The Northern Daily Times. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1856-01-03 00:00:00

TOWN COUNCIL.—yEs ERDAT -4.--- _ The usual monthly meetin g w as held at, eleven o'clock, yesterday, in the Tirvin , hall'; the Mayor, John, Stewart, Esq., presiding. - The minutes of the la I speeial Council, Were read st nionthly Council, and the late _• FINANCE COIII3IITTPE. The proceedingsnf this committee contained a report of the probable income and expenditure of the Corporation for the year commencing the - Ist of September last, And endlit the '3l s t Of An g ni llnext. The report " stated that the committee had investigated the accounts of the'Cn-- kid!considered the state Of the income -- they were of .opinion that the ineorat estate, from all'senreeri, could not be estimated for to, rent year at more than £177,582; The Obligatory exp, diture, theV were of opinion, could not be estimated at le, than £160,984, leaving a' gross balance of £16,598. Th varionst branches 'of eiscretionary for schools, churches, observatory, cs,:c ' by the council. amounted to £3,147 ; atinually, other inaprOveinents,- already eanctioaed by the would amount to .about £1.950. These two' latter iten taken together would ar 'ut to £5.097, which be 4 deducted from the • oss available surplus 0 4 ' stated that la.t id expenditiire, of the C rporat expenditure, such as th Tress balance of The ' 10oip.e ar townshins, 'rate if'fic xoukd of ekipß, :t - 48,526- lOs 10(1 . ; townsiii herby, £687. These amotini .11d . . If ti-;c 'there wou i(7l, the amount 319 is 11(1. Thee The apprnprilt Mr. llornb, notice- of tt council was the report of bring under the -•. ule committee..., he probable inco me and expenditure of th e corporation f o, •ii 6 year, trona' lst September last to 31st August next, t'arbiehwas always presented to the council upon this day. °The conteil would be prepared to see that the..report of •)t-410, cOMnaitte.e was far less favoorable than. had been the; case for several years'! The anticipated surplus of ,last amontithd to £30;600. This year it was only 'tilited 'at abeint '£l'6 600, hang a 'difference of. Now, this difference did,not arise from any deficiency in the anticipated income of the corporation, which it was calm ; tated would 'exceed that ,of last year by — about £5,000i iniconaequence of the increased productiveness of theloWn; :nut the deficiency arise in conseqhenae of the much.larger anticipated , expenditure- upon., which they calculated, and :which would probably exceed that of last year by about £19,000. The principal item upon which the increase was expected to take place was the interest upon the bonded debt of the corporation, which would exceed that of last leer by :about £6,700, and the loss on 'the ttirkenbe'ad purchaSe, :,which would be 'about , £7,000 BesideS toes.two items there would be an increase in the contrihutien from the 'Chairman to the Wallasey embankment ; there Would be two rates this year. instead of one, which woad give an excess of. £1,660. The constabulary expenses and county expense would each be about £lOOO in excess of the estimate of last year ' - and there would b e an excess in the amount voted to the Mayor of Liverpool of about £1,0,0 1 ), in consequence of the festivities caused by the visit of his itoyal Highness the Duke of Cambridge. The accumula ting fund would also give an increase of about £6OO. These items together would amount to about £19,000, in consequence of the increase in expenditure: The eurplus income of the Corporation had l'?en estimated by the committee t 6 make £16,600. It appeared that the expenditure for the corporation schools was £2000; the observatory £400; and the amount which the corpora tion was in the habit of voting to the various charities 'of the town, and which h e wou ld specially -.Move afterwards; 'was ,e 7-47. There would, therefore, remain, after providing for this expenditure, and also for £1950, which the council had already voted for improvements, a Surplus of £11,500, 'which might be applied as usual upon this ocea ,, ion to: the relieving of the variens townships from. thapayment of the match rate.- Altbough to do this would leave a small defi;• citncy, of about £3OO As it was estimated, yet he did riot think that was any reason why the ouricil should not vote Vie whole of that amount. A - saving of. £3OO could very easily be effected, and . he thought the town-cleik would tell the council that there was-nothing illegal in their passing that vote. So long as the :corporation could do it be thought they were bound to, vote the *h o l e of' the amount; according t o th e agreement made by them with the parish. <Hear, hear.) He wouidnow move• in 'the first instance „th, t no report be flopted. • - The Mr. Ho to the e:ifferent chlrities of the' t e annual ve Alr:Roraby.then moved the appropriation of the sums already mentioned to the relief of the different townships from payment-wi.th respect to the watch rate. The motion was adopted. Mr. Hornby •movci * resolution directing the sale b auction, up"- t---- £ -- Pefirs, 01 it ertv now Mr. Al land .mendment that the thorough proposed tr be referred .with a vies ,o3~taioin relieve the tra Mr. Hac , lo4 Iseithotight it of land shinild ,c of G Knew mat par of the town mu s t b e p er f ect l y aware that the communica t tion betwfen that part of Great Howard.street, attaj! the other parts Of the town, very much "needed 'improvement. Mr. llornbv thought it would he efteeedinzly injudicious, ott the part of the council, to withdraw such a very large portion of property, in the prevent state of the eorporatb funds; and,that merely, brcanse of tome indistinct hope'ef improVement at a future time —an ieeniovement which, with the eanal.to go over, appeared to him to be almost impracticable. (Hear, hear.) The council diyided upon the amendment, wheo there aßeared , . For the amendment Bradley, RaydOck, Godfrey. son Alderman• Bennett-10. the motion—Councillors Anderson, Woodruff, Sheil, M‘Gtitfie, 'Turn ,, r; Tvrer, Holt, Horrby, Livingston, Ban /I.er, Pernihoilzh, jeff'reys, Gladstone, jun., Wagstaff, frinence, Tobin. Fleming, Brancker, Lloyd, Joh nson , Beckwith, Aiki n , Robertson, Farrnworth,Greson, lialhead ; Aldernieti •Langsdole, Preston, Dover, Parker, Turner, G - 4rdner, ;Bramley-Moore, Holm e, the Mayor-31. The amendrneatwas accordingly lost; The rosolutichi was the'refore adopted. Mr. Rornby then mated the confirmation of the general preeedings. r iooncillorg Stewart, Nicholqor, arle, Pi&m, Kitchen, Hod. Mr. Robertson asked for the correspondence which taken-place between the receiver of the Adlniolty•droits the water bailiff. • The Town .Ciork said, the correspondence havolyed further correspondetzee with the Board of Trade, which had been only received yeatbrday, and had not yet been laid .before the water-bailiff's Bub-committee of the ffaance committee. • ,3 4r.itobertson : Then, rpreittme, ere 'can have it at the next council ? - The Town Clerk : We can bring the whole before you at the next council, if you think proper. Mr. Robertson expressed himself satisfied With this assu ranee. . . The geaieral proceedings of th e committee were than confirmed. WATCH COMMITTEE : THE POLICE " I The proceedings ot the watch committee included: certain resolutions having reference to what passed at the last meet.: ;44:0f the touncil on the alleged existence of bribery in the police force, and on the mode in which investigations into charges of bribery have been conducted. The first of these resolutions was in the following terms ‘ 4 Thit, after the remarks male on the conduct of the `aairm au, tae t the last meeting of th e counc il , the committee ,embracerliest opportunity of expressing, in the Atrungest manner, their co n fid ence in him, and of be ar i ng testimony to the undeviating rectitude of his character, his strict honesty of wirpose, his unremitting attention 'ts the, duties of his office. and his ttrge,o in their This wps, followed by an ther resolutiOn t o the sham ti effect, an'A almo s t in the same, words, having refereneel4 , the,Yige-cb:lirmap, . . Then came this further resolution : " The attention of the committee having been called tq -lade by T. L. Hodson, El , brante thd - , elc being given to,! the polite-for.ce' l t(i ''' o ol !that a * special etimmittee: the statement Council pregOnt irrforr eonsistinb of or the t h Nva c comm tt appointed t the the to, quire into d report upon sac. tv: rite — to i; `eff6id'tf regtestinz 8 nhon ,t An arch, day him, el f." It app,ared, Inittee 1 ' Com- Rodson In aeon' whereup, t the,22l.d ' two e'ch. would thatk luoi to_ - e to affordti tnt tieerat— committee any intormation be might .poSseSs, "'aid ,t hem in their investigation. The special committee 'set accordingly, time and place appointed, but gl', t the' rt to iafor tenA .tha mereti attend, nor was any cerifinallidatioll • and, . after..maiting half an hour for ing broke up. Upon these -facts being to the General Committee the following.resolUtion ived from t cof oft he publication of seriont charges against the leers in the police, übicli ate'-not sustained; ffieieney• of_ the whole Torce, and to )t the public therein,. the committee mpair :the call' a tiention t or tbA - ',Council to a brMr, Hodsop,. Nytip in hii'litaee .., ventured to promuigate a s_p_eciftc.charse that r or, members of the police =force habitually es to - suppress inforniation, as detailecrin tfte ,deslines, when - e#lle4 upon, 4 afford 'tfle means of int the• ev . . , L gain this-„deri t oup charge, f found 'to' etik' and Imet e the justice of -iekiliqi-•*lg—',l-§ onfirmi,tion of the proceedinks apyd who deslated thqt he_epnld give,,thii names and -entrieA were actuallemade— mSniffitieh- for 'polietn4i." Thai was . is fact-ns plain as brid it was absurd for Mi...Brancicer, who had risen, *VW sblemnity as' if' he Were'in ahigh court 4 justice, to treat it as . a personal:cilestion. Imo, the resolution of : the' ornnaitiee complintentaty to their' chairman and! deptifY chairtian' he had tidttihirto. He, hinaself, tile,grea feat :conadenee in the two gentlemen ; two more respectable menthere were not in Liverpool, but the corn mitteo themselves mnst have had some doubt of it when' Oey.thepght it necessary to record such a resolution. Mhf ra t ebertson said-that as his name- was mentioned in eonn*ction: with the question* liur giving of bribes in thelfitibti trade, - he 'shotthi ttiteihdt he,was not a timaez,erghlw -,,,4l.Aivjlter).--though-haladin:the.. course of his Di ixperlenee as a trader, imported timber as well as other articles ; and as tilt flifeliece to be drawn from Mr. notion's - obserVAtions, was that,he; 'too paid bribes to the I;OAKC'eII dare ; cola say in answer iia-that while he bad' paid large sums for Ones—there was scarcely ,a cargo he im port& eifiirgcli te'ltid tot pay - fines'llinkii the broker hp, had-„never, i , eVgven a bribe to the p9lice.,to. prevent_ thou, frP 4 the informations, and heifirthermore , believed that no respectable' !timber merchant' ever did it: (Hear, liPar.) Mr. lindson 'stated that' he . hjd: been re quested by his fdends to git on until helaad,pUrged the ut lie (Mr. RObe-Ifson) did net - exactlyAnow, gto do it: Did law call it purging the a specific charge and then deelire that he ed his word of honour, not to mention names? system to instil the poison and, syst#lii tom hsc~ :plec then deny thetn thenpportnnity of applying the antidote ? (Hear, hear.) He stated what he called a_ fact, 'and then denied them the opportunity of proving or disproving it. COTillnitt lace 1- bc, entirely confirmation ( proceedibg* Iread MI I pity of I him by [ he warmly c hcrwev ienclect NRltyrify„lt t k!i, p4il l Y ligyss. 7 - i p V ggpogg, t , pUP. DAY. JANUARY ,c ATek — bOinthitree - that these4oods were, reduced more than they ought to hare Ilgenint emiihrison with other goods, in pleffeus,,ypnrs,.;;With these, few words Of' 'explanation'," Mr. Maator;'f . bbi.t6'inOre the confirmation of the dock preppiiings, , - iMlAarr4stlalol6condeci. the' motion-.` Mr. AlcVrnAl4-kitirker said it wah not his intention to oppose itke bnt.he supposed it was the expeetation of, tfroogunittt , e that the ten_ per cent, inorcase ssould,jast „. raise The £4,5,000. taken, off Mew years ego. • I`,lr. turner : 1 think, sir, the calculation of the committee is that, including the ratecapn tonfiVe and goods, it w ill give £37,1)043:'t:,,tar Of -entrap it wilt be More or less Ogirdint i ' to;,th,n 804, of tritii#: ; 11 tr:. Vbkosoll.;,tbelieve, gr. *Pr, Ike reduction upon the tounagmefigtegniships. will he much .greater ithan upon sailing ships. I wish to ask Mr. Turner iftlfere is an Midi. , tional rate to be levied on stetni•rs in proportion ? • Pliz i .T i itctiv • ,I,Vtrii'e no power to do so;,under the ad w!(T,.5.4 . yge - aitcy,l'ets:,the same rate according to the regiAered- tonnage,_ both •of steam boats and of sailing 'vesseisinceordingto the class' of tonnage. We hive no power to make any distinction. Whateder allowance the lavv chooses to' giVe steamboats we are obliged to give them the benedt of it. Mr. Icobiuson: Then there is 4 great, advantage giVen to steamboats owl- sailing ships ? ' Mr. Turner NI) doubt; the , new law as it works gives a groat AdVraltnrelo fltatilers &Or sawing vessels ! - , Theliiiirease appears to fall entirely upon ling to the stitemeht of the chairman of the The tonnage of vessels is now 10 p er cen t. . . increase falls upon goods Mr. Turner That is pretty much So, Mr. Aiken, but a§Lw - tiS explained, by Mr. Rankin, the chairman. of the raTes, in his speech, the diMinution in the rates previousl3 hadlieen gretly . to the advantage of goods. The presen increased rate upon goods does not do more, sc arce ly si LIIILLUII 9 as to 17 , 1111111 t, gouus upou toe same relative position -as previously existed - :between :goods and tonnage. The previous reduction was greatly:to - the adiantage of goods. The proceedings were then confirmed. • sr. GEORGV,'S-HALL C011,1MITTEB: , ' r , Mr. Alderman J. H. Turner moved the confirmation of the proCeedings of the conamittee;7MentiOnitig that the orgad, porfiiriiitptes, which had•7l*On. 'disconkinbed for Some' w ,tii ,coquelice of the assizes, were again rcsnine4l, itid,with,very groat sunaesS. Beokivith asked when the. , hail was likely to be ftniShed ? I .lllr. Shielithonght that question a•very proner one to haci`bsertlApass elonstriictien,4o/1, !hackniCirp;than dbUble I t/kap:Ant, orignially estim a ted, _ It was there ore natural:that members should ,wish to be 'informed when.there was likely to be:a termination to the expenditure; and'When , the building wotild"be something like an ornainent't:tiffidlown, Which 'it`..ipOttainly was not: In ;ts :present state. 7 , I :pie original e;stAii:Rte fbr its ,!con-: n, Istfuotio was 85.0091. - i and he lieliexeci.:olo,..eost. had been (double, that _much, v(bile hp ;felt , sare that if interest ;upon Interest,werc•a4lo, it would amount to much more 'than double..• .v, ,assn w - , said* was obviont , .to every gentlemen who !considered the subject. for a moment, thaethe 'exterior - and the 'npprOnntreg the - tieVer - conld 7 be` = quite finished until the improvemeni4=l9 f f §hvy'Sfbrow had been also completed. tHear, hear:) Mr. Tt{rne — r said he hadpery disposition to afford the public as rutin infornafitioct' as possible, but he really could not Aav at " present 'when the hall would be fully complet4d.' The interior.was very nearly finished. The proceedings 4 were,then confirmed ~7 iSIAKET,6'.'CONAFEr t . -tit". Alderman... Cooper moved the confirmation of these proccedings,which . did not contain anything of iniport ,T.7-„ anee. : 1 111K ( Wags41 seconded the motion, Which was adopted, EnucATION nonig ITT P:E. Wr.'iTaimer moved, and Mt. J. Gladstone seconded, the these proceedings, which was passed wittout_any discussion. GAOL AND GOOSE .OF..PORRECTION COMMITTEE. Mr. irgerman Hohne- movfed the Aidoption of these Mr. AlderifiptCooper objected to the committee paying the railway fare of the surgeon to and from Walton, but; afterri"'some• conversation, consented (to , withdraw his arnPFneinfent. =Mr. Aidei'map Dover drmylt4' attention of the com mittee fid went on, every Monday ()tithe die'- charge V i Stle ; pristoner,s at Wilton, and suggested that t hpy ha in futiire, be brcught into town, and,,iiberated there iilere there wfd .as an , ecient pOlice to keep order. Xlie,committee promised to consider the question., • The proceedings Wereconfirmed. fIEALTII CU:4MiI'TET Mr:Alll 4 angsdare, in moving the copfirmation of the proceedings, propbsed resolution to the effect that a corn n*tepthemlpo,intr.pi.consistiog-o7 three members, from the finance, flie•cv#o; an4fhe health committee respectively, to conside‘Yffie c tiggliOU of i ternoving the public offices from CorfitfallWerl4G and provide a more convenient building, and:{4.4llOitawthe ouncil as soon as possible,; The.Anotion vas , i4epte4:l 3 .? - a ,glejollowirm gCntleinen appo nted as a .co9*Ocr u --,A.resses. Homily, S. Holme, tea: Xorgibotigli, from th`c .: fin9.nce committee ; Messrs. ukcgs9ll,..T.eiVlSQll.. And...nranoker, from .the - Watchiedin mittee ; and llessrs..Siteil., .James .11.olmo, and IleydOck, from •the•health committee,' With. the addition of the Mayor and Mr; angsdall. 7 ;."' " • . .1/ 4 .„ 1 ,A.1i1.14 - "gs - date proposed a resolution to enable the Cominifige to proceed with the numbering of I th e h ouses intlaik borough. • , Mr.'yliderman Cooper thought th.l work should have been done at the close of the-year, bbfurp the of the' dircaory. Arr. Banner and Mr.Varle Urged . the necessity of having houses Lumbered in figures which could be distinctly ."Piston suggested that on each gas lamp, in every ;, the number of the houses immediately near it should inted, which wisuld be a guide by night. „...q.auGb4. lllUveu tn4t the resolution be red•b4ck to tho committee. to give them an opportu -;rcr the mutts of a scheme submitted to - and whose mdvautages o withdraw his areptplaneq, 'open tiloqw?flerstanding that the . . committee Wolild take tag Spinip mato their consideration. The committee ardo'ilromised to consider the suggestion of Mr. Picton. , . • The proeeedings were then confirmed. The' proceedings of'the gardens committee were adopted without any digcussion. CIitIRCR ccYNTNITTAE • . , .• T6eprocpPil4g4.Pf this committee were read. They comprised a recommendation that' the corporation dis continue the VayMent'or the Salaq of th? a 4 Pettrs . W. Banner moved the confirmation orphe,Pro6eedings. mr, T TAKeripau, , Dover said, that' 'it w o u ld b e an outed.geront - thing,. 40 appointed the organist, now to •iiiieOtittatie his salary, He would move as an amendtbeliqtbafthit part of theTrOVeangs be . 46 . t con firmed. Alr % -7!l7llllQll4,7L.rejoiceitat the recammzndation.of the co — ramit.tee. There were pertain practices going on in, cer tatn'ahuiches, pard‘fOr by t G corporation, which he would characterise aslnottling leis than 6,6 Itckaish." ' Mr. M‘,,,,quffte OEMSII 7 O. omlsh—eh . ? (L,angliter),. ii:Mr:nFerfiihOugh; practices as they are, a Protestant corporation should •not SUpptlit, dabe ' , Town-Clerk •explainedr that the. reeornmendation coulti!nothe:ti . oposed . unless - on dipecial netiee. "l'hO • anienritnent'tfas accordinklyerirried,'ind Mr. Ban npr, who stategl,that ,The recommendation had the sanc tion of the Rector, and the church Avardend, gave the requiSite notice for the next council. The 7.piforeedingS .of the Water Committee were con firmed witheent 3 cliOn4ion. Mr. 440,0314- - ge:iluAti was present, and said not a wQI4 , fe; foOcrl . .,M :0; „, The' proceedings of thelibrary'and museum committee, which inclutled - ureticirtnendation'to ttilie tie necessary proceeclings preparatory to laying a . rate-under thee` pro visions of , wThe' Live d6l -Library *and' 'Museum Act, 1852,"! . ,were'i*Etil it;(1 Mri,Pieten stated that the 'estimates*. for next year amOntited to ..E,560,.ab0ut. £3OO more than last year. the juer4i,le'beirig caused .by the growing:usefulness of the fending libraries, but that the rate would be the-same a9' laktt yeAr• o'T' 7171-‘' _in__ inoving-tlie--conarmation- of -the hackney carriaoee 1 4 CDll3lpi t O; r9 P O rti Kr/ Alderman Bennett strongly urged the ,p tj . I . p. always t o , demand tickets, from cabmen, as be g. j i ii,est ,check tkidaublic and th&pasters had on ttient.,,, ~ _ _ Tip. AAs ,COMPANY. Ta iiiatirer to Mr. /Merman S. Holme, who asked if the gas egrcifilittec. would laiing up any resolutions for, dis eusiiibir•ae`th6 special Meetine• of the•Couiicil next Wed • , "lik l eititblien.!4id, that there had, been no meeting of the erl'al i ttr Kil:lee,tlublast, council, And that, therefore, thy' pu,,, yet,l4Parcd.,.no resolutiffts; ,but he had 6 4,4a' - eompany's:reply. a,ad he saw. no reason why anytillllgßontrvmto what:was recommended in the com mittee?# mpott, should be , adopted and therefore he appre hended that, these recothrnendations werdd - be the subject of c1k5,91,1 len.' • 'Mr. -.TObin as . lied-if it would not he right for the'com mittee to eettOder their answer to the company's report ? Mr. , Kit'6Nen said that they were only waiting to hear from Wiefialiriten to • prepare their reply. Olerk intimated t 15' Mr. !Kitchen tha / t' xito subjecyfbr'disewiSion,shOuld h, Mentioned iu the nottoe paper, and, the dropped: The proceedings of the bathaid committee. were' con firmed. - 7 • THE BIRKENHEAD .DOCK COIVITT' Ther.procciOdinacfofOp special ccinntlittee n'tibtx' the purchage'br the 13irkenlieiid docks, , recorded the fact that the boridholdetis had unatArnously declined . to, agree to the proposed anialgawatictn, , and that the . Town-clerk had been, therefou, instructed not to deposit thil till in parliatnent, ' • _ • carper Mr: H , rtihY, in mOvinft*lie 66nfirrnatIon of the proceed jugs, ponticAl would observe that the terms'pro poted-by-theitioniniittee with reference to the extension of the 'prowl?, were received as satisfactory to the Birken head COnmaissiOners, but the whole arramtement was . subject to their.being able to persuade the bondkolders to accept the conditions. • The bondho)ders, however, unani mously, eleclitiol the ConditiOnl, and, therefore, the com mittee 60414 tt,Tiaht at once tO.abandpn the (Hear, rejard'te the dock bill, which Was now th e Only,bjlithey.bad:forrthe,next. session of parliament; the Aizie. amble was lodged on Mondiiy.last; but the Town,.clerit had only receivedthO bill' pri9ted With t4e.altdrationS, time to dep'Ositc , !6d'he hadno get had One to get a num ber of copies to 'clii3tribUte loitiodg the members of the 185.6. - - L !council. This would be done in,the course of a few days, L and time would be allowed to the members_of the council to examine the clauses in the - bill before the'special meet ing took, placp, for the purpose of considering them. Mr. Alderman S. Rolme seconded the adoption of the proceedings, Mr. Alderman S. Cooper: Mr. Mayor, I think we are very much indebted to the bondho;ders for the happy deliverance we have had. (Laughter.) I wish them many hlpO,returns of the season,. sir, (Laughter.) ; 'The proceedings were then confirmed. ; The Coroner's account, amounting to 40/ 12s 2d, was passed. The Mayor's:commanication comprised an application from Mr. 'Sart., Auditor , hi the _town dues',office, for an increase of salary.. • The application, was referred to the finance committee. An application from Jane Bond. widow of a policeman, for aid, which had been already before the watch eartt-' mittee, was ordered to lie upcn the table. : A memorial from Mr.,Robert Palmer, builder, for per:. misSiOn to erect areie - in front of some dwelling houses built,by him, oh grotind held by lease from• the corpora tion, in Toxteth-park,' was i•efarred back to the health Committee: ivho had already refused . the permission. i The Council proceedings, terminated:at three o'clock. POLICE COURT,--YEsTERDiu ~-- (BEFORE" MR; it'oll4 ILLY. ) ' ASSAULT AND :ROBBERY 'OF A FEMALE.—Two smart 'named. Patrick Reilly and Ethiii'd Fanning, were charged with having committed a violent assault ena young woman, named Ellen Reilly;ln the house of a person named Owen Brady, in Carlton-street. The woman's upper lip,ivas stitched up, and plastered across, and the back of her head was also bound up with sticking plaster. 'She said, at a quarter to' two o'clock in the morning, she went to Ilrady's house to get some , vhi,key. Mr. Rornilly : What sort of a house is it? Witness : It's a house for 'the reception of all. sorts of varTaboricis and robbers. Mr. Rornilly : Apd.What are yea?. Witness . : I ; am a - respectable married: • woman, artgllddel;yatiy one to .say a , word against my charaeter. Tire einnplainant then went on to, state that after getting' the whiskey,- she \Went into the street, - wiferr i she was .followed by 'Reilly, who..knocked-.her down, beat and ' robbed her of 7s 6d. Ml': : What did Fanning do to you Witness : I clid,•aot sce him do any:thing, only'lre was in the hous e . Mr: Romillk:' Was it'll . MlSr that hit and injured you as you now appear ? Witness : He did, sir. Mr. Roinilly : A-e you an him ? Viri,tyipski: NO ; my husband is away.some time. The prisoner ROI' said (in reply to the magistrate) this is all an " Alice Gray" story—she has got aap , this-tharge to makean Alice Gray job - Ontof it. I live in Lewis'-walle,c Great Howard-street, and .1 can call witnesses to show that what sheir'say's.fillse. Wybergh : . Make. your statement' first,-and then call your witnesses. The prisaner went on to say that,he had been spending the, evenitr , in the house with some friends, one of whom had come from a long sea voyage. They sent out fOr and had some drink; and about two o'clock the 'com plainant' entered the house in a state ofititOxioathin; and used, shocking and disgusting language. 41e told her to ' go out, when she seized a poker, and made at hini,and 'he then caught and shoved her into the street. tie Saw 'no more of her until . she carne back, cut as she. now appeared, with an inspector and a constable, and gave itirrt; . with the other 'prisoner, in 'eliarge:. He 'could bring, respectable , persons to .speak to his character. It was, well tnOwn,(he continued), that the complainant was . one of the Pall-mall g a ng , a nd the charge was a ll get Cplii her as an Alice Gray job. He called Owen !Brady, who said the complainant entered , his house in a istate of intoxication. She wanted drink,-but he refused to serve her, and she used foul and bad. language, and when the prisoner went to put her out, she seized the poker, and he scuffled with her, and then :she was put 'out bYthe prisoner. The complainant here drew her self up,' and 'said—Come now, master OWen Brady; ; answer me nfew queStions. Did •you ever see me in yotri house before ? WitnesS Area; I have seen you ;there before.. Complainant: DWI.. ever stop in the house? Witness : Never: Complainant: Are you not 'a receiver of all sorts of stolen ,Tiroperty, and is not the house a receptacle for all sorts of blackguards,;vagabonds, and scoundrels ? Witness: Ail the officers in court know there never was any charge preferred against me. Com plainant: Oh ! Owen Brady, Owen 13rady, you• are a :vagabond, yon are a vagabond. Mr. Rornillv : ,Well, you say Fanning did not do anything to you ? • Witness No,' he did 'nothing. Mr. Romilly : Then discharge him. Fanning Was set at liberty, and being examined, gave t verSion of the affair .similar td that given by Brady, and fully corroborated the statement made by . the prisoner Reilly. Mr, Romilly (to the woman): You .have brought thin case all on yourself;' you have been !hut, ro doubt;htitit is very doubtful. bow: or where you got hur t . You were drunk, and you used bad "and violent language r and therefore I discharge 'tile priSonet • As4,ant.er , •osriars Hrou Bi4s . -:--Mr R oby appeared o n behalf of e . seaman, named Jnh Mullen, who conj• planted of Captain Isaac Middleton, of the-screw steamer Cleator,"• for having assaulted hire` the, laigh seas, !thi the . .29 . th rof August last. • Mr. Al mon d appeared for tlfetaPtain: - Mr. Baby stated the case, and from the 'evidence-,of the - coniplainant, it-appeared that between 7 and 8- o'clock on the evening in question, the ship" was lying abreast the. Sultan's' palace; at Constantinople, the men were at tea, when the captain called some of them to let down a boat. The complainant said he would as" Soo n as he finished his tea, Whereon, the captain snapped the mug out of Midlen's hand, flung it over- . board, knocked him down and kicked ,hitn, ;inflicting, a cut on, his forehead, blackening his eyes, and injuring. him severely. This was substantially 'the dash, which was corroborated by a sailor, named Miller, who was on board. 11Ir. - Almond, in bis cross-examination of the witness, endeavoured to show that the complainant and others had refused to do their' duty, and he put ID the official log book, which centairaed an entry of, the affair, 'nd he also produeed the first And second mates , and the - of the ship, whos e ev id ence went to show, that ,inant, hatt'refusd to do, his du(;. The cap- thecompl Lain was fineiF is, 6,4 Is cost Ovawsittiontio fii#r Midot..—A young man, named John FlYtiti,AvaS charged with stealing a gun out of. Mr. t o ttpton' i s,publie,house, Copperas-hi11.,•; The 'prisoner was the worse of drink, and whilst in that state took the gun . , but he Wkkoiertaken He said the only, thing' IMs'enienthered about. it was that a man asked -him to 'edge it. Mr. Bolton said, the sk7 did not rain 'grids after sdch a fashion, and he Sent the prisoner to jail for (BEFORE MR. MANSFIELA 0445: 7 -4-114!: Pugh, of Berry-street, charged a i fiyeigner, named ‘Teuga_.n . francis, breaking a . square of glas s , value £5. The prisoner entered the ,comphiinant's shop, and acted very disorderly, he refused .towleave • the shop, but took out a large 'key from his 'pocket, which was.shing on a piece of cord, and smashed the Blass. He was fined £3, or to be_ ituprisoued.fox two mouths. Ax EvsNtivo CALL.--A person rOpectable !exterior, who said his name-was King; (no' _Christian 'name), and the surname supposed to be assumed—was :charged with, creating an annoyance at ,the hotie c a lady, a ' Mrs. Mitten;_ resides in Renshaw !street. It appeared that in the evening ; .the. prisoner It:ailed at the house and asked to see hiS Mend "'Miss Blooln ' field. ), He %y i aa , aSs.tired their was no such lady in the how:,e, and he.went - aciay; but. Sosia. eathe, haws ever, and again demanded to see " Miss Bloomfield " at ; owe. 7Again . he was informed that .the lady 'vvas.not :there,-and ;that' no . such young lady was known. Mr. King appeared to, be very indefatigable in his.' search for ."Miss Bloonifield," but that lady was a. myth to Niro. Mitten. The. prisoner, however, returned a third time, knocked most furiously at the door, and behaved in 'so disorderly a manner, that he was given into custody: .The, prisoner, said .he had taken ton much beer, and regretted his conduct. He was fined 5s which he paid.' CLAIM volt Rehinsori, v.' James Bainei and Co. •A short time sinee, the plaintiff claimed £2O wages from the defendants. • The facts were .these., The complainant shipped in th e O cean Chi e f f or S y d ney and ba;ek,and . signed articles in the Asual, way. The Commodore Perry, belonging to the same owners,. was at Sydney short of hands and some of the crew of the Oaeari Chief volunteered to. go, for £2O; to' Bombay in the ether vessel. The plaintiff was one of the men, and he went to Bombay and came home 'in the same ship. and applied for his wages earned in the Ocean Chief. The ground of defenee was, that th e wages were f or f e i te d by the accep tance of the £2O, but Mr. M an sfi e ld' 104 . 4 di trete fit I View of the case,' and made au 0 .40- tor :51.9 13s in, • favo . ur of the plaintiff itekder tbe circumstances. . VACANT JUDGESHIP. —A good deal, of speculation prevails Against memhers of the legal profession, ihreter in gricele the noniinatiop to. the Judgeship the Court of 'Eichequer, rendeied vacant by the elevation to the peer age of --Mr. :Baron Parke. A mongst„thoje barristers in p av ti a ment; who . - are' 'to be ,ambitions of the hononr are Mr. Atherton, Mr..-Watson, 'it'nd Mr. Keating ; b u t gr. ; Watson has been passed Over Sd'many times, that it i s looked upon as doubtful 'whether the appointrnotit will ha conferred Upon. any Member of the •Tionseof Commons. A very general. impression' prevails, that the new Baron of the -Exchequer will be found aMongst Mr. Wilde, Q.C. ( a nephew of the late, Lord Trutt), Mr: Alexander Q.,0 4 , and Mr, KnnWleS; •- Mr. Bramwell's has'been mentioned; b ut i . it is .a well-known' tact that'he refused be. Judgeship i n t h e. Court, of Common; Pleas 'which tlecule vacant .by the retirement .of Mr. Justice iNclaule, and -which Was afterwards ; conferred' on, Mr. Willes, and it is not likely that' after the lapse. Of a few' Weeks he will accept a put which has no greater advan tres thail that he deClined. When the. retireraeutof Baron was - decided upon a few. weeks Ago Mr. John :09.wling was named as his sticcesser, but the le - arned , gen tleman did not live to enjoy the dignity whioh he would have bnrne so well: The new judge will be named before Hilary term, which commenees''ia,,the, c*le'.§fr few days. d the c Cted utter;piantto the rpi6iy,' Lions passed lidadetter'Alr. Hod- relative 't6 the et for receirl u the whole council would ngree A~H~ai the motion ;"and in fhe othe alrpost r ndivirin entleman himself who ave held the [ccountabi e 'then prevailed au:prig* t, and still more that memher of the council, to a verv,large and important section of his colleanmes.who had delegated` fo'thein as a committee very serfons and important duties. That , courtesy shonlitlilve dictated the propriety 'of et Irds:i„an - ar.swey ; but as the committee had been left Wiqielt rOeiiltkg an'y answer, they ,•• • conclasions—one that trictly inqUirett it o the ould only M r. Hodson hi f havir 'l), ,, ar investi9:ation to shelter hinisellmtider tiewhieh he said .11 1' giveiritot to divaige the mes of the parties who hart cortimunica . ed to hint the .clurstances. .He :thought Abbt ;-Mr. 'Hodson could be ircely aware of the false position in which he had placed himself b' the'itatemerit he haTuiride; atkl'?he course which he now pursued in reference to it: He (Mr. 33rancke0 - slated at "the fast conneil that, iirespecthe of the' l l66l guilt, the giving of bribes was an indictible offence' (hear, bear), and that thegivet; of ,biibes plight be taken before the magistiateS:ati4 . teed or inikiSoned as the case might be. Did Mr. Hodson intend.tumake himself a party to the 00113111i€000 of sack an offence ? for he•::fftid posith6ly d,entlied - that it had habitually and systithaticaV l taken nhee; and that it was still being committed. Was he wil ling, amhe had stated that he was willing, that itshtrnld go forth on the wings of the press that such a practice did exist, and also t' inference drawn by himelf 1114 the watch committee was not deserving of the confidence of the —was he witting that it likewise should'go forth that member of the' council, sent there by ,his constituents to look not only; atter the interest of the Council,, but of th e community at , large admitted himself , laublidly, to be an' aceeis'arvl6 the lam and before,th council hh :t.; ,for he gtate - cl.that-, , the syltem c hear) =-grosS breaches Of tru ••• Tvants of the oniincil,- and the habitual •-• corn - - liftable offerfee, by Parties w4p,were known Was he.wilting that that should He could not conceive that If M. ,touson.naa WIJKUIt at the -=matter in that' ligbf, he 'woald have placed himself in such' a positilti"tisthe nthestgOit; Vitt that he would liavv. , gone - to the party, to whom he had / 1 11:iiself ' not tOi'divplge ,the cireinnstamce., ,and en `''d of the pledge, and, failing in that, that `'.E4 that if the system:Were con- to him r (fear; heUr.l the public.? o befot .tch give if his and tha he public ind , ptaclelfot ch golice force, zeneral r 'es again the.watch 15'9'01, henceforth ••• .• • ...a i sou, • 1.u.. Lir, 1.11.1ty them to the proper quarter,- and give the watch cgmpplillee ihi'oppOrtunity o f purging their"ofteers'`froit'ing'effetice they might he charged with. (Hear, hear.) 4 A e had hoi 4, and 711 was` theyef specei dpiiverect. by bi no doubt, ihticl been iiien iu uy Lite, watcn committee, (rpm, th - e,erilemess h it wai.delivered:as.their statement., ;He mild alt that he never, for one moment, supposed that eat 3.ny membLr took in the eouneitrwhen 4Us iestions r*ltstiv e to the interests of the town :seamed to be of a pers)nal .character.L It wa ant, from the proceedings of t -.44 .PQI4I of the — council, wCZTVO.VI painful one, that th lad now tur place into a perfect atteaklipa fess. ho. 1 have ( 'isrivrte'sy which was his f they ththieriti Ile cool ever pa , b e app 9r his, own 'tern that I Ntr.' Agri 1 trdje, and he had I:koivik,a, he had mentioned the Ciro of to intere 4 u Ly, bound not to e , actin4 Iopr 9perly a menaber•of the council; e 'tile public the,oppdi-1 t,lt?..Preye4,c:thrftetiee' ie Voun'ail L4,t lje felt as not prepared' foi`the! 1 17,h ti - an d „dist ke that being: contin rem.ely agitated, . . Itch commit*ee had th?dl be-fore them; tier W 46 Le, t pared for the speech, reacly_'Cut and dry, from Mr. Branei r, and whicb, from its character 'he wav it hid been d Tereri,'•sliowed that, the swlittle . stns oral Ifis public conduct. Sci fir, via a concerned, he.had no :per against t.,„ watch committee, collectively and intdiYidually be Ir 'hived they, wate:'llary Jonourahie; ten; but while he denied the he. had afforded an, i* cause for the remarks of Mr. Braucher, be waild etittn This reasons for mentionin7 the circhntstance wbfob pife - rise-to that - . discussion ; an 71 in doin g so it 'would"liis Anti..te Otkoli ono member of the council, who. knew that what he (Ar. Hodson) stated was a fact. He did'hot wish to make any remark that scab tOo -1 1Seiere, or look like a charge noon At)) , individual .`ow laOd of men, but whe n he first entered th e counc il t hy ,astona which Mr. aornby defettirrild ~., Q eches to object to 'lawyers ;bei n g plasNt ion —wee committee. was objected, too, by : „ several members of the council that spirit merchants :oribrevirepi should be on the watch committee, but it was a f4t; i alltl,a fad woilhy, of recording, that there were timber 'merchants in the etAincii, that every one• of those five was on the watch .committee,tand that no sooner did a timber niercb9t appear in ;the room than he Fa; also pLwed ,on it. Gear, a*, from gr. Beckwith.) tle, (Mr. :,Hodson) had asked: for three years to be put on , the watch •ctuntnittee, because he was fully acquainted With the conslititsOint apnliee force, and could give to the committee and their officers informatien that would be of service to them, but in IrAttl; but no sooner did Mr. Halhead enter the'rOom 'than he was made .4 lIICJI2ber of the committee, no sooner did thz ronnt than-he was made a,meniber Fitnworth entiri and vet; Vv. gedsoL w as—a c „.. if theiconiniitiee' and no sooner did _ the room than 3 ,he alsO wh's made a. member' or Irodstsn) ! who had beep raised tu,:ln put on ,i t terWas long a member of the aoxneil before any of those , gentle-1 What, then, was the ',mon thatc-"all the litirlier: ,ere put on the'watch eominittc(.l: ;The faqt Fkil obvious=the law whi c h 'afeerecl thei r business was a• bad, law ; they were oompaliad: to remove "their timber; *ithin too short a period, and he would call upon„Afr. ! 'apdale who would tell them whether it was not a bet t, iti .4Onie9uence of that law, the , system which he 'onod- had to bo praetisod day by day"nnd hour byl 'gear, leetworth, genera; criesi "L.. He would call on M. I,angsdW •-1(1 himself under his statement :Oierch ail ts ;even, it -3 rrne, his word _of honour to 'The party who; . aim the,infoglitioy not to divulge his: name, but' ;Die° he niintioued the matter in. : the council . nots,tine ofi thetpolieenven ever -entered the mar's door; sand thereforei S 0 far from its injurint the' . police force, as zr.i§rallekeF b ad ' t Old"tbCiriit would, thi, very faCt of raisin; question in that room had been of the: gieatest service, and h Air. 11-6140 n) haT-been ford not by one but. ,, bx .11,ft -o,,h' e morchanti rid tradesmet to go'on an .` R , (1 purzea the force of their delinquencies. .TherQ rei ce:dorte.to . i t an tir keep'them contint ad to ,lie 3 that they performed ;hat hc.,(Nir. licidson) hnd ' '" nee force of atfi~li y before the! ie er personal feeli _ _ As .a a week ; though,haVirlit"cri.on name, be could [9t . that bribe; log laid on d every body ted fact that. r. no biilie b At 'Was indeed surpFisfd (; ,- iie.cted with the: timber' Iq9Vaita , some years Aga,- and , ustanc9 . 4y,r 14, JOu 'Apo4 committee to punish the Robertson), would be very glad' toget hold of for the pur -49 -would recommend Arr. Hodiminiat,,to make those prepared j - iiroa "themp, 4 itiid if . he would not the committeelht oppktunity of investigat ing, he had no right to say that they shrunk from their duty. ; It - 4as execedinglyttlielkalte police_ force that the niaev and the innocent shotild 'euffer for the few black sheep ammtig them, whom the watch committee' could not weed out when.tbose whO made the charges woulthntit come for ward to substantiate them ; and it was unfair • to •the mittee,who were-doing all in `thefr . po ; Wer to render the police force a thoroughly:efficient, bo4, , to be denied the onportu;i nity of investigating eharees Which were publicly made in the council a,gainst . them. (Heai',nhear.) Mr. Aiken said that, as a new member of the council, .tha.f, whiot he observed' with'i"the most regret ; was: tibs conduct °roue on two gentlemen toWards•the watch com ritlitee. 'He thotigh t I the- attempt bf Mt: Hodson 'to ptitfile ,watch committee .iu, a false positiorl, by,.making, it to, :be !inferred that• they were actuated by personal motives against himself, and by , charging them with making a perSen,o 'AMA"`upon' him, 'was an exceedingly unvverthy way - of, theeting the question—Of meeting, too, the charge that bad, •been brought; not against himself', but against the watch committee. (Hear, hear.) "Was it aright thing .for a tenqeinqn to rise in the council•reom, , and ;directly,;‘o ; ,aoeßsi) an important conaniittee,of. grosslymegleetinutheir duty, and, when called upon to justify his language; that . he Was'persbnally attaclied by thAefinniteet ? The'y o pnllgd,qp9P 44,403.91:4114,his cloy, hy: gilingi l tiaem the opportunity of investigating his deliberate statement- , 4batl there were piti ice in'tbe habit' of pityin'o l 464 a week to the police-to escape-fines ; and yet, while:refusing , -ttrclo - scr,. he ?id iidtlfesOater 6 - repeat the ehargel he did tetililde hid head, and blush to tatjt that 'he; a member of the council, whose (1114'4 WO 'to bring to,light these offences, and to the v eitinpit!ee in punishing: the offenders, was cognisant - iat by gp,ncealing it he became a party to, ) NkdOphi, in such a large force, there were some 'hien Who'. Wonld err when temptation was presentedW,b theutthat was po,nicuse ,fo`r: Mr °title ffic 411 ear, ffoason to hal : ge by them • ma.:o a sweepAg c , telling it was notorious thatthe pnrce took bribes ;• and then, when pressed 'to snb 'staritihte it, refusing to give the committee the'ofmortunitY of detecting the delin'quent.l It was a gross dereliction of pul,lic duty in Mr. Hodson to have conducted himself in such a . .manntir in this case ' • and if Mr: Hodson, or any other member, of the council , brought forward such charges again in suell'a,WaY, he should excuse the council if they treated them in the only way; in which they deserved to be treatedin ( )"' Mr. 4 1 0Pf 1,7 9n -, ParicrOP9ll l red AlkatJke prided_himaoli al being a common brewer —(laup.:hte!)--ond that in..his yonng .1"r days' he certainly ;Woad Bare timveA a. cite of 'want of-confidence in Mr. giodsoa-4 - lapghter)—for his condud, in.1%4 / chie, . ' • • ' • Mr, Godfrey sai I Illaitbp j relolutiort ' of ihe council, in referet;66' to the chairniiii, retnnidhaibim of Shak,p e a r e' s pl ay of "Much ado ablut Nothing." He had...'said nothing againsttlfd eimittnan, but l'ios - triftd 4 . cts which no member of the--oeuieil—c,oUld deny. He .h ti' that itole •of toe timber . , :fliere might found' few ,exceptions, who were not guilty of bribing the police, either personally, or through their servants. , (Criep of oh ! oh !) The Mayo*' here interrupted Mr. GOdfrey, and* said that those broatLallegations.could-not be allowed. (ffeaffhear.) Mr. G frey continued to-say, that if there Wercrobstacles in the war of the timber trade, they should b e p ro p er l y removed, but that those engaged.. in it ought not to tempt the' police, as, prob ably, by-and-bye the police - Might improve on it and compronlisd felonies. .Iderman Lang3dalc ; filave been referred to, Uean,say .Is, that I never gave any body a bribe. ,d to my carte s a very re raitfthirr) iv no fi ind I 'am positive al; of my own existenee After that; the siestiori is at rest I lared, that as a timber merchant, thirty s in the trade, bc had been often 4ned, but that he Beckwith Johnson d I4('.,prfi4e4ings were tben confirmed. DO.9K CONIMITyIZE The proceeclinkg, resatotious, and directions of the Dock Committee were read. • Mr. Charles Ttirne'r sail : Mr. Mayor ; In moving the confirmation of, fhilJe prOgeedings the only subject tb which' I think* it - neeesSary to refer, is that which refers to the reviseklitchedule ,of 'dock rates. ThsoDock COMmittee; having taken their financial position intcramsideration, not merely i 1 its eNisting state,.but as regarels.its' futuriistate, in sa far as it 'May be effected by tbo- state' of44 . tOvhich we'are ht pieient - engagetr, the'lhoteased:presaine upon, the Moneyinarket, and th e tonnage - consequent Upon alteratipd,: fl;u; • =ode of measuring ships authorised by the act of Parliament passed , during the last' session came'to the unanimous aetermittatien that it Was an aFt pf prudBpee, at l'ea44,i,f„pot, of liecessity, to .make snipe lacrease npoli the eleoliirales)wbich had previously e*istecl?, In fact, it was abundantly evident that theetiltlng inconfe of the' doeld estate;' as`' abouiiilii`llie years! 1'864-55, ,would .not he sutDciertt.tp,cover •th expenditurel and the dock gommitte Qt 'Considered that it was 'not 'OeTrable thatl:i shonld be left in any manner of .d ou b t fo,whetlier the iabothe'of thedock estate would meet or not its exi)e4jture. ...kliear r , hear.) - Mom& gentler - nen thou ht that it have been left with safety to . the increase of trade, but the dock committee generally considered it of so :much importance, to have it established without dahlif that the income ,of. the estate would be amply .suffi elent. to meet T itkn,7;aftenieitis expenditure, that they determined . npon an itictease of i t'lfe r4te'sqn the way which was alluded to in the -- resolutions. The State of things which I:hrtve deedribed 'arose partly from the inerew4 amount of money spent up on Eicklitional shed accommodation and otllSEAP44s , vviliqiiit although they have been, and will be; of,lll4,el;4l_aflvantage, to the trade -p4 the port, yet, as gentieitiee `connected with commercial affairs will be " , •aivarc . ' not bring '' of an Increase (1.1 000 s tiO dock ; estate::: We have l so ad some ,increase of charges from. matters which ,will, cveutuallT, I think, be a souroe 'of great - profit to the dook estate, such es the, warelr,nnses at,present:ln.a x i steaPe i '41064' hind purchateS t ipade, titt'which, at present, are a borthenraVoil the existing dock funds. Bat, sir, there is one item shOklike to:sayi 4a4 a very material infltiehce'iipori - thd minds of the dock ,con?,in'ttee—that is, the increase itrihe rate of interest whsqh,llas taken place sip* the.eciinmencement of the war. -Th e debt o f th e dock estate, at the present time, is, as most of the council are £5,400,000: ;'-okfentletticti' ' Will see at a th t :an :increase L., of Ode per cent, on tile - interest wouhl i , add at - £54,000 a year tO 'the eipenilitureAif ; the dock committee. If the average fat:e : of,interest in times of perm be 31' per cent, and in times of war he raised to per cent or per cent, as I believe it will' be,•,in .4the one 480.414s*oiilij be aii i ncrease Vll4 e i xoWiiiitre of 4,000 _year. xand, in the other year added to that aOtin, making together £Bl,OOO. - The committee thought it absolutely negpssarr t o,provide for that. state df •:things.• • • Then Aeon', sir, the , all 0-Mien T loch•WEir it* in ' the vreaswement ship§;'etifeillo avki•age ' 'pf . tka:iling Vessels' : ktil ' al to a reduction on thc, rate which previously existed of. fully ten prr cent.. Ships measured- under the new act• would measure ; fatly ten per cent,. lesi. they- previously_ did. This, of course, as we 'are obliged to take the, "registered, tonnage 1 as the tonnage upon which the rates are to be levied., will r'4R,4.4igainution of the dock rates upon tonnage to the d same extent. As regard- aware, glane teamboats, the rate by a cjanse tohiCh IS in the dorrki further dttninisheci. believe the diminution upon steamboats will be considerably more than- that I have mentioned, Takin& 'all these e matte rs, sir, into consideration, the clock entninittee, as I previouslY stated, thought that as a matter of Prudence, at least, if, not as a matter of absrdute necessity, it was most dis-irable that they should put the income of the estate beyond all question, by, proposing to increase the rates in the manner which has been deSoribed in the resolution. The inetease upon the tonnage rate is just tc n cent;; which doe'i not more than meet the'diminntion w uinhiii.caused -by the new measurement of ships. Upon goodi the iscrease , eenerally is about frOm ten tq tlNielve,and tiAttif-per emit ThCre' are some goods Upon which - . .the keel jhgvanse it .watil.ll43 opinion of the to purie the 3 be to a, the proper names o (hea:r, hear,)--aud so enable ihe . watch inquent officers, and at the Same rRIDE REPO.RT-IVF,DNE - '-1.--... ALIIM .atl lot of best Scotch offers at, £B, or less ANNATTO offers more freely at a op, rtns.brthight 445, I:red a ghade•easier, and Pd for Ist Mont. pots best 3i.ds,tO AIIOOLS : 15 casks fill Asni if rtilisf, he C under . 39s be.acce BicomomE troves off at 1017, 5 per cent of _ . littiifcToNE : 159 tr'ils so : , 1 a £5 23 61 f, £5 fis 6d for best 2nds. COCSINEALi QOQOA. : The., sales aornprise 150 brigs Guayaquil, to arrive, at 5,53 per cat. Bare of stock COFFER : A cargo of St. Dominzo (2000 bags), for a near,Q ,, ntitlental port, has changed .hands 'at 40s; a , 64111) , (5150 bads), of Rio for the Medi'erranean at 47s Rer ;cwt . , and 606 bags wasbea. Itio on .the spot, the price of !wlarch hfirenot transpire:'. COTTON c There has been a steady market for Cotton to day ;•:the demand has been fair, and, with a sufficient sup ply, prices are nnchnngel! The sales-L-includinz 4 0 Pernam buco, 5 7 . 7 ,-,1 to •61-d; 8i) Bahia, 514 to fid ; 15 Maranham, 57.- i d,o6o.Eg,vption, 51d t o it,d; 350 Surat, 31d to 48d—are reported 6000 bales to the trade. ThrEW,9O,Ds..:. 20 tons. St.' Dom'lign Lo wood have been Al7B 6d, altfaults; 20 tons Carthagena s 6d; als o , 5 tons - -- Lt . £6 15s to 3 aVali butnnrt has me- Hatalbizii.Y 'ood at £5 'A'few tons of r: , FARINA : SO bugs Scotch were put up at huetion without sells tit 17s 6:1 d Cutc No'sales in - any deq.rin LARD : The sale ta-A LINSEED : 1100' bap C 7f to ti per quarter MANDIOCA FLOUR OR FARINA puncheons NITRATE OF SODA 17s , 94. ct Cuba ,11&co of ,giodd',?duality so Indirect Wipoli, L5l,- direct of ()Illy, IA a ret4il 10 lharaefer. and-£s3i according to quantity. Bfbary,; a yam. Wp,ED: NO - think to iepica4 ~;!! A. fp . r.small lots alai& at , z 648, l&s=wouifilbie istecepted for quantity PiAssayA ;600 bizncliel of OportiiisOld%t;ll'6 ss. In.ox. l .N6;great aroonnt of, businewliss)beeir, done. to-day w ere — for Wirrants. 74S'iO'74s 64, sash, oanithree mOoths' open 753 ht whioii4here were buyers.'. The shi;pnaents last w ee k were 6,080 tons, against 61700 fsiifthe ednwoD(iing:weekkiast year. , Il< l PiosszAin gone -neglected,. t"it4: " likPtsEtn 2,600 bags sold ' Iticr:: 300 bags Bengal hive been sold at 14s 6d to Iss pqr cwt, ROMAN VITRIOL Sells at 36s 61;Avitli more demand. ROSIN: Moderate salesof conlmon at . 4s 9d. SAGO FLOUR : N o s al e ' s of so'und. ' 378 'bags damaged sold at the 'following rates, vii,:-Ist class, , 27s 6d to 29; 3d ; .2nd c l ass,.23s 6d. to ; 24s ; .3rd class, 20.4 'to 21s: 4th closs, 15s to 18s; damaged and Tetiackecl,23; 6d to 24s 6d. SimmAc Retail sales of Sicily at Ils 9d, and 80 bags of Tyrol at g 3. • SPIRITS OF I , lARPRNTI NE 1111Ohanged. SUGAR : Since the 21st ultimo, the folloWing transactions have taken place—viz., a small lot of _Demerara at 463 64; 25 - hogsheads - Frnrfo Ri6o at 46s 6d to 48s • 405 boxes Havana at 50s ; 200 hags White P ernams at 43s ' 6,1; 660 haiis Ceara at 42 to 47s 6d, and 300 tons Bahia, to arrive, at 29s per cwt. SITGA.R OP:LEAD : A few casks of white, ex quay, at £44 10s, and brawn at 32s 6d. TALLOW : The London quothtions are rather curious,. snot, 68s 3d to 68s 6d ; January, March, 67s 9d to 68g ; February, March, 68s 3d ; March, April, 66s 6d ; June, 635; deliveries, 73 casks. TARTARS ; More doing; in CrOATII9 £O, Iosq 99s to 100 s ;;pinks at 95s to, 96s 62; and 1;; - o'sn n* partitive paces:' • TARTARIC ACID: Nat so many .-1' TS to. da digcolo tired at t coin- - generally and is 51 oy the Stornawr,y and 11 7- zlton are generally upon the market, !flit no great amount o business haA been dote. : , 311 'in • TIN : Liitlo .Pr no thi ng offering. ;. The sample THE COll.N . ' TRADI ..-- --.......-_- ( the(Froth cfrcular. of Messrs, Pattelpon,.Th-others % Co.) , In inviting your -attention to the arcompaLying statistics inside up for •the period "Which his 'elapsed' since' harvest, we merely remark, that in so doing we believe we afford better !oppnrtunity for' compariion 'and practical deduction, than by rAtifling the 'whole, year just. closed.. 'At this time last season this country was consuming the produce:Of a harvest excellent in ctalityan'd abundant in quantity, whilst now these 'conditions are reversed, yet, the range of mice, is almost identical.. The reasons. for this result will he futind in the accompanyine tabl e but with !refe rence t o that thewing the deliveries from farmers at the towns making returns for the averages, it is believed that more pains are now taken to get the neeclfalinforreation, and .that this season these retu ns will xhibit one=iliird of the ponstimption of British grain,, instead Of i one-fourth, as was forme r ly ostimatod.., ThcrelS - no' other offiCial,information accessible as to th 6 produce of the country; except the Scotch end Irish retains: they small excess in breadth of wlicat and oats ,sown, but estimates' of produce sbOw.a balance of at' least one million quarters oats and barley, "^iency; beyond the equivalent of tbiltitrol excess in, 'Eneland however ,as well as 1 of its comparative yield is consumer of wheat, and the guns,. stillopen te dispute. •The general estim a t e is , t h at l ast year's crop. was twenty per c ent' under the 'previous year's, and that two to three millions,quarters.'morc wheat must be itnported,'.but it Is to be borne in mind that barley was a large, crop, and that Potatoes, both h e r e and in Ireland, lesseni ;the use of-Wheat. We offer no prisieive Opinion on .the anattes 4 , , lint incline to the belief that about two millions quarters over last year's - import ar@ needed to ensure, oburidance; The.clae of the' navization of the ,1 3altic,•and thq defect;vo lar7ests of Northein Europe and,of France,. effentually prevent any great acCckinn. to our stocks from t l artiro;`, Whilst the latter iiso absorbs a lave pro - 1.. qnanisli supply, and divides with us the 'ship hair; nopf4lensiire . of accustomed to playing ; whilst Turkey. instead of ship- Wench markets, will 11(4 require .a portion c ments at American ports, prevents export, an(l Egypt, n( lg to tlie".Er, bitMshidimr portion 'of , th 4 Dantibin alrt neon. passage ; th e, quantity !L./I:about 559,00.0 qrs,.but w e are una ble t0:144, What proP4tieps of wheat and :Indian corn - May be' looked for ii this .eOuntry. The sheet anc h or, t h erefore, of, Xurope.is-Anferi.C.tr-ind.with arl,4puilant hatiest;.Such as A k e bas' had, 'shipretrints equal to these of 1853.54 may be looked: for, _say 2,000,000 to 2,500y000 quarters of wheat and ilonr to Englaucl,and the Continent, and possibly -1,006,006-'quarte'ra of Indian cara, The supply of the' latter article appears to be entire)} a question of, priaei as. last: year high rates indireed shipments greater than any year since ...'lB4B-49,, the crop being worse than in any of - yettre: The imports here of wheat and flour arc, it will be seep, much in excess' of last season , hut lesS - than in /853, and about equal to those of 1852, of this supply the bulk has been American a large proportion has gone into consumption, but the decline in value during- fast month has induced some speculative operations as well as warehousing for necoust of importers - , and we. end the year with increased stocks ; we quote white American wheat lIS 9d . to 12s 3d, red . 108 ad to 11e ad, 'lrish red 108,8 d to 113; flour, Ohio 42s tn4.3a, Philadelphia 42s to 43s per .barrel, Spanish 63s to Ms, Tiisii-.60s per sack, Saide wheat Os to 9 e 9d per 7olbs,' and 524 to SGs C F las in quality; Galata and Ihrail Wheats, arrived or on passage, are offered. at 703 to 72s C F 1@ I. Barley was, at an early period of the season, in good demand for export coastwise, and stocks were cleared at 63 to 64 3d per 60 lbs; for some weeks little has been. done, sad value has declined to-.6s Gil to 5s 9d. Oats have been - quiet all last month, but there is a . geed steady 'trade at about 4s for pre pared Irish, good weighty parcels are wanted for export, ant*, will command full prices,. Oatmeal has come forward fnely from Ireland bath to this market and Glasgow, an , ), prices - after having reached 37s 6d. tq 38s have receded t0..1 38s 61' to 3ts 6d. K.;vptian Beans • have receded ion value to 403 to 41s; they, arc now in good supply, Indian corn' has accumulated here, as the export being so much loss than last s , - , asou's, more tha,t.t,,,,be44lKeb thelessebed 6d, at Ibis, thioifle 4.1 4 a r 7 g s e r t o b 4 u L i n e fid for mixed, to 424 to 42i s ierfport, the elf, c ' h•eo to reduce Val:oe f rom has resulted, and it 4C(.411' j rishdeuaand will now set in, Whitt torn Lis - of the hater bei ettpr!y it has reced r;:elsnownear at I 1 morepearly app;roxi tha fellbw. Arrived eilre:des, Thrall and .tre , ipressirigly at 42s to 44s C. F. and I. e have, now tunitmettup the faett:tel4irt'te,inciply, and the :eseht ppiition of, our market ; its future, our friends will stitnate for themselies. __.The effect of .war has- uudoubt'ally been to enhance prices, but this has stimulated production, and now the country can3cfol( forwiid to a much larger breadth than usual of wheat growing, and so far well reported of, whilst there appears as little pro - 0 - e - et of peaco as ther-, was upon the breaking up 4,4 f the last ~Vienna. conferences, vir c , however, Idai4 tbo•pulttical srpeet .of,the case to abler hands, and wish you many happy New Years. • a fancy Rice, but with a and .t3port, ;the arival of matet46 white expect it wi —,6ret to learn th r ,t tho 14farquts of He r tf or d , K G,, has been, for the la...st six. days, confined to b e d b y severe We re THE Ps/ten Pnorosivoics.—The London Times: say, exclude the Allies from the' sea that tliey Lave made their .ovrn, in order, to give— back the dominion over it to a fleet that is buried beneath its waters to regulate the equipoise o f power between herself and Turliey, by a convention to which the princ'pal heltigerents.a.re to be, no parties, to leave the cause of guropean independence to the keeping of the treachery, the :timidity, or the' venality of the. Divan —is a convincing proof that 'the wild 'ambition of Russia is not yet sulEciehtly ,tamed to hear reason, and that she must suffer, more before she can be convinced or her dream k of vanity being annihilated.