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

LIVERPOOL TOWN COUNCIL. The monthly meeting of this body was held yesterday in the Town-hall ; William Preston, Esq., Mayor, ;pre- siding, THE LATE JAMES RYLE:r, ESQ, The MAYOR said the council would be aware of the loss they had sustained since their last meeting, by the death of one of its members, Mr: James Ryley. He be lieved some gentleman was prepared to move a reso lution of condolence to the family, if it was thc pleasure of the council to have it brought forward. . Mr. J. STEWART said he was sure he would carry along with him the entire sympathies of that conneil when he submitted the resolution which he was about to do. The circumstances attending the death of their late friend, Mr. Ryiey, must be very serious to, all, being, in the full vigour of life, carried off at a moment's notice. He was quite sure it was a subject which would carry with it the sympathies of every member of that council, as well as of the community at large. He therefore begged leave to move the following resolution : that The Mayor. having announced to the council the death of James Ryley, Esq., councillor of Castle-street Ward, since its last meeting, resolved, that the council desires to record its sense of the valuable public services of Mr. Ryloy as a member of this council, arid of some of its important committees ; and that the Mayor be requested to convey to the widow and family the deep sympathy of the council on their bereavement." Mr. S. HOLME said it would give him great pleasure to second the resolution. He was sorry to know that there was no gentleman prepared to second it, or he would have been much better prepared had he known he was to be called upon. He had had the pleasure of being acqnainted with Mr. Ryley for some years ; and although they did not agree on some questions, that did not inter fere with their private friendship ; and When lie said he was a gentleman for whom he had the highest regard, he ,was , only saying what would be echoed by every meMber of the council, and also by the community at large. ' (Hear,hear.) His great fund of humour, his earnestness and zeal in all public matters he took up,. were . well known, and the ability with which he conducted himself at that council was well known to them all. (Hear, hear.) AL d this was why he so- much lamented that the council and the town were deprived of the services of Mr. Ryley. He could not but think it was a lesson to the whole of them, to teach them the shortness and uncertainty of life ; and ought to teach them in all their discussions to avoid, as much ea. possible, 'everything that was personal and unkind, remembering how speedily—while apparently in the midst of health—they might be summoned-to a higher tribunal, to give account of the deeds done in the, • body, The last communication he had with Mr. Ryley was on the subject of the Cambridge University examinations ; and he could fully testify to Mr. Ryley's anxiety_ that these exami nations should be successful, and that there should be. given.. to the young inhabitants of this town those opportunities which, from the pecuniary position of their parents, it was impossible for them to obtain—the advan tatres of a university education. He waS shocked when, a few hours after he had been in conversation with him on this subject, to hear that in a moment's warning, in the midst of his family, he was suddeUly called away, he .., . . , hoped,' to a better realm. But it was mere especially with reference to his public character, and as a membe of that council, that he desired to .speak of :kr. Ry' He thong greatest il , nerhaps, silence was - the ~,oquente on such an occasion. lle deeply sympathised with his bereaved, family, and he trusted he had been taken to a happier scene. A sudden thing like this, and the lols of such a man as Mr.'7 must touch the hearts and sympathies of theM all; (hear, hear)—and he most cordihlly but yet sorrowfully seconded the rsolution proposed by Mr, - Stewart. The resolution was then passed unanimoi-1 FINANCE .COMMITTE The proceedings of the Finance Committee were read, comprising a report of the Town-clerk, on the provisions of the " Municipal Corporation Act, 1859 ;' a recommendation to appoint Mr. Peter Smith Rhind a Corporate Auditor, in the place of Mr. J. H. Bally rosined, at the salary of £3OO per annum; being tl' amount paid to his predecessor ; a recommend: tion .1 accept the tender of Mr. Robert llargreaveS for erection of a wall on the south side ofShaw's-brow the pri( perty last lease, on the 51St ot APPOINTMENT 01' ATIDITOR • ' Mr.. J . TENVART rose to mOve the' confirmation" , ( the second recOraniendatiOn of the committee,' to ar point. Mr. Peter Smith Rhind as the corporate aud i t ()) li e said that . the' committee; havincr resolved upon fl] appointment of a gentleman to fill very importat office of auditor, they proceeded to advertise for auditor. That advertisement brought fortk-one forty-two candidates, and many of them were ger men of considerable ability and great fitness. fe But after. ya Tal appl and aft various testimonials of onsiderint dice of reinonSib R. ved to SUDIIII If the members of ti „. -- - council had before them a copy of the testimonials, would not be necessary for him to read them. B he might remind the council that the gentlem ,t Pros ton, for a period of nine yea: treasurer's otticc, and had also for some time pas the accounts at Kirkdale Gaol. 1S _ _ vo gentleman ry habit of looking over fail to be aware of amount t There was an impression .out of doors that there had been a previous arrangement wit h the surve y or or some one else, and the Water Committee, the result of which. was .the withdrawal at the sale of parties who were otherw4e disposed to be real bidders. He concluded by movingT:as an amendment that this part of the proceedings be mot confirmed, and that the property be put up again. No one rising to second the amendment, Mr. Alder ,,,an • HOLM E said he ivoulthaecond it for the pur f po,e bringing oa discussion, se bac brought before the public. Mr. HODSON said that between the gentlemen who nur . c ehasei. and the surveyor or other parties, there hat lusion at all. He would explain the whole circumstances respecting the purchase,. The Water Conunittee 're quired an office for the purpose of supplying the shipping with water. When the sale Of. this' property was .made :known, it was suggested that: the Water Committee should purchase it ; and the ',consequence of this sug gestion was, that the committee instructed 'Mr. Wagstaff and Mr. ,Crellin to. attend the sale of the property. The bidding fell far short of the reserve price ; but after wards the Water Committee considered that the price at which they found it'could beObtained was low, and Mr., Wagstaff and Mr. Crellin offered £2O beyond the reserve bid. As far as Mr. Wagstaff and Mr. Crellin were con cerned, they knew nothing whatever about any previous arrangement with the Finance Committee authorities. Mr. STITT considered that, in the case under dis cussion, the very .first condition of the sale had not been complied with, because it stated that the highest bidder at the sale should be the purchaser ; and if;he understood the .question rightly, the parties who bought the property did not bid at all at the sale. He agreed with Mr. Jeffery that the, usual cow se, had not been adopted. Mr. Alderman HOLME said he would endeavour to disabuse the minds of the council on this question. Mr. Stewart happened to be away:at the time of the sale of this property, and he (Mr. Holme) arranged it with the surveyor. In doing so, he took upon himself the-respon sibility of instructing the surveyor to put a high price on this property as the .reserve, from his opinion as to its value. - The general rule was that, where in the case of biddings at these sales the reserve bid was not reached, the property was withdrawn ; but if, after the sale, the party making a last bid offered a higher price than the reserve bid, then the property became his. But in the present case he understood matters stood thus. - The bidding went on slowly, and £1,400 was offered, being little more than one half the reserve bid. Mr. Picton was present, and Mr. Kenny Tyrer was also presen+, and Mr. Picton, who had a de sire to purchase the property, never made a bid at all. The consequence was that the biddings stood at between £1,400 and £1,500 • and .the reserve bid of £ 2 ,8 00 , having been declared the usual way, and no advance made upon it, the hammer fell, and the lot, as a matter of course, was withdrawn. As he was informed, instead of the parties who now felt aggrieved g oing to the Finance - Committee and stating ~t hat they were. the highest bidders at the sale, and were, now desirous of becoming the purchasers of the pro . Perty instead of doing .this, and going, to the surveyor ' while the ' thing remained open; and making an advance upon the reserve bid—they did not do so. No one went to make any advance oh the ' reserve bid, when two gentlemea, members of the Water CoMmittee, - finding t.liat'no offer had been made, went to the Finance Committee and stated that they were prepared to make an advance of £2O over the reserve , bid ; and they were then declared—as he thought they . ought to have been declared—the purchasers of the property. He was therefore of opinion that the most straightforward course had been pursued in carrying out this purchase. If gentlemen who wished to purchase the property had gone to the 'Finance Committee and saici, "We will make you en advance of £2O over the reserve bid," then they would have secured the property ; but they did not do so ; and, consequently, in the most open, the fairest, and in the most impartial manner, the Water Committee - became the purchasers of the property. He was sure that the Finance Committee did that which was right ; and he believed that every one in that council, Mr. Jeffery included, would admit that the course they pur sued was the proper one.' He hoped; therefore, that Mr. Jeffery would withdraw his amendment. , Mr. JEFI7RY s t aid that, after Mr. Holme's explana tion, he should withdraw the amendment. Mr.. BOWAING called attention to what he considered small matter. in amount, but large in point of pria iple. It was reported outside that the ground-rent of .property in Blundell-straet had been allowed' to ccummulate, and had not been called for by the officials f.the . corporation fOr. period . of twenty-nine years, and a hat comproMise had been entered into with the tenant n possession of the property, by which, if he paid twenty- Ine years' rent, it would be considered sufficient. The Lmount was small, but the principle was important. If uch a matter as this could have got into arrears in such. Ln extraordinary way, the manner of keeping the woks must be very deficient and very improper. Mr. STITT said, in reference to the new Municipal ict, that they had no. poiver to interfere with t, but it was their duty to carry it out. It was )erfectly competent, however, he took it, for any coun cillor to express his opinion on the deficiency of that let, in order that the Town-clerk might, from the sug ;estions of the members, get, such clauses introduced .nto some future bill, for the Impose of remedying' any .nconvenienee that might be felt. He was sorry to find `,liat there was no provision made in the new bill for the increase of the number of polling-booths In the tpwn. Some of the wards had become so large, and the number of voters so great, that at the preselit moment there was a ward where it would be physically impos sible to poll at one booth the whole of the voters, in the time allowed for the election. There was no power, he understood, to• multiply these polling-booths, and the result was, that in the largo ward which he referred to here w great inconvenience He hoped, th • le the .wards, inserted in any new - municipal act Mr. - WOODRUFF said he had hoped that some provision the 'inuni NORTHERN DAILY TIMES. a warrant to be issued under the common seal, directed to the sheriff of the county, requiring him to summon ajury, pursuant to the provisions of the Lands' Clauses Consolidation Act, 180, for the purpose of ascertaining the amount of compensation to be paid to Jane Hyslop, for a public-house and yard situate on the north side of Shaw's-brow, in the pettish of Liverpool, and numbered 290 oa the plan. and 'm the.book of reference thereto, mentioned in the Liverpool Improvement Act, 1855." The motion was seconded amid agreed to. • The proceedings of :this committee contained the fel lowing recommendations given for ado: auisite notice be Gas Act, 1859 0 0 street • and Ai...vie-street be apiropriated as a site for one *of the ROW bridewells ; a report of the Watch and IlealthCommittees asto the registration andinspection of common lodging-houses:; also,.a recommendation to rate to- the lighting and fire police rates, those owners of property whO have refused to compound for such rates. Mr. ''CLINT moved the adoption of the first recom mendation, and said the bill for regulating the sale of gas had been introduced by ,Lord Redesdale, giving the lw per to county justices to deal with the, sale of gas. The main object of the act was to do what formerly had been done voluntarily in Liverpool--namely, to 'inspect gas meters. The bill would come into operation on the 30th of August, 1860, after which time all gas meters would require to lave the government stamp.' A period of tea years was allowed for„the purpose ci° wearing out the old meters. According to the act a month's notice was required for its adoptieri, for ' which ho would ask the council's permission. If it were not adopted within six months, it would then be left in the hands of the county justices._ _ In reply to Mr. llolme, Mr. CLINT said th.: act would be earried out by much the same machinery as the committee had in operation at present The recommendation was adopted. Mr: JEFFERY said it would be gratifying to the mem bers of that council, that the ,course which they felt it their duty to pursue, in reference to the supply of gas to the town, had been adopted by the legislature as a ' law to the 'United Kingdom. That council appointed a committee for the.purpose of investigating these meters, and to see that the measure which was afforded to the public was a correct, measure, by which they were charged. There' was, however, no' measure by which the meters could be tested or set, but by the very able and talented assistance of Mr. Alfred King ; they did obtain such a standard of measure, but at a serious cost ,to. the council. That, standard of measure had substantially been adopted and embodied in this bill. He thought this matter oy.ght not .to be per mitted to pass without the public., being made aware that c the land that it was due t 1 that the want, and that which the had been adopted by the im thought it was only fair that that fact. (Hear, hear.) The recommendation was cm. Mr. CLINT then moved the recommendation. _ The motion being second carried. Mr. JEFF that th, the registration. and inspee houses should be deferred till n had only come into, tl Vious .day, and they had not hae Mr. KITCHEN seconded the Mr. DOVER objected, on t steps taken in ,d become : the law of Ltive ; they st felt ~._a municipality penal parliament:. Ile otice should. be called to .doption of the next by Mr. Johnson, was of comwoo .0 report of the members the pre- consider it that the of the servants of the Heal impugned, and, after investi body of men, a verdict had bee and the council, he thought, si claration of that verdict for a The. motion was carried. ~ On the motion of Mr. Clint, tion was adopted, and the gene confirmed. iaracters 1 Coinmittc pallial n given in their favour ; Lould not adjourn the de- fourth recommenda roceedings were then HEALTH COM dings of the 11 comprising a recommendation Jones,- Mr. R. W. Watkins, MI Francis Jinks, and. Mr. W. treasurer's office, at a. salary ( four of them . in accordance wit in August last, and the .fifth recommendation to rate to tli ment rates On ih, Lion of Mr, of the 1 firmed Ldell as manager The procec loiiing )f this recommendation Mr. Thomas kets, at the annum each.- Huirn of • Mr Thompson as m ary fixed Recommendat T in St John Bowes, appoin at the salary of XI paid to his Prodece jest of a wholesale market. At the .request of Mr. Gra rial in reference to the Clcv read : there wat the: plan laid dowl :his wat for the e ) per a contained the fol- elm Bah Uts, and south mar- z., £125 per 11r. Henry ket, in the place for at St. John's , being tbc —iteport on the sub- -es, the following.tnemo market wa 11, ALDERMEN, AND: COUNCIL Market; amittee were read, R. M. Mr. ) 'appoint Ethard Edwards, aartan, as clerks in the of £75 per annum each ; li resolution of the council 3 supply a tv . who have refused SEPTEMBER 8,185 ft commercial office in the town, and the testimonials th e y m r. B EL ... Kw/TN gave no tice that be would propose, at Mr. JEFFERY was sorry that members of the council received with him were of the highest character.. As the next meeting, the name of a gentleman to fill up the bad taken such low ground as that of a monetary one. regarded M r . Th om p s on, h e had been an inspector of vacancy in the conunittee occurring by the death of Mr. He thought it was the duty of the council to see that the Tolice-force for many years. Ile bore a veryligh Ryley. , • the law, within the precincts of the borough, was purely character, and was much respected in the forte. From . WATER COMMITTEE. and properly administered, so as to command the re the 'inquiries made by.the committee, they were satisfied The proceedings of this committee were read.' spect of the community. Immediately it was brought that he was well qualified to take the managemant of the markets. The committee considered the two to beMr. HODSON, in moving their confirmation, said there into d isres p ect the y mi g h t expect disorder ; and he w was as a letter on the proceedings which had. been surprised to hear the chairman of the Watch Cammittee .the best men, and that was the reason why they made a:dresSed. to the council, and .in . .consequencc of the opp os e t h is matter. lie hoped the council would be the appointment. • absence of the Town-clerk from. toWn a reply could not unanimous in `coming to a resolution to take such steps' 1 ' '''.---`'-"`‘ as that the as were necessary to ascertain 'whether these gentlemen' _t. JOHNSON next moved the confirmation of the letter he deferred. ' tlitied to. act. ' second recommendation of the committee, to appoint It was agreed that the letter shOuld be deferred.- Am request of some of the mem' Mr. Henry Hulme as weigher in St. James's • Ma rk et , Mr. Alderman PARKER drew attention to the reply ed to was read by the Town - clr ' given to the Rev. Mr. Gardener, . with reference to the ir. BENNET r thought they won' in tit . t the place hn, s o of Market..Alr John For Bowes that sit , situation i n t t e h d e . c committeeol le cto r a supply of water to a drinking-fountain in Old Swan. Ayes a laughing-sto to the * had upwards of fifty applications, which they reduced There was a trough supplied for animals • there, andthey Sake Steps . to ascertain the me' 4.0 seven. • They went through them all, and Mr. refused to allow the same luxury to the human species. 'the words were so plain und Hillme was considered t o b e th e mos t lik e l y man . He was He moved that the matter be referred .back for -re-.: would be an act of folly. at present .station-master to ~the Lancashire and York- consideration. , Mr. HOLME sai:. Mr. Y hadshire a very Railway high. • . . company ,In reply to Mr. Farnworth, ' . - . . both given their opinio ,- w S i a tii ndl i l l i i l m ls, l a yh nd en tit h e e cap,e to The TOWN-CLERK said they had, no' power to supply not disqualify these t' ,them, and that character, lie believed, he had strictly drinking-fountains beyond the limits of the borough therefore, be such maintained. CGembPaarancYteart . without they were paid for—in fact; all these public thought. ..lle w' Mr. WooDRuFF seconded:the recommendation. .drinking-f oun t a i ns mus t b e pa id for. Those within been made by e After' a few words from Mr. Ridley, in commenda= the borough were paid for by the Health Committee. ' The reSob lion of Mr. Hulme, whom he said he had known for The trolgh for cattle was supplied under a - compulsory seconded, v five years, the recommendation was confirmed. clause of the act of parliament. For th' 'THE PROPOSED WHOLESALE MARKET, AND PURCEASE Mr. BOWRING said it had been reported to him, and Sheil, OF THE THEATRE-ROYAL, &C. . he believed' it was quite known to the public, that there Gray' Mr. JOHNSON said he now bagged leave to move the were certain manufacturers in this town who used a Ale confirmation of the report of the committee on the subject good deal -of water, and whose system of payment for of a wholesale market. The great inconvenience felt, as. the water which they used had been materially altered regarded a wholesale market, had, far a long time, been of late years. They paid now by meter ; and he was under the consideration of the eommittee. In consequence told, and he believed, their payments under that system of the great inconvenience which existed,, the Markets' had been increased more than - fourfold. There were Committee had been pressed, not only by 'parties who other manufacturers who paid in the old' style, not by bad to attend the markets as purchasers, and the public - meter. He did not see the reason why this difference generally, but also by, the farmers who . brought . pro- should exist. It appeared to him that . considerable d u ce to the market, and who, for many years, had injustice was done, and he would ask the chairman felt the great inconvenience of the present limited of the Water Committee to answer the question whether accommodation. The present required demands had such was the fact or not. . . far outgrown the, size of the existing markets ; and the . Mr. Srirr sympathised with the benevolent inten consequence was, that the committee, having had under tions and feelings of Mr.. Parker as to the supply of t'ieir consideration the various sites proposed . for a water to the drinking-fountains outside the borough. wholesale market, had arrived at. the conclusion that He thought the council ought to encourage individuals 'none of them were so fitted for the purposes required as in erecting these fountains, instead of discouraging them the site included in 'the. plan now proposed. The by unnecessary objections. . . speaker . . then went into the details of the - go- Mr. HoosoN said the committee were merely carry posed site, particulars of which appeared , in our ing out the act, of ,parliament, and he would be glad, colu - .7.us -on Tuesday, in. our report of the and he was sure other members .of the committee proceedings of the • Markets' Committee. He then would be glad, to 'give a supply of water to these foun showed that from the Ist of July to the Bth of August tains gratuitously, if they had power. But water was 'the 'total number of carts which had come to the market an article. which cost them an enormous sum of money, with 'produce was 2,665, producing a total amount, in and the legislature had wisely enactel that all parties tolls of -1244 14s. 2d. ; and this was exclusive of produce using it should pay fairly for it. It was perfectly out brought by the railways, which was placed. upon the of the committee's hands. If it was left in their hands, ground, and upon which small tolls were paid. he had no doubt they would be glad to give an ample unc, Mr. WooDaurr, in seconding the resolution, endea- supply to the whole of these fountains. With reference causes Vollred to show that the plans proposed by the corn-, to the subject 'alluded to by• Mr. Bowling, the commit- opening a mittee were the best that could be provided for meeting tee had Fit an .adYertisement in. the papers, for the convenience, the' evils which had so long been felt. • ' purpose of ' getting such a meter as would give 4 tornies, and s. Mr. Alderman PARKER opposed the recommendation, satisfaction to the manufacturers, and that a fair distri- ^il to enquire, contending that all the accommodation that was required bution Of 'the water might be effected. It was perfectly -nort, with an, might obtained on,the large area in front of Lime- true that -there was , a difference in the .charges, and it -;I as may be _ be. . street. • He concluded. y moving that the recommenda- had been found that large quantities of water had been 'iso read tn, tion be referred back to the committee. used, for which they . had 'not been justly remunerated. 1 1, presider. Mr. Alderman COOPER seconded the amendment.. They were now endeavouring to get the best possible 'oon Mona, Mr. Alderman HOLME, whilst acknowledging that meter for that purpose, which he hoped would - be satis- , sident, in there - might be—and that' there was—the necessity - for . factory to all parties, and which he hoped lhey would ' the s a m. in., _ ". other increased market accommodation for wholesale produce, , be ready to, bring into operation by the Ist of January 1 appointee o,„ _- yet he really could not think that the gentlemen form- next . .: -, . 0 , ,,1rt of Pstssage, an 4 r ing the Markets' Committee could b e serious in brin g in g The proceedings '•were then 'confirmed. • -- .6.ldinz 'the las such a project before the. council, and asking 'them to unction an outlay of upwards 0f.150,000, without. laying •' -- -any detailed plans. , were qualified to. act. At the request of some of the members, referred to was read by the Town-clerk. Mr. BENNET r thought they would be making them selves a laughing-stoCk to the town, if they were to take 'steps to ascertain the meaning of this clause, 5 0 the words were so plain and clear. He considered it would be an act of folly. Mr. HOLME sai: Mr. Mansfield and Mr. Garnett had both given their opinion that the word " residence" did. not disqualify these two gentlemen, and it would net? therefore, be such an act of folly as Mr. Bennet thought. He was sorry to hear the remarks that ba been made by some gentlemen. The resolution being moved by Mr. Holme. Oa' seconded, was then put to the vote,,when there appeared:- For the motion—Messrs. Stitt, A!nderson, Woodruffr Sheil, Corbally, Barton, Littledale, Steains 7 Graves; Wagstaff, Jeffery, Hodson, Farnworth, Vernon , Aldermen--Oooper, Turner, Holme, and the Mayor. Against it--Crosthwaite, Crellin, Shimmin, Haydoekr Holden, Bowring, Jeffreys, Johnson, Kitchen, Clint? Beckwith, Aikin, Robertson. Aldermen Bennett? Dover, Parker, Gardner. - The motion was declared carried by a majority of 19 to 17. • Another resolution emanating from the same meeting; of magistrates was read, stating that, in the opinion ot the magistrates, the appointment of a river police-fo rce was desirable, for the prevention'of tailors and boarding' house keepers hoarding vessels in the river, to the annoy' ante of many people, and also in case of mutiny or nit' der on board the vessels while in the river. The resolution was referred to the Watch C om mittee; A memorial was read from the churchwardens Igl u , inmates of St. Barnabas's Church, asking the use 0 ' some ground in the neighbourhood of the schools con nected with this church, for 'the children to play upon? while it was vacant. The memorial was referred to the Finance CO' mittee. ' the elau,se. • THE *COURT OP PASSA GE. In reference to the Court of Passage there was read the following motion, of which notice had been give n by Mr. Robertson Gladstone : " To direct the attention of The council to the gr e f uncertainty that at present exists for the trying ,!'„ causes in the CoUrt of Passage, both as regards tu` opening, and the closing of the court, whereby much I% convenience, risk; and loss are entailed upon coulee attornies, and suitors. To appoint a committee of t e council to enquire fully into the sane, and to ma, such a report, with any suggestions or recommendat i c'w" to the council as may be found to be ne— There was also read the folloivinfr sary. mlEninicati" from Mr. Henry Bell, president of the . Law Society • 0 At a speciallectißg held upon Monday, the sth day of•K • 'lBs9;`Bir. Bell, l'resident, in „ the chair f Complaints having baatniadeto the Society by membe rs io , the inconvenience caused" by , other than the appointed by the Rules for the trial of causes depending in b io Court of, Passage, and particularly the inconvenience to re has arisen from' holding the last court so short a time be the assizes. that the Court was adjourned without conclu a :7 the business; 'the same riot being resumed after the 'clos BATHS' COMMITTEE. • Thepreceedings of this committee were read. Mr.,JouNsok.—Not £5O 000—SA1 000 Mr. WAGSTAFF; in moving the proceedings, said he Mr. Ilor.mr.,—Well, granted that it was £41,000, still had much pleasure in stating that their bath returns for £9,300 was tacked to it for widening t he streets. (Hear, the last year showed a very large increase , During the last year they had at Paul-street baths 75,192 bathers"; hear.) This money must be raised in sovereigns, accord- last 166,752 ; making a total,, during the year end at St. George's baths, 75,902 ; at Cornwallis-street ing to their owhestimates. Now, knowing something of ing the 31st August, of 317,846 bathers---showing au l e it i l m e . t a o te lt d an ep d e k n n d d eru n An h upon, he hadfallacious no i t t l ri te i y n w a e i r e e a ndh statementow increase at Paul-street baths of 9;766; at St. George's, as to the cost of this project which had been put for t. George's, £2,536 10s. Id. ; at Cornwallis-street, 8,501 ; at Cornwallis-street, 26,804. They received in ward by the Markets' Committee. Why, they had asked file council to sanction a plan which he (M at S r. money at Paul-street, during the year, £905 Os. sd. ; I: e e r i e /11 a s e) k h e £2,662 ss. Bd. ; making a total of £6,103 16s. 2d.= a until oa n a w f h e wi which, momentsitwas s a a g i o d ~ would They - involve an outlay of £50,000, but which he ventured to . showing an increase on the receipts of £76 'l9s. 2d. at P d . d t on never seen predict would never be carried o ut for less than £BO,OOO. Paul-street, - £295 6s. 3d: -at St. George's, ' and (Hear, hear.) .The committee had never been -at the £342 Bs. 11d. at CorniVallis-street• baths; -making owners of the • property, and had no conception as to a total of £684 14s. 6d., during the year. They had what might be demanded for it. • Again, they told .: also a great increase in their 'twopenny plunge baths. the council ' that they could provide for the expense They had in Cornwallis-street, during the past year, 49,768 twopenny bathers, in ' additiun to 11;130 school of the project . out of the surplus revenue of the . ^ "----n;ffee ; but he begged to tell them that the children, 'who were admitted at . a penny each. In Paul-street plunge baths they had 20,434 bathers at 1 twopence each. In regard to their' plunge bath for Everton, it would be seen, bjr . their proceedings, that at the assizes. Irulaßekoired,..-That - the President be requested to c fi; municate to his Worship the Mayor, as Judge of the Court, po intCn e bl n suiteelf:;e Committee would not v allow tL : tos any the kind, because the "Surplus revenue of any hem'th portioii of ast meeting he engthieer producec some plans hear.) .Then, there was the purchase of the Theatre- , royal, with its various . proprietors and vested inte r ests. in effecting this purchase, there would be the greatest possible difficulties, in' consequence of several of the parties being dead, and the property belonging to trustees: _He had no 'doubt that the Town-clerk would tell them. that they would experience the greatest difficulties in .t, ; and that, if they did; they would Kaye to rh price for it. Then, again, when he'--took • Ls consideration the value of public-houses; in ace to which lie had had some experience during recent' licensing session, he could tell them that t week he had ascertained that the value, if a .publie-house license was between £7OO und . £Boo., Then, there were a number of shops amongst the property 'which it was proposed to purchase, and the parties' in posSessien of' them 'would tell the committee that they' must be paid for their vested interest in the trade if the property was to be taken from thi..m. He would again ask, were the members of the Markets' Committee really . asking the council to sanction such a pro -tions bearing upon this pre -+. deliberation, and nothing nouncil should be asked, • and specifications as to the" conversion of - the - old reser voir into a pluivi ° e bath. ThesePlanS'were in strict ac cordance with the wishes of — the memorialists. 'At the request of the committee another, plan would be submitted to them at their next •meeting by the engi neer, showing the amount of accommodation which this place would afford.; and this plan' would be submitted to the council at their next meeting. .While it -was not to be supposed for.one moment that the memorial coming, from the inhabitants in the neighbourhood of Spencer street should be lost sight of, it was the intention of the committee in 'the meantime to give preference to the Kirkdale scheme. . After some remarks from several gentlemen, _ obtaimnz pay,. a 1 within the lasi Mr. ANDERSON' and Mr. STITT expressed a hope that the Kirkdale 'baths should not supersede the Everten baths. . Mr. JEFFERY suggested that the. Baths'... Committee should,bring forward a scheme for converting a pertion of Gill-street Market into baths. He thought they were much required in that part of the town, and he had no doubt they would materially increase the small reve nue now accruing from this market. v 4 I the very 'he proceedings were confirmed, n more than that a J.T. S. H 01.31 'moved that the coroner's account ird to any questions of finance, to sanction sucl 4 P.50_000. without even any plans, except thi paid, amounting o £32 7s. He said it was unusual )ut during the last month he saw th min , execs: drin kin providing of a wholesale mark€ four children had been suffocatesk. in bed in ( quence of the mothers being drunk, e dren had been suffocated, some of them in b ght Ct mach to be. feared into ex council c Steains, and oth his am( reet WI aat memorial should be reform The Fes( A memo] liaritie3 subscribed to. Dy T: of a house being taken opinion of ti nconvenient ti the Rules should not be “, time, is not allowed for tho the Assizes, as was the case at the last Court of passage' bar k 2. That the adjournment of untried - causes is always a ol ship, iimsmuch.as Refreshers b-- -- 'ounsel, dhered to, espec ion 'of the bt ).be_paid V) 4 increasing the costs to the other expenses Men:- , The Society would be very sorry to.interfere unnneeess-;e1 with the private engagements of the learned Assessor; bu t :, at think a day or two might have ; been deyoted to. the pubbilo the termination of the Assiz to'dispose of the business o`os Court left undone,. iii consequence of the day for . hOld i ? l4 ,alt Court not being that fixed by the rules, kit one made to his own convenience... HEIERY Biro', Presider' Extracted from the Minutes, Sept. 6, 1859. J. J. lIDLEY, Hon. See: . Mr. JEFFERY said Mr. Gladstone had, written to b 1 1 stating that he would not be able to attend the coup e that day, and:requesting him to take ap hiS - motion• said it might be desirable, for the: council to know , : formerly this court was feSided 'over by the Mayor P ao two fassessora, aldermen °Lille borough.: In 18 44 , o f act was passed,' conferring on the Queen the pow er to appointing an assessor, who should be a b a rrister7, l o preside at this court ; and that act-also empowerecl A 'w assessor to fix his own time for holding the court, gn i / traw up the rules therefor, subject to no rev ision tro hat.council, or any other body whatever. Rules Iv be published in '1 . 853, stipulating that the cOurt'Shnillutteig. held four times in the year, allowing three In°,,te• between cull sitting. Latterly, this had been 11,00, Bally deviated 'from, and it had become very. venicnt to the-solicitors and gentlemen attendinc roo s; court, and the complaints were now - loud and nu rae to but be might say that the complaints were 61 11 ' 3 00 this particular point. He understood 'th a t the 'OO Was highly yaluable, and that the jurors of 00 court were, said to be superior to the jurors sat during' the assizes; and' they were valfi e h oo o the profession even more highly than i t hosi from the county. It was the universal opinion 0 - 1 co alo who had legal business to transact, that if , they 0 00 rely more upon - the opening of this court, and *wlic' ea se s opened that it would not be closed again till all tlic e to $ were disposed of; the court would be made use of t 0 5 much larger extent than what it was,at present. "0-f the t the uncertainty that detracted from the. valu e court. It Muse be kneWn thafgentlenien of t he . th ß profession were very much engaged,,the week be i . ",..n re a assizes commenced, preparing ._their suits ; _ iycs , ly this court 4-,keil then in consec ath prey' recomme Ilitrzreft of Shaw's-bro 'hich he did w the exception 4 ti a respectin mal embraced, with the exception of the property men: by the Phoenix Insurance Company, .the whole of property at the back of the alley extending along It . •. • . . ford-stre,' e a le - w ObseivatiOns rest A one of Che moat v able lots long ad in the tovna,of Liverpool. . - of the prop, propose to offer it. for safe with the proper von weeks; period of 81.% Ic - base be post time proposeu poned until July were several . parti( a possession of Cie, premix and it was only fair to • expected to get a veil they had reasons to bi irties who were the -ould be prepared to property in tnat bid w - c)-operate with the, corporation in the miter: "With Viese observations, he moved the confirmation of the owners o: gcnerr.l proceedings, Mr: S. Houtz Sc 1 there was doors th 1 course in relation the property in the Old Churchyard had not been corn pli,;(l with in the present instance. It-appeared that the Propr.s.rty was - pit up for sale in the usual way, but that the biddinkn did not reach the reserved sum put upon it. Now, he thought that tie lait bidder ought to have had the preference in any subsequent'ttv - rociations ; but in this c--- :Oa cm neluded ,than the purchase of the property WAS advance of £2O on the. reserved bid, with did not bid at the sale at all. _ who bid for the property, and who wished to have it; whereas those who purchased it did so on be half of the Water Committee, and did not bid at all, were other parties but the bill was hunied t iment, and the amendments were rejected, to prevent c sacrifice of the whole bill. . - . . Mr. DOVER hop I.a copy of the bill would be s, hould divide tho large ward. STEWART - said, with regard to the last matte! .entioned, it would not be Est sight of at the proper time. • I' • 1 Mr 71 • to the matter spoken of by Mr. ~purer was making the most indefatig fo have these old leases set in propermrdi the tre thirty-five or thirty-sit years ago the corporation gave leases for a period of three lives of twenty-one years for small rents, sometimes at is., 25., 35., and 4s. per yar 1, by which a considerable revenue was collected. The .s.,„—„ to .pml a notice on the 29th September each year, that some few shillings were due. But in couse• quence of the change ix the leasing system which tool place six or seven years ago, by which leases wee foethe term'of seventy-five years, this was of great majority of the old leases had ceased to the great difficulty of the council with referei old leases was, that the property had chaugei many cases half-a-dozen times, and the cense that they had not the name of the party at books. The matter, no doubt, had been n to then but the treasurer was now working in the most hide. fatigable manner to get this matter in a satisfactory state and he would advise some of the members of the counci to go to the treasurer's office and view the plans bein now carried out by him for this purpose. He had be himself sixteen years in arrear under one of these o 1 of which he knew nothing about, but the trca plied to him and he paid it. They had now the end of their municipal year, and it would be seen he accounts the great labour entailed on the treasui .e treasurer sent to make enquiries about to rears under the old leases, the parties denied the d i toto, saying they knew :.nothing at all about - , trs. Bat a considerab le amount of monerhad, When th •ensurer. He moved the conf --- general proceeutngs• carried unanimously. Mr. STEWART then moved that the council " Direc a: I Com have to di vi( Ile would f manager of tt tha Malkets' i independe' i Mr. Jot ,e wishes c N was not of the committ( asked for FEILY.--We shi ;estim Mr. JOIIN hrouah Thep found that Mr. Blur a I man i ans moved .t they sl s for il t Ward .kets' Comn aemorial in before t} )Itions of t ito the atow.s. of thei a. very I, ler so r mittec, withot a few wor Mr. 'Graves then went _on to show the at state of Cleveland-square was most dis and inconvenient to the inhabitants. ;irbourhood. Amongst other inconvenience _ . ne tin i n frg ther injustice to a large number of people a-week shut out of the square, and the nighfare closed up. Mr. Graves enlarged at con- of being twi firth upon the evils comp. asked the Town-clerk whether there was to taking down the bars which were now s 'Cleveland Market. le Tows-CLERK, in reply, said they had appro ed the whole of Cleveland-square to a market, and rim ltpon nn these bars they exposed the fr. W. P. JEFFREYS asked the Town-clerk if there any legal objection to removing these bars. he TOWN-CLERK said there was none whatever. -4 appropriated this square as a market ; but ; - !seind that by a resolution of the council, at Cleveland-square should no longer be a they might i KUL. lthnately the amendment of Mr. Jeffery was put to mo,stitur_ and carried by a majority of thirty-four to toe proceedings were confirmed. The proceedngs of the Education Committee were A —nfirmed ; as were also the proceedings of Correction Committee, and lings of the Town-hall Establishment Com- Gaol and nous ratARY, AND MUSEUM COMMITTEE. GARDENS of this committee were read, and _ moved their confirmation. r asked for some explanation as to the out -400 on the Botanic Gardens, as mentioned in The Proceeding 3noicwiTn said it was an outlay which the coin considered necessary for the purpose of. keeping 'thing like a propecoildition 3 expend gs were confir.med, The memorial was, referred to the Finance THE MAGISTERIAL .QUESTION A resolution was read, n.ch.pted by a meeting of magil trates on the previous day, asking the council to take tl necessary steps for ascertaining. the meaning , of the clam in the act of parliament with reference to the residenci of magistrates, and especially to - Mr. Dixon and Mr CrQstliwaitc Mr. S. HOLME entered into an explanation of the cir cumstances out of which the resolution referred to arose, and which would be seen by the report of the magi strates' meeting yesterday, and said he would leave the matter in the hands of the council. Mr. Alderman PARKER said the council had nothing whatever to do with. the magistrates, and he thought the magistrates should subscribe the amount necessary obtain legal opinion out of their own pockets.. Mr. STEAINS said the question was whether the-two two mwristrates referred to were qualified to act. He . could bear testimony that it was impossible for any gentlemen to be more punctual in.their attendance, at an early hour in.the morning, although residing at a distance of twenty miles, but which was soon traversed by rail. Mr. CLINT said the question was whether that council had anything to do with the matter. He thought it one of the coolest things that ever he heard of for the magistrates to come there and make this request. He hoped the council would scout the thing. Mr. DOVER said. that some time ago the ,Health Committee sent a notice to the magistrates asking them to allow their clerks to be examined on a certain matter ; but the magistrates refused, stating that the committee were not qualified to .judge of their servants, but now the magistrates came . themselves and asked to be judged by that council. He objected to ti of the council being spent. in fl llsr magistrates ought to pay it out of r,. 3.1 r. SHEIL contended that the counclA, expenditure of their funds, would only be dolt,— their own int3rests. ,The proceeds. of the courts came into the funds of the corporatio7:.; and he thought it was the duty of the corporation, seeing that the magis trates had no funds to inquire into such olleStiOliq f e money 3. parp, have justice proper y administered. , in con s I seven 8 mitfee ance ; not for ha only intended the hard case in, fendant was not only an The on 'that day ; tne .assebso , - 5 ,,, and appointed ,ess, Saturday, the t.e, it was a long ca'''''aclio a nd the ll 4s a ke a few short cases, it it was the duty o 3ircumstances did not arts' aconveui,nce but an abs wasiavolvecl iii ti He thoii till October. He would say that etiff(), (1'" ' , Pd hear, hear,) both for plaia 0 1 to the chere - A. feired to there was great risk by - these delays in the wrong hands.. lie could of these inconveniences, but he then snfficient to justify the council in adopting Mr. Gladstone.would not have submitted the , - I,fuce relying on ' of time 1 to ta' thai, he re tio i• then for four claYs,lB,r A "fljourned for the, ) 'lth August, court in July, 1858. I mencing on the 19th, and was untle"'ioa common cases and one special jury case i jo u( on these cases,' gentlemen were here frara ta ke e a He thought it was their duty t e u h l oc . ! - lrevent a repetition of ca ses At the last sitting of the court eve. I ,' ieft over for ic of the witnesses, steps as would le October sitting, moving the adoption of the resolon with eciethase with him that Mr. Soa; e. the council. Mr.. Jeffery had 'ting greatly the, welfare of a lar ° , l3 community, and. was entirely withia,%.,s Vince state° 'l`oupc* great moderation, and he hoped the fl t :oau gt:t: 11ir. v CLI council would ag made out matter affl Stitt, etc,"" n nameu '"":" Stewart/ Shell , Clint, and J. R. Jeffery were agreed to, and the councl I broke up