--daniagis, £lOO. DixoN v. SALIBURY.—In this case Miss 11Iargaret Dixon, of„Trafalgar-street, sought to recover from Mr. Sa lisbury,. wine merchant, Dale-street, .the value of a quantity of goodsy seized under. an. alleged illegal, distraint„for rent. Mr. 'De'ighten ,was for. the plaintiff,' and Mr. Temple for the defendant. It was stated by the plaintiff that. On the Bth of June last two bailiffs entered her houge, and toot away r a touch, an easy, chair, and four other. chairs, stating that 'they had been sent by Mr. Salisbury to, seize the good s . She showed the defendant her receipts for the rent, and he (acknowledged that he had made a mistake, offering to core- promise the raatter by sending' her a dozen of wine. , The evidence,for the defence showed that the house was let by the defendant to.a person 'named Whitchley, and not to the plaintiff, who was merely a sub-tenant ; and it having been 'stated by thedefendant Wha , without, contradiction, that itch-: lee owed him re n t at the time of the seizure, the jnry, under the direction:of the learned assessor, returned § Ter diet for the defendant. THouagrox v. plaintiff, Mr. Wm. Thornton, a stonemason ...na builder, in Toxtetli-park, sought to recover X 29 19s. 10d, from "the defendant; also a builder, in Everton. Mr. Brett was for the plaintiff, and Mr. Deigh ton for.the !defence. The ,amount claimed was a sumlevied by the Corporation of Liverpool on the plaintiff iu reepeet of certain improvements in the road in front of some houses, of which both plaintiff and defendant,, at different times, were the owners. There was no dispute as to the -facts, and the, question of law was left to the learned assessor to decide whether the plaintiff ir the defendant was.the ; proper party to Pay the amount. It *as agreed between the parties that, the facts being admitted; a, case should be stated for the court above. • f , . . ELLIS v. RAwciatTy.—This was an action on a bill o f exchange for £25 18s. Brett appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr. Aspinall for the" defendant, . The question was whether the defendant 'had endbrsed the bill in 'question; and, whether he had received due notice Of the dishotour of the bill. The plaifitiff swore .to seeing the, defendant en dorse the hill, Audi verdict wa's given for the plaintiff. ACITIO;sT FOR CO,N.PENS.A.TION FOR BODILY., I/9URY.- 7 . - rOTTEiI. FAulaoi - ER,--The plaintiff .in this case ,is a 'carter, named Thomas Potter, and the defendant is a wharf inger in' Liverpool. Mr. Brett and Mk. Littler appeared for the plaintiff,, and .111 i. - ,Aspinall and Mr. Temple for the :defendant. lt appeared that On the evening of the 6th of December last, the plaintiff was instructed by his master,to go,"to the 'warehouse of the defendants in Chester-wharf, near the south end of George's-dock,: for the purpose of fetching sense balei of cotton. - When 'the , plaintiff arrived at the defendant's premises with his cart, he found , that there were already two other carts there, and the plaintiff's turn was the third.. In loading at these warehonies, it was usual for the oafte.is to assist eabh''.other, and whilst the Socand' cart was , - being loaded, 'the tiff was asked to assist them, and he did so. Whilst he was in the cart, the defendant's 'lnen'in the warelionse were "larking," and dating . thiEi time; 'afflict - struck_agiting a bale of cotton in the warehouse, and tilted it over, A UGTAI 991859. out, of itl4e,,,rgicni . se intl . the cut, killing f one man, : .ani knockir *Tile plaintiff Out oethe - cart infc; the road. He was taken, Infrma7, when it vias , fotincl•!'that -he .' , ltrats Mitch', hurt • the :spine ,and the probability was that he ,would be a - cripple , for life.' It was urged for the defendants thatthe plaintiff having.; v,oluntiiereil to assist. in the cart, the defendants were not answerable for the injuries he gas- Wined. The learned assessor said he should dirett a non suit, on the grounds stated by the defendantg, ieiving it toi the plaintiff to • raise the point in the court, above. The• question of damages alone was left to the jury; who found a verdict, for the plaintiff ior £l5O, suilect to a non-suit. KEVILL v. O'DOUGHERTY.---The plaintiff was a working tailor ' and the defendant a tailor and draPer, in 'South John street. The action was brought for false imprisonment. •On the 11th ®f July, the plaintiff wont ,to defendant's premises with half a pair of trousers wiiieh he' had been rnalung, and on askingfOrpayment, which was 15..9d. f. the defindant refuSedto give him the money, and, at Ipngth gar him in charge, arid he was rocked up during - 1Q night. For the - . defeUce it was said that-tlxe:plainlift:ivas4ery abusive ott the defendant's premises, and defendant had no alternative 'but to give him , in charge. The jury. returned.: verdict for the plamtiff--damages; 408: • AN EXPENSP7E ISS. HICKEY U. SHEARER.—This was an- action for an assault en the plaintiff's wife. Mr. Aspinall appeared for .the plaintiff,und Mr. Deighton for the de , fent:hint. The plaintiff is. an innkeeper in, Great Mersey street,- and the defendant, is a n niaster mariner. It appeared . that do Sunday, the • 24th n of April, the defendant, with a friend, came to the' plaintiff's house. lie went into &room where the plaintiff was sitting, along with his wife, -and,' after using some 'very - abusive language,ldefendant said he would have a kiss from Mrs, Hickey:- He then , seized f her with• very considerable,. ,violence, , and ,threw her down, with so , much 'force that it actually, broke the, leg, of a piano -forte, and severelk injured the leg of the plaintiff's 'wife. The defendant succeeded at last id getting- a kies, but,. as the evidence world": show, it was 'not - a, very pleasant one. 011:the part of. the-plaintiff, the' plaintiff , himself, his :wife, and- a young lady named .Miss Brown, a niece,.were called. On the part of the defendant, Mr. Deighton 'contended' that what Was- done was altogether in fun; and that the parties were . joking together. caller ' for the - defendant, and he stated that ho , t was. r; present during occurrence. Tha?y. were, joking ,together,, and talking to witness about being married. In the course of the conVersatiOn..arnongSt them, defendant said he Would have a ,kith from Mrs.- Hick - ey. Mr. Hickey said, "-You shan't," and . Mrs.:Hickey said, " You can't." A scuffle took, place; and neither Mr. nor ,Mrs. Hickey appeared at all displeased. The jgryreturned a verdict far the-plaintiff —damimes £2O. IMPORTANT TO 'HOTEL :KEEPERS. CO4GIN AND ease • the- plaintiffs,' Messrs: • Coggin gmtlemen residing in London,, who carry. on an extensivehusiness as mantle manufacturers, and the defendant i,s the landlord of the Neptune Hotel, Clayton-square, in thiS town.. Mr., Aspi nall and Mi. Russell were for th4laintiffs, and Mr. Temple acid Mr.'M'Qulloeh fOr the 'defendantS. 'The plaintiffs ear 'ried on a large laiisineis amongst the drapers 'of Livepool; A gentleman- named .Mdrsden .was. ;their. traveller:, Oa - the 12th of March last this...gentleman arrived in Liverpool in. the ordinary course of Insbusiness, and 'stayed 'at.the Nep tune • lt was his eastern to ask fora teem when he, SON.-1 id CO, ..vu aavuu. AU. peupva, VUb 11111 bUOU 'and, on the-oceasion in question, he applied to the defendant to let hink havea;roorn„ for. which iho•was to. charge in the ordinary way., . The room. was . ppovided, and.anumber of the mantles-.were laid out. Mr.- Marsden afterwards went into the tern :on businesS, and. durinm b the ddy the weather became rather tempestuous. On the following Morning he found that the-rain had ,come in at the top of the hay win dow, 'and done a' considerable .amount: of damage.to the mantles. it,was found that.thuWater had come-in in cense pont, and it was held on, as landlord of he defective stA'c'of ...v piaoruns mat; in ins . the hotel ; the defendant was liabde , for the dima g MMarsdenhaying. been . examined, Mr. J. A. , tect, of thiB town,, eras examined ,and :he, deposed to,making drchi- a slimy of the premis and finding that there had been an overflow in consequent of • the. choking up - or sa gutte't, *hidh cai4ed the water tc Pass'" through the bay window into .- the room in which"th( In, - behalf of .the Aasmuch•as th [goocts were deposited. Temple •contended tha ektlusive. occupation Of the- Nlie plaintiff hail. tli rent • for - it as for`a warelmuk fondant plaintiffs had the ;ntlant a case in which the judges had decided that *here a. rcibm ;in an hotel was so' occupied the landlord was not liable. The defendant had frequently ppapertrin his .house belong_ uommerelal fillns,,„deps t itited in ,Nopme, so exclusively cpplf: pied ; :to the value of i.s.mneh as £l4;ooo,.and therefore it became a 'very serious%question . for 'him. " At the present raotheDt he had tr;Otids in the house, sO-depcisited; valued at not legs than - £9,00 It vas: furtllei th ing to feII(M.IIBAYAT.94 ,t4lO- KTOkiion in question, that its, passing through into tlcie room, could not :1-,T att l ritaito to n . 94ligcnef-, •but to the act of God. i 4 .jury fOund. y'eFilict . , t'or the defendant. ", • The Court rose at half -past - six tfclock. 1' ,:. ~~ `O:~DA7 LIVERPOOL POLICE COURT (1111k0it Mlt. ELLEN MALEY . AGAIN_ appearance in the dock,.on the 'Rauh' chai disordprly, and. was comlo,4e.d for Ahree 'da • ASSAIJLTINC wnE POLICE employed by Messrs:. Busby with having assaulted police roads at ten o'clock on that the prisoner was drunk, and was- endeavouring to up on:the 'bus,' but - was 'not able'.ta do' CompLainallt advised the prisorie - r to: desist, but - he reftised to take the advice. Witness took hold of him- to prevent his getting up,. bid the prisoner turned and knocked 1 him down. The prisonbr denied oe,charge, and, stated that the officer struck him. ' This was not believed,, nd as he had no, witness to substantiate his statement, he was ordered to pay a .fine of :40s. and costs. , ~ w ~ BIGAMY.—George Chester as brOught up Upon 'remand kti , n made hef.losth Ll,t- of , drunk and 164 Rqbert Coxoni, 14us dyiver, was pbarp Leer - 466; - in file' Wellinkton; l aionuay last, on the charge of bigaiiiy: Alr. Block' appeared 'for the prisoner. The'prisbner'S sister vvas_ Pro, - duced ns a witness, and she .stated that sh e was ' p res e n t at. her brother's marriage in 1844. Her husband was also, a witness to tlitiniarriagei but he had died since. Soon after her brother's marriage she> lost sight of his wife; and had never seen her- since -She could •not thy whether she was alive or dead, ; as, the had not heard. of her.;; :Under these cir cumstances Mr., Clough applied, for ayeinand, order that the witness might be sent to London for the purpose of identifying the first wife. A fAiit'oF. SHAVERS.—John, Kelly, a, barber, residing id Waterloo-toad, opposite the Victoria 'Dock-gate, was brought up* by /warrant;Chargi3d *with assaulting another barber, 'named Arthur M'Crudden. Mr. •Bluol.'appeared for the prisoner, on account of the.followiuq. brief being handed to him- s -- r- s Being.a barber and. hair-dresser, the Complain ant being the same , as. lte , pretends, took a eallar , nPit door to him on Wateiloo-road. He, the said • M'Crudden, had two lads po.ttnually,ou the public fparapoth' accosting eve r y man passing,. saying: De yOu iNftnt 'to le 'shaved and I•beliete.still. continues the same practice. He the said M'Cruddervgaveme-;every provocation by his low and party acts. He even consented to withdraw thel summons ; but a man of hilfstamp islcapable of doing. a e nyi,hing. Put him to his oath. Did he even cut the long hair off a poor intro= cent girl going to Ireland, who called in to get her hair put to rights ? . And Ask him as it not because she refused.pay-, ing. him . 2s. 6d. fOr simply oomliing.!aid :oiling het hair, Ihe cut it off. Also ask him_ what he charges a poor I unfortunate, , sailor ~ for shaving, him when he finds out he is a stranger. He has often charged from ls.-to ls:'6d:' This IS a known fact ; .but thinking T IVould put a stop to this barefaced . robbery, he has adopted this course. - Also, t ask him' to whom he served his tithe, as it is well known lie sold nuts in a barrow at the racecourse ? 'He and.the boys are from morning till closing time out on the streets in the manner here stated.' not thinking' he got a warrant.for me. I was on Saturday . night,. and has to appear this day. There was no mark of Violence on him whatever.' It eminates from the worst of malice. i am, sir, your abt. servant kjohn Kelly: He even sent me word that he would not go on with the summons; then takes this advantage of me. Pnt him to his oath !"' Of course Mr. Mimic - did put the witness to his oath,' and he proved the assault had been committed in a barber(ous) manner, and. he' did - not think the law should'allow'hird to be treated • in that way though he were to chargé five shillings, if he could get it for shaving a man: Mr. 131uck contended his client Shaved for one penny, and cut hair for twopence, and ought to be allowed to earn his living in a quiet way, with out being pulled up to the Police-court by such people as the complainant, who charged ls. 6d. for a single shave. The Bench considered that' the' peace of the town was not to; be endangered bra pair of shavers'; and though the complainant had called out all day "come. and be shaved," that was no reaion that the prisoner should strike him- He was to be bound over to keep the peace towards the complainant to the amount of £2O. , HOUSEKEEPERS.—The Coffee sold by Thompson Brothers, s,lllititt-street; at 14. 4d., - is better than you pay Is. Bd. at any other establishment.' (I