The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1840-05-15 00:00:00

TOWN COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS. The adjourned monthly council meeting was held on Wednesday morning at eleven o'clock. About thirty mem bers were present at the commencement of the proceedings. The mayor presided. PLANS FOR THE ASSIZE COURTS The TowN-cLEux, having been called upon by the mayor, read the following report:— " At a joint meeting of the Finance Committee and Im .provement Committee, held on the 12th of May, 1840, for the consideration of the memorial of Messrs. Cunningham and Holme, on the subject of the Assize Court plans, re ferred from the last council for their consideration and report. " Present, of the Finance Committee, William Wallace Currie, chairman; Thomas Bolton, deputy chairman ; John Holmes, James Moon, William Thornhill, Edward Filcher, Enoch Harvey. Of the Improvement Committee, Thomas Brockhurst Barclay, chairman ; Willigm Earle, Henry Holmes, H. R. Sandbach, John Woollright. "The memorial of Messrs. Cunningham and Holme hav ing been read and considered, and the following report sub mitted by the surveyor having been considered and approved— .. REPORT. "The memorial of Messrs. Cunningham and Holme on the rejection of their plans for the proposed law courts hav ing been referred to the surveyor for his rep ort as to the different adMeasurements ther,ein mentioned; that officer has now to lay before the Finance Conimittee and Improvement Committee the following report : " The committee have probably seen the lithographic sketch attached to the instructions describing the land and its vicinity. with the site for the Assize Courts, which site extends 220 feet in length by 100 in breadth ; one of these he herewith submits. " The first . prize measures in length 220 feet, and in breadth 100 feet ; projection of portico 7 feet. " Second prize, length outside face of walls, 221 feet ; portico, one at each end, 14 feet-29 feet ; breadth 101 feet, front portico 14/ feet. "The first prize plan is strictly, as to limits, in conformity with the instructions, the portico being admissible. " The second prize exceeds the limits one foot in length, and a few inches, or say one foot in breadth. " MESSRS. CUNNINGHAM AND HOLME'S PLANS. " No. 72 A—Length outside of walls 327 feet ; portico at each end 15 feet-30 feet ; breadth 132 feet, portico 30 feet. Excess in length 1074 feet ; and in breadth 32 feet. " No. 72 B—Length outside of walls 281 feet ; portico at each end 17 feet-34 feet; breadth 130 feet; portico 25 feet. Fxcess in length 91 feet, and in breadth 30 feet. " With regard to the internal arrangement, the courts in the plan chosen for the first prize are something less than re quired in the instructions ; viz :—the crown court by 354 square yards, and the civil court by 13-1 square yards, which Could scarcely, however, be made a matter of serious consi deration, as the plan evidently allows ample space for exten sion of the courts, without passing the exterior limits pre scribed. " The surveyor refers the committee to the before-men tioned sketch for the guidance of the architects. In it the lines verged with blue and red describe the extension of Messrs. Cunningham and Hohne's plans beyond the pre scibed site, and show, had the committee made choice of either, the impractibility of placing the building in the situa tion intended for it, without forcing St. George's Hall off the ground. " Resolved unanimously—That the departure on the part of Messrs. Cunningham and Holme from the printed instruc tions appears to be completely established, and that the com mittees feel called upon to state their opinion that the sub committee, to whom the selection of the prizes was referred, were, in consequence of the extent of that departure, fully justified in the course which they deemed it their duty to adopt. " Resolved—That these proceedings be laid before the ad journed council at their meeting to-morrow." Mr. Alderman HORNBY moved the adoption of the report. Mr. BLACKBURN seconded the motion, which was then agreed to without opposition or observation. POWERS OF THE COMMITTEE FOR THE ERECTION OF THE ASSIZE COURTS. The TOWN-CLERK stated that this committee having been requested to submit a preliminary report on the powers re quired by them, had done so. The report was as follows : " The committee for the erection of the courts of law ap pointed by thr council of the 6th instant, having been re quested to submit a preliminary report on the powers required by them, and any other matters relating to their appointment, to the adjourned council on Wednesday next, begged to sug gest to the council that the powers of this committee should be such as the improvement Committee now have and exercise with the approval of the council—such powers being limited to the particular erection of the law courts, and to the take ing up, for the purposes thereof, fifty thousand pounds of the money authorised to be raised on bond by the improvement act of one thousand eight hundred and thirty-seven, to the extent of which amount this committee will, as they are advised by the town-clerk, required to make orders from time to time on the borough treasurer, and to the like extent the financial power will be transferred from the Improvement Committee. Mr. JOHN HOLMES moved that the report should be adopted. Mr. BOLTON seconded the motion, and suggested that the sum to be at the disposal of the council should not exceed £50,000. The motion was adopted. GAOL BUSINESS. The TOWNICLERK laid before the council a report of the clerk of the peace, containing—l. Resolutions adopted by the Gaol Finance Committee, which have been approved by the Gaol Committee, and are recommended by them to the council for confirmation, relative to-Ist, the appointment of an acting turnkey at the weekly wages of £1 Is. ; 2d, an in creased diet for prisoners confined for periods of from three to fourteen days ; 3d, the taskmaster's fixed salary, which was recommended to be £9O a-year, he no longer taking an allowance of the profits ; and 4th, au increase of the matron's salary from £5O to £75 a-year. 11. The resolution of the Gaol Committee, recommending that the salary of the chaplain, Dr. Buck, should be increased from £l5O to £2OO per: annum, besides the allowance of £5O per annum for house rent, as heretofore. 111. 'The report of the Gaol Committee, recommending that a fund should be set apart for providing boys, on their discharge from prison, with berths in ships, and necessary outfit. PRICE OF THE LAND SOLD BY TAE CORPORATION TO THE DOCK COMMITTEE. _ _ Mr. Alderman EARLE, having been called upon by the mayor, brought forward the following motion, of which he had given notice :—" That the Finance Committee be re quested to make a full report to the council of the nature of the calculations upon which they arrived at the conclusion of recommending, that the land, belonging to the corporation, should be conveyed to the dock trustees, under the contem plated act of parliament, at the price of £2 13s. Gd. per square yard." He said that he had a twofold object in placing that notice on the books, one of which was that the Finance Com mittee might have an opportunity of explaining the nature of . the calculations a hich had induced them to recommend the council to cede so valuable a part of their estate to the dock trust at the price of £2 13s. 6d. a yard, and thus to show the public how far they (the council) were faithful guardians of the estate which they regulated and governed. He had some elaborate statements in his possession which rather induced him. to believe that the land had been ceded at too low a price ; but it was quite impossible to say with certainty, whether this was the case or not, unless they had the report which he should move for, and which, in his humble judgment, should have been placed on the table before the council had been called upon to vote on the subject. The question as to which was the most advantageous way of laying out the land at the Salthouse Dock had been agitated before. It was well known that there was an urgent want of accommodation of that na ture. In his opinion, the land in question was peculiarly adapted to that, and would yield a much larger sum, if con verted. to that use, than if devoted to the purpose now con templated. The Dock Committee had had conferences with the Duke of Bridgewater on the subject of extending his pier, and he would like to know what was the estimated amount of the land that would be gained by the extension, and whether the committee had not put upon it a greater price than that charged to themselves by the corporation. He thought if a higher value than £2 13s. Gd. had been placed by them upon land in front of the Duke's Dock, the council ought to place a higher value upon that at the Salthouse Dock. The prin ciple of ascertaining the value by reference to a jury was a very good one, and ought not to have been dispensed with on the present occasion. The Finance Committee seemed to him to have sold the land at this price, in order to make the estimates of the Dock Committee fit ; but they ought to have been particularly cautious in this case, placed as they were between two bodies, before they did so. Some gentlemen had expressed surprise that the recommen dation of the Finance Committee, as to the price of land, should have been allowed to pass in council without observa tion. The proceedings had been partially read when he en tered ; he caught the words " £2. 13s. 6d.," but before he had time to collect his senses, or to say a word on the sub ject, the proceedings were confirmed. Besides, there had , been no intimation in the council summons that anything of this kind would come before them on the council day, though there was a standing order which set forth that the heads of all matters of. more than ordinary importance, comprised in the proceedings of committees, should be inserted in the summ o n s. This was extraordinary conduct on the part of the Finance Committee, and he could not but feel exceedingly happy to see the strict attention which had that day been paid to the standing orders. They could not possibly—oh, no not for the world !—grant a single shilling to the chap lain of the gaol, without a strict attention to the standing orders; but on an occasion of very great importance indeed, such as this was, the standing orders had been altogether forgotten; for he supposed that no gentleman would pretend to say that the alienation of a portion of the corporate estate, to the value of £220,000. was not an extraordinary occasion, calling for a strict observance of the standing orders. The committee now said that there was not time to give the notice in the summons that was required by the standing order. If that were the case, could not they have called a special council? But that would not have answered the purpose ; it would have called too direct an attention to the subject. The town-clerk might certainly have sent short notes round, as he sometimes did. He did not know a more flagrant in stance than this of neglect of the standing orders ; and he could not conceive that there would be any opposition to his motion. His excellent friend, Mr. Rathbone, had expressed a wish that he would not bring the motion forward, because he (Mr. R,) was afraid that he should have to vote against it. He (the alderman) cared not who voted against it; but he hoped that Mr. Rathbone would keep up his well-earned re putation, and not spoil it by voting against the motion. He had voted for the admission of reporters into the dock-trust Now, he (Mr. Earle) said, that if ever there was an occasion when the presence of reporters would have been valuable, it was when this subject was being discussed in the Finance Committee, because it was one the nature of which made it immaterial whether the public were made acquainted with the proceedings upon it or not ; and if Mr. Rathbone voted against the motion, he (Mr. Earle) hoped that Mr. Rath bone would vote for the introduction of reporters into the Finance Committee, for he would bring the subject forward himself. Having read his motion, Mr. Earle said he anti cipated an opposition ; he hoped that every member would vote for it for his credit's sake. Mr. PRESTON seconded the motion. Mr. CURRIE said Mr. Earle had stated that he had only entered the council chamber when the proposed price of the • land was being read ; but he (Mr. C.) thought he saw him in the room before. Mr. EARLE.- - Not many words. But, however, that does not matter. Mr. Curtea E.—No ; for you had the opportunity of hear iag the whole, if you had come in. Mr. C. then requested t Town-clerk to read the report of the Finance Committee of the 31st of March. The TOWN-CLERK having done so, Mr. BUSHELL asked what was the former valuation alluded to in the report ? The TOWN -CLERK replied-£3, with a reduction for pub lic improvements. Mr. CURRIE then said that there had been no wish on the part of the Finance Committee to conceal anything from the council. They made a straightforward statement of the reason of their coming forward and deviating from the for mer course. Their report was confirmed by the council without opposition ; it had since been acted on, so far as to have the sum of £ 2 13s. 6d. i nser t e d i n the blank ; arid he certainly thought that it was somewhat late, at this hour of the day, when the bill had had to encounter amongst all its opponents, none fiercer, though at the same time more straightforward and honest, than his friend Mr. Earle, who had never concealed his determination to do all he could to defeat the hill—it seemed rather singular, he said, that he (Mr. Earle) should think the council would fall into his trap, and give him information which might be used to the disadvantage of the bill now before parliament. But he (Mr. Currie) wished to say that the price was not a precipitate price, or to favour the Dock Committee. Mature ealeula • • tions had been separately made sy the sun/Q*3r and other competent persons, yet their• estimates came as near to one another as well could be, taking into consideration the land, and strand, and graving-docks. if any confidence were to be placed in the skill and honesty of the officers who made those calculations ; if the council were disposed to abide by their own mature confirmation of the proceedings of the Finance Committee, it was rather too late to do anything that would have a tendency to annul a solemn agreement between two bodies. The corporation had no eye to the warehouse owners at all in the price they fixed upon the land. And although it was at first recommended by the Finance Committee that the price should be fixed by a jury, and although he would not depart from the propriety of that principle, yet, when they saw that the safety of the bill was at stake, they certainly did, in the exercise of their discre tion, recommend a deviation from the original plan, and that .£2 13s. 6d. should be taken for the whole land, which was three shillings more than was recommended, and what the council would have approved eighteen months ago. The time would come when nothing in those statements, or cal culations, or steps taken for ascertainin ,, the value of the land, need be withheld ; for regular calculations were made, with great care, to ascertain what was likely to be the value of the land if laid out partly for docks, partly for warehouses, and partly for what Mr. Earle had recommended, and it came out as nearly as possible the price that was fixed upon. The Finance Committee were prepared to justify their recom mendation at the proper time ; for, though they did not shrink from showing the documents and papers, they thought it improper to bring them before the council now, when they might, be sent up to have the bill defeated. Though Mr. Earle might as he professed, have been struck all of a heap, and could not get up to say " I beg to have that subject postponed," there had been other opportunities since, and he had been silent. He should conclude by saying that the Finance Committee had been influenced by no desire for concealment, hurry, cr smuggling, and that at the proper moment they were prepared to lay before the council the two calculations on which they came to their conclusion. Mr. BOLTON, concurred in this view taken by the chair man of the Finance Committee. He thought that the council had proceeded too far to bring into question their former judgment; and as it was stated by the promoters of the bill that it was essential that the price should be fixed, there was no course, but to fix some. Mr. Earle said that it should have been inserted in the ordinary notice; but that was impossible. Those were written on Saturday the 29th of March ; the deputation returned on that day ; and it was not till the 31st that the Finance Committee became aware of the necessity of fixing the price. Did Mr. Earle say that he was ignorant of the fact, that £2 13s. 6d. had been recommended ? Mr. EARLE-I do deny it most distincly. Mr. BOLTON.-At all events he heard the reasons for fix ing it; and he (Mr. Bolton) thought that the circumstances fully justified the course pursued. There had been an en deavour to cast an imputation on the Finance Committee and the council, but he should show, by a short statement, that this was undeserved. The two graving docks, which were in an exceedingly dilapidated state, comprised 25,963 square yards, and they had paid, on the average of the last six years, £1641 14s. I Id. The sum that the dock trust was to pay to the corporation of those docks, was £69,451, which at four per cent., would produce an income of £2,778, while the recent income, laying aside the necessity of rebuilding, was only two-and-a-half. The land at the west side of the Salthouse Dock was 37,323 yards, of which 7,040 yards were composed of the land between the west side of the Salthouse Dock and Trentham-street. The remaining 30,000 yards consisted of ship-building yards, which were let at Is. 6d. a square yard. To that were to be added (and for which the Dock Committee were to pay ; but they were to be at the expence of erecting the walls to make the land) 18,496 yards on the west side of the Salthouse Dock, includ ing the strand, for which the dock trust was to pay £149,315. That at four per cent., would produce £5,972. The average of ;the last six years, on what was called the Salthouse Dock estate, was £1,977, or one and one-third per cent. ,The graving docks would produce twenty per cent. more than they did at the present time, and the other three times more ; and so, therefore, it was a most advantageous bargain to the corporate estate to have it sold. And not only that, but the purpose for which it was sold was one the most calculated to promote the prosperity of the port. The town was inconveniently situated by having docks so far removed to the north and south. The docks would there bring back the trade to the heart of Liverpool, and then it would be con venient to the merchants to go and see their business done, instead of neglecting it, as they now too often did, from the distance. In former times, the coporation gave land for erect ing docks ; and he maintained that that was the most prudent thing that ever was done, and nothing brought back a greater return than that to the town. Instead of £221,823, they should not have charged anything for the strand. If Mr. Earle's motion was acceded to, it was his opinion that some apparent discrepancy or other would be seized upon, some thing on which counsel might hang an argument, for the pur pose of bamboosling parliament and defeating the bill. Mr. Earle might disclaim anything of the kind ; but he was con vincedthat those with whom he (Mr. Earle) acted would not hesitate to do so, to throw out the bill. Mr. Earle had stated that the land might be used for carrier's offices, which were, he believed, much wanted, and no doubt it might beneficially done; but it it were done, at whose expense ? It must be done by the corporation ; for he ventured to say that a return of 4 per cent. would greatly exceed any other purpose to which it could be devoted. He was at a loss to understand Mr. Earle's motion. In his opinion, no more advantageous an use of the land could have been made than to build docks ; for docks were most beneficial things. It was the docks of Liverpool which had laid the golden eggs. He thought that the circumstances of the case fully aquitted the Finance Committee from the charge of hurrying the matter forward. Mr. Earle had expressed a hope that Mr. Rathbone would support his motion ; but he (Mr. Bolton) regretted that Mr. Earle should be associated with those who habitually opposed himself and Mr. Rathboune. They (Mr. B. and friends) were seeking that of which the town would approve, and an enlarged view of which would, he hoped, induce parliament to approve. After some other observations, the speaker con cluded by saying that warehouses had perhaps nothing to do with the subject ; but he must say that he should no more think of building docks without warehouses, than a mill with out machinery, or a house without modern conveniences. Mr. Alderman S HEIL referred to the fact of Mr. Alderman Earle having individually alluded to him, and said that it would not therefore be proper in him to give a silent vote. He could not exactly comprehend what Mr. Earle said ; but he recollected that he (Mr. Earle) dwelt much on the neces sity of the council watching what he called another body. This had struck him at once. Now, he should like to know from Mr. Earle how the Dock Trust could be a committee one week, and a distinct body another week. Last week, when the question of the admission of reporters was under discussion, it was a committee emanating from that council, and over which the council had such entire control that it could do nothing without them ; but this week it had become a distinct and separate body. which they were called upon to I watch with attention, and in the matter of bargains, to look after them as strictly as though convinced they would take every opportunity of cheating the council. The next opinion that attracted his attention was one of Mr. Currie's. He (Mr. Currie) told the council that Mr. Earle was a fair, straightforward, candid, and upright opponent, and then cautioned them not to fall into his trap. Think of a straight forward, honest man setting traps! (Laughter.) Mr. Bolton had given utterance to an opinion of a very serious charac ter ; the others were little more than amusing. He told them that, after the usual notices had been sent out, intelligence arrived from London which rendered it necessary for the Fi nance Committee to come to an immediate conclusion on this very important affair ; and that they assembled, and did come to a conclusion, so as to bring the matter before the council ; and he would ask, if they had time to do so, when there was not time to get notices printed and sent round ? Through that not having been done, they had given Mr. Earle a good ground in favour of his motion ; and he (Mr. Sheil) would vote for it, and he would tell the council for what rea son—because the proper notice was not given; and, again, because the council should have all the information on an important subject that they thought proper to call for. He would also vote for it, because he thought it impossible to produce calculations which would bring the council to the same conclusion that the Finance Committee had come to. How was it possible for any man to say what the land would bring? He had no doubt that the Finance Committee had laid a fair and just valuation on it, under all the circumstances. It was not fit for anything but docks, and if it were put up to sale the Dock Committee could be the only competitors. A friend had reminded him that it was fit for shipbuilding purposes and if that was the case, it was the dock trust which had a right to complain of having been overcharged. The two estates were both for the benefit of the public, and what matter whether two or three shillings more or less was charged for the land ? However, he should vote for the mo tion on the grounds stated. Mr. RATHBONE would vote against the motion, because he was a straightforward man, and liked to stick to a con tract. Besides, he should not like to condemn himself. There had been a good deal of clap-trap bidding for popula rity ; but he would not bid for it, and make a splash about this and that, when he knew, and every one of common sense knew, that there are things which ought not to come before the public till the proper time. Some of their body had been sent up to London with powers that were not disputed, and then, at the eleventh hour, those powers were to be dis puted. He thought that that was not fair to the party which had been sent up by a large majority. (" No, no.") He cared not for the contradiction, because he liked to give a reason for the faith that was in him. He asserted that the council had committed themselves by carrying that dock bill, and that persons had been sent up to carry it, and they (the council) ought to support them with the whole of their power. Mr. Sheil had put the matter in a very proper light whea he observed that the price was 'a thing of little or no consequence. If they had given the land, there would have been, in his opinion, nothing to complain of. They were now doing what they ought to have done long ago—bringing the trade into the centre of the town. He was one of those who were now sorry that the Custom-house had been built where it is. He did not admire the practice of continually referring to the old corporation, but he must say that their mismanagement of the dock estate was terrific. On one side they had extended the docks - to please Lord Derby, and on the other to please Lord Sefton, thereby greatly increasing the expenses of commerce in Liverpool, and sending away a good deal of the trade •, and it was only by coming back to the sound principle of centralization that they should be able to retrieve themselves. If they had given the land, they would only have done their duty. They had made a very bad bargain with the dock committee. Mr. Earle had been bidding for popularity. Mr. Alderman EARLE.—Nothing of the kind ; I don't care a straw about it. Mr. RATHI3ONE.—He regretted that his friend, the alder man, had been put into a somewhat doubtful situation. He would not allude to motives; he did not like it hi mse lf . Mr. EARLE.—Oh, out with it. (Laughter.) Mr. RATHBONE.—He hoped that the council would not bargain accede to the motion. T he re p ort of the Finance Committee q t u k it e e n su b ff v ic su ie r n p t ri n s o e t . ic T e Le or no notice, to prevent any on (of the 31st Marceh) was quite a f • it was a binding one, and they could not withdraw from without a want of honesty. Mr. CURRIE, in refere nce to what had fallen from Mr. qualified Mr. Earle's opposition as Sheil, said that, when he q downright straightforward, fierce even, he did it in accordance Mr. Earle, that his op position declarations made openly by in the views Mr. Alderman BOOTH, thought h e concurred was on private, and not o n public grounds. of a measure be improper to call into question the proppet of Mr. Earle, on the subject of warehouses. ,though it would deputation in month ago, arid on the faith of which the which had received the unanimous sanction propriety the council a Lon don was now acting. He thought the price a very fair one. Mr. Alderman BARCLAY, thought that however cand id Mr. Earl e m i g ht genera ll y b e , h e h a d hardly been candid on that occasion. He had not stated the ground of the motion, which in his (Mr. Barclays's) opinion, was to throw some impediment in the way of the bill. Mr. 11. LAWRENCE advocated the propriety of such matters being invariably left to the consideration of a jury. Mr. ROBERTSON GLADSTONE considered the motion of Mr. Earle a perfectly justifiable one. It appeared to him, that if there was to be " a purchase" by the dock estate from the corporation, of the land in question, that it should be at a rate equivalent to its value, and that he presumed, could only be ascertained, by trying what it would bring by public competition. But if, on the contrary, it was to be a gift, as some members of the council had said it should be, then let it t be not on a of thisift a occasion in reality ; but do n o t p re t en d t o ma k e a sale, o price far bel ow th e value of the property, He u approve o f th e con d uct o f the Finance Committe e, who had co ncluded this sale ; and their canl and accept o g inconsistency had been proved, by the fact, that in the early discussion of the proposal for building warehouses on the dock quays, they had, in the first instance. recommended the building of sheds to the council, though they had since changed their minds, and now advocated the erection of warehouses. Probably, therefore, if the subject were reconsidered by the Finance Committee, they might. change their opinions as to the value of the land, and instead of £2 13s 6d, come up to £5 per square yard, which he believed there were those out of doors, who were pre pared to pay this sum for the land as its real value. It was quite inconclusive to talk about 4 per cent., and com pare the past revenue, as a guide to what was the value of a portion of this purchase. But if the Council considered £2 13s 6d a full price for this land, would they object, if more was to be paid for the property in Corn-hill, which he be lieved, under the Dock Bill, would have to be purchased? A MEMBER OF THE COUNCIL.—There are the buildings ? Mr. ROBERTSON GLADSTONE.—OnIy to be valued as brick and mortar in the purchase. But, he continued, it was never too late to do well ; and, though he was not ac tuated by any hostile feeling in this matter, seeing that the Warehouse Bill had fairly passed the council, and a deputa tion, in consequence, had since proceeded to LondOn, for the purpose of getting the bill carried through parliament, (to whom it might be unfair to call in question past proceedings,) yet he differed with those who thonght that it was not the duty of the council to have a statement laid before them, showing the grounds on which the calculations as to the value of this land were made. He should therefore vote for Mr. Earle's motion. Mr. COOPER would support the motion, on the ground that the standing had not been complied with. The most fair way would have been to have had the land assessed by a jury, as at first suggested. Mr. RATHBONE . would ask the town-clerk whether the standing orders had not been complied with ? The TOWN-CLERK gave it as his opinion that they had not; but the objection ought, he said, to have been taken at the time. Mr. BOLTON wished to mention one point which he had forgotten. Mr. Earle had asked what was the value of the duke's land? His answer was, that there was an obligation on the part of the council or dock estate, if the duke's out ward wall were extended to a certain height, not only to build a wall, but to give the duke the benefit of the laud so enclosed, without charge. Mr. BLACKBURN said that the time had gone by when the motion could properly be made. . _ _ Mr. BusuiLiobieryed that the discussion had had one good effect, in changing Mr. Earle's notions about the ad mission of reporters into the Dock Committee. He should vote for the alderman's motion, as he thought that the coun cil were bound to pass a vote of censure on themselves for the slovenly manner in which the matter had been managed. Mr. EARLE then replied. He denied that he had any in tention, in introducing the motion, of doing anything to cause the withdrawal of the bill. Mr. Currie had made a broad assertion, which ought not, and should not, go out to the public, that he was the opponent of the warehouses for private views. He made no hesitation to say that he was ; but he was never opposed to warehouse-building on certain principles : he was opposed to its being done by the public purse against private 'individuals. He had never associated. with the strange bed-fellows he had been said to associate with ; he never attended but one meeting, and that was to raise funds. His sole motive in bringing forward the motion was, that he did not think £2 13s. 6d. the real value of the land. Mr. Bolton had talked about the bamboozling parliament ; but he (Mr. Earle) thought Mr. Bolton had done so with his own figures. The value of the land was not what it had been lately producing ; for every one knew that it had been lying by with the expectation that it would do better at a future period. Mr. Rathbone had said that he (the speaker) was seeking for popularity. Why, no man had been more abused. He had been called a good fat or a lean alderman ; and it mattered not what he did ; he was not like many of them, coming before the public every third year. (Laughter.) Mr. Gladstone had hit the right nail on head ; but Cornhill ought not to have been mentioned ; for his kind friend William (Mr. Rathbone, perhaps) had a little bit of land in that corner. He was happy in having brought the subject before the public, who, in general, judged ex tremely well of these matters ; and whether he was in a ma jority or a minority he did not care one straw. The council then went to the vote. The motion was lost. For the motion.—W. Preston, H. R. Sandbach, T. Sands, J. Cooper, J. Lawrence, H. Lawrence, R. Gladstone, C. Bushell, J. Smith, D. Mather, R. Sheil, W. Earle, W. P. Freme. Against the motion.—J. Holmes, G. Quayle, W. Thornhill, R. Houghton, E. Pilcher, T. Bolton, J. Priestley. J. Wooll - R. Bright, W. Rathbone, R. V. Yates, W. Lassell, T. Blackburn, T. Morecroft, E. Segar, T. Coglan, W. M'Kee, W. M. Duncan, W. W. Currie, T. Booth, J. Hornby, J. Moon, T. B. Barclay, T. Bailey, T. Holt, E. Harvey, and the Mayor. As two-thirds of the council were not present, the other business was postponed. The council broke np about a quarter-past one. imprrial paritaincnt. HOUSE OF LORDS.—MONDAY. A message from the House of Commons brought up the Exchequer bills (£11,000,000) bill. TITHE COMMUTATION BILL. Lord DUNCANNON, in moving the second reading of the tithe commutation bill, said that the objects of the bill came entirely within the spirit of the act which had been lately passed for the recovery of tithes, and he therefore hoped that the second reading of the bill would not meet with any op position. The Marquis of WESTMEATH said, that though he was not acquiainted with the details of the bill, he had been informed that it contained a clause relating to parties putting forward claims for arrears of tithes, which he could not approve of. He would not, however, oppose the second reading of the bill. The bill was then read a second time. The church building act amendment bill was read a third time and passed. CANADA. Lord MOUNTCASHEL, alluding to a vote by the House of Assembly of Upper Canada of a sum of £250,000, to be raised by loan, for the purpose of public buildings, expressed a hope that government would consent to guarantee that loan. LOi'd DUNCANNON said that there was no intention to guarantee any such loan. ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE BILL. The LORD CHANCELLOR then proceeded to move the se cond reading of his bill for the better administration of justice. His lordship made a statement of great length for the pur pose of showing that the Chancery courts, as at present con stituted, were insufficient to perform the immense increase of business which came under their cognizance, and proposed some alterations, of which the following are the leading points :—That there should be two new judges in Chancery, to be called vice-chancellors, making in all three vice-chan cellors; that there should be a new master in Chancery; that the master of the rolls should bepermanently vice-presi dent of the judicial committee of the privy council ; that the committee should have power to call on the 15 judges for their opinion ; that the equity jurisdiction of the court of ex chequer shoud be abolished. After a short conversation, the bill was read a second time, and the house adjourned. HOUSE OF COMMONS.-MONDAY. EASTERN COUNTIES RAILWAY DILL. After the presentation of a number of petitions for and against this bill, including one from the railway company itself, under its corporate seal, against the further progress of the bill, Sir C. B. VERB moved the second reading of the bill. Mr. BnAINSTON moved, as an amendment, that the bill be read a second time that day six months. After some discussion, the numbers on the division were— For the bill, 58 ; against it, 195 ; majority, 137. RATEABILITY OF STOCK IN TRADE. Sir R. PEEL had given notice, that he would put a ques tion to the Attorney-General on a subject of the utmost im portance. It referred to the principle upon which an impost should be levied on this country of not less than seven millions annually. He apprehended, that the sum raised for the poor-rates, applicable to the support of the poor-rate and the county-rate, might be taken at six millions, and the highway-rate at a sum not less than £1,100,000. The question he wished to put, was, upon what principle that im post was to continue ; and he thought, that, in consequence of the conflicting decisions of the Court of Queen's Bench, and the great doubts entertained as to the legality of any rate, if parliament separated without some intervention on its part, the whole country would be thrown into contusion. A short reference to the circular of the poor-law com tnissioners would put the house in possession of the facts. The Court of Queen's Bench had lately decided, that stock in trade ought to be rated to the relief of the poor; and the poor-law commissioners had given a public notice to 'the public generally, that no rate hereafter would be valid, or, at least, that every rate would be liable to appeal, unless stock in trade was included in it. On the other hand, he (Sir R. Peel) believed it was almost impossible properly to rate stock in trade. (Cries of " Hear, hear," from the Attorney-General, and other members.) He was glad to hear the Hon. Attorney-General assent to that. It would follow, as a matter of course, that the validity of other rates would hereafter be liable to be quiestioned. The circular of the poor-law commissioners was considered as an autho rity by all under them, and it said,—" It gave a public notice, that every rate was invalid, unless the stock in trade was included." Yet, according to that authority, no person's stock in trade was liable to be rated, unless he was resident in the parish, or that the proprietor of a large cot ton mill, not resident in the same parish, would not be liable. Again, the parochial officer must make himself acquainted with the circumstances of all traders within the parish for the stock in trade was not to be rated, except after the whole of the debts of *the party had been paid. He must do so, or the rate would be invalid. Upon these grounds, there fore, he thought he was entitled to ask of the Attorney- General whether it was the intention of the government to bring in a bill to reconcile the conflicting decisions of the highest court of criminal judicature in this country, and the settlement of the public mind, by enacting that no stack in trade shall be liable to be rated.—)Hear, hear.) The ATTORNEY-GENERAL said, unfortunately he had , not been able to communicate with his noble friend at the head of government in that house since the notice of the right hon. gentlemen ; but he had no objection to state his opinion to the house, and the advice he should give to the govern ment, and which he had no reason to suppose would be dis regarded. He should recommend, that a bill be imme diately introduced to settle the question. The right hon. gentleman had stated the law most accurately. There could be no doubt, that, ever since the 43d of Elizabeth, stock in trade had been liable to be rated, and in respect only of individuals resident in the parish; but this was found to lead to such endless litigation and vexation, that by uni versal consent it had fallen into disuse throughout all Eng land. Still the law remained the same ; and lately a case had arisen in which the Court of Queen's Bench had held a rate to be invalid which had not been so laid,—not includ ing stock in trade. Now such a state of the law could not be allowed to exist, involving as it did all the worst features of a property tax, and an inquisatorial vexation into men's private affairs, which could not be endured.—)Hear.) There fore, he should unquestionably recommend, that it be im mediately enacted that no stock in trade be liable to be rated.—Hear, hear.) NEW WRIT FOR LUDLOW. When Lord Darlington rose, in pursuance of his notice, to m s T o A v L t E b i w t r h i e t f s o e r e r eta p r p y l y of sung f t h the he vacancy requested u L es u t d e l d o w h , im M t r o postpone that m o ti on till Th urs d ay , th e d ay fi xe d f or th e . moving of the Cambridge writ ; on which day the leader of the government in that house, Lord John Russell, would be again in his place. Lord DARLINGTON as several days' notice had been given, and no rea son was assi7,ned which made the presence of Lord John Russell particularly necessary upon this proceeding, declined to accede, and made his motion that the writ should issue, which motion was seconded by Mr. J. W. PATTEN. Mr. WARBuRToN then moved that the debate should be adjourned to Thursday, the day on which it was understood that Lord John Russell would resume his parliamentary duties._ • _ _ et. ita m h e a n d d amendment . announced as the 1 Mr.N R IT . AK P L E B E Y L s s e a c i o d n . d t e h d at th i intention of Lord John Russell to oppose move an inquiry into the state of the borough,the there mi g ht writ, or to have been some groun d for this application to postpone as all that the noble lord h ad been understood to ; but 1 to make a general state ment u p en the subject 0 7 . te t nd, r was with a view to some ulte rior measure for its su ppression, he could not consent to depriv e the electors of Ludlow for ° some days longer of that which , e xce p t under ver y s p ec ial circsume stances, they were constitutionally entitled to require forth. with. Lord PALMERSTON urged the postponement, as matter of. courtesy to Lord John Russell. Mr. WYNN objected to it, as contrary to the constitutional principle of the representation. The house then divided. For the amendment, 215 ; against it, 226 ; majority, 11. The original question that the writ should issue was then put from the chair. Mr. WAKLEY rose w move an amendment. He for one was prepared td gd tiny length to, prcrtent. the issuing of the writ ; and if twenty members would assist him, he would _take especial care to use any forms warranted by the rules of the house to oppose the motion. Mr. BRISCOE seconded the amendment. The gallery was cleared for a division, but none took place. Lord PALMERSTON condemned the conduct of the noble earl (Darlington) in departing from the ordinal) , courtesies which prevailed in that house. Mr. HORSMAN said, in such a case as this there should be a total absence of party feeling. Lord SANDON denied that any case had been made out of general corruption. Some further discussion took place and the house again divided. For the adjournment of the debate, 139 ; against it, 189 ; majority 66. Discussions succeeded, and several divisions took place, and the house finally adjourned at a quarter past ten o'clock. 'Dipping fittelligentr, TISESDAY, MAY 12.—Wind E.N.E. ARRlVHD.—Yarmouth, ' from Ancona—Trinity, Hollett, from Malaga—Ganges, —, from Charleston—Zuleika, Scott, from Smyrna—Nailer, —, from Odessa—Hebe, Hannah, from Isleman—and Robert, Burges, from Belfast. SAILED.—FIora, Brahms, for Antwerp—Sallust, Brane, for Bre men—Champion, Warren, for Charleston—Birmingham, Robin. son, for Mobile—Dumfriesshire, Gowan, and Independence, M'Cop pon, for Quebec—Levant Packet,Watts, for Trinidad and Nassau— Delight, Duncannon, for Narva—Propontis, Wise, for Cadiz—Mon tezuma, Christianson, for Philadelphia—and Rose, Flanders, for New York. Lorina Thompson, Davy, from Messina for St. Petersburg, off Folkestone loth instant Undaunted, Foster, hence at Hambro' Hurmonie, Zoetkirk : Catherina Julia, Greven ; Anna Elizabeth, •Bockhout, hence at Helvoet Perseverance, Monnot, hence at Ostend Red Breast, Bence, hence at Malaga Myrtle, Carter, from Lisbon, at Beaumaris ; spoke the brig Samuel, of Teigumouth, with both masts carried away Marmora, Barnes, hence for Constantinople, off Cape St. Vincent 23rd April Parker, Resien, hence at Demerara . Union, Jones, sailed from Demerara for Liverpool 20th March Enterprise, Caul, hence at New Orleans Sultana, Lyall, hence at Batavia Veona, Napoli, hence at Naples The Isis, from Jamaica, which arrived r here last night, has part of her cargo thrown overboard, having been on shore on the Ceycos Britannia, Cook, arrived here last evening from Mobile. On the 4th instant, off Cape Clear, saw a ship, supposed to be the England, from Mobile, with loss of fore and main-topmasts Wm. Rathbone, Calvert, hence for Africa, was spoken 26th April, in lat. 44 20, long. 12 58 STRANRAER, May 9.—The Lively, Hannah, from Coleraine for Liverpool, was run down by a light brig, name unknown, about 22 miles S. of the Calf of Man; crew saved FA LM 0 UTH, May Io.—The Ranger Packet, with the West India mails is now, (5.p.m.) some miles off this port; her mails cannot be landed in time to save this coach WEDNESDAY, MAY I3.—Wind E.N.E. ARRIVED.—Regina Victoria, Bassine, and Paquetta de Trieste, —, from Trieste—Myrtle, Carter, from Lisbon—Pomerania, Brandt, from Danzic—Adolphine, Martina, from Lubeck—Adelaide, Peterson, from Neustadt. SAlLEn.—Heywood, Keyzar, for Africa—Britannia, Nolam, for Belieze—Commerce, Julius, for Havana—Jeannette, Colby, and Louisa, Hobson, for Baltimore—Napoleon, Sherrman, for New York—Manchester, Jarman, for Philadelphia—Vittorioso, Bream, for Genoa—Marina, Cock, for Odessa—Diligencia, Mesquita, for Lisbon—lsabella. Sloan, for Santander—Chieftain, Porter, for Dordt—Alida, Deddes, for Dordt—Wigerdina, Sluit, and Agatha, De Groot, for Rotterdam—Twende Sostre, Thursoe, for Svenberg. Peruvian, Whitelegg, and John Campbell, Midgley, hence at Bonny John Lilly, . hence off ditto Rocket. Bishop, from Africa, at St. Helena Jessie Logan, Major, from Calcutta, at ditto Lascar, Mackie, from Sincapore, off ditto Clydesdale, Campbell, hence at Antigua Eliza Heywood, Heywood, from Demerara for this port, at ditto; short of hands Lady Paget, -, and Elizabeth, Swan, hence at Charleston Robert A. Parke, Henderson, hence and Savannah, at ditto Parthenon, , hence at Mobile Zotoff, Merrill; Northampton, ---; Mattakeeset, Eurotass, ; Alexandrina, Tanner; Maria, Smith, and Glas gow, Little, hence at New Orleans Mary Ann Hatton, - • Magnificent, Whitty; George, Min not, and Havre, Carpenter, hence at Savannah John Bentley, Dishon, hence off Cape Itomain for Savannah Wm. Jardine, Crosby, from Calcutta, off the Cove, and proceeded for this port Elizabeth, Creery, from Baltimore for this port, at Bermuda Amelia Mulholld, M'Eachren, from the tape of Good Hope, at London. On 29th March, in lat. 3 ON, long. 21 OW, spoke the St. Lucia, Raisbeck, hence for New South Wales Brilliant, Burnett, from Campeachy, at London 12th instant Ripley, Steward, from Calcutta for Hamburg, at the Cove, with the master and crew of the Inca, Guthridge, hence to New South Wales. abandoned, having struck on a bank (supposed the Black- Water) on Saturday night. On the 20th March, in lat. 030 N, long. 21 30 W, spoke the Dream, hence for Rio Janeiro. On the 21st, in lat. 1 30 N, long. 22 0 W, spoke the Litherland, Baxter, hence for Sincapore—out 31 days Earl of Durham, Deane, hence for Halifax, was spoken sth ult. in lat. 44 0, long. 39 0, with loss of topmast, and head of mainmast Cordelia, Crighton, from China for this port, was spoken 6th ult. in lat. 10 0, long. 21 0 Calcutta, -, hence for Bombay, was spoken 9th ult. in lat. 4 0 N, long. 23 0 Monongahela, , hence for Philadelphia, was spoken 12th ult. in lat. 42 0, long. 56 o British Tar, , arrived at Savannah, spolo k ßalance, of Bris tol, R.I. in lat. 30 27, long. 60 0, with loss of tort and mainmasts and bowsprit; had two jury -masts rigged, and was bearing up for Bermuda Falcon, Turner, from Bonny, at this port; sailed 25th Feb. The Lady Combermere sailed the day previous for Fernando Po. The Brutus and Mansfield, were to sail 11th March for this port NEW OKLEANS, April 9.—The Wave from Liverpool is on the bar. HOUSE OF LORDS.-TUESDAY. The tithe compositions (Ireland) bill went through com mittee. Lord SEAGRAVa presented petitions from places in Glou cestershire, in favour of the corn laws, which, he said, had his decided approbation • and one from a place in the same county against those laws, - which, although respectably signed, he considered to proceed on a delusion. Earl STANHOPE, after the presentation of various petitions on the subject, brought forward the motion of which he had given notice respecting the opium trade with China. His lordship stated that, as far as the Chinese governMent was concerned, its policy had been invariably directed towards the suppression of the trade, and had not been, as was alleged, prohibitory in theory, yet permissive in fact. His lordship concluded with moving " that an humble address be pre sented to her Majesty, to express to her Majesty the deep concern Of this house in learning that an interruption has occurred in the friendly relations and commercial intercourse which had so long subsisted with the Chinese Empire ; and to represent to her Majesty that these calamities have, in the opinion of this house, been occasioned by British subjects having persevered in bringing ()pinta to China, in direct and known violation of the laws of that empire ; and to request that her Majesty will be graciously pleased to take immediate measures for the prevention of such proceedings, which are so dishonourable to the character and so detrimental to the interests of her subjects ; and to assure her Majesty that if any additional powers should be found requisite for the pur pose this house will readily s concur in granting them to her Majesty." Lord MELBOURNE and the Duke of WELLINGTON opposed the motion, and after extended discussion; in which Lord Ellenborough, Lord Ashburton, &c., took part, the motion was negatived without a division. Their lordships then adjourned. HOUSE OF COMMONS.-TURSDAY. The third reading of the. Portsmouth floating bridge bill, moved by the CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER, was after much discussion, deferred till Tuesday, to afford time to con sider new clauses, which , . Mr. ESTCOURT condemned as proceeding on a very bad principle—that of introducing fresh clauses after the bill had gone through committee ; all such bills, he said—and the sentiment was loudly cheered—ought to be recommitted, in justice to all parties concerned. On the motion of Mr. STANLEY, a new writ was issued for the borough of Armagh, in the room of Mr. Sergeant Currie, who lad accepted the office of Master in Chancery in Ireland. Mr. G. PALMER postponed till the 28th instant, his mo tion respecting China. Lord SANDON, for Mr. J. E. Tennant, gave notice that on the 26th inst. the latter member would move for papers relative to the claims of British subjects for losses sustained in Brazil. Mr. SHAW gave notice that he should, on Friday, put a question to Lord Morpeth, as to the claim of the clergy in Ireland to payment of the instaltnent&of the loan. • NEW WRIT FOR LUDLOW. The Earl of DARLINGTON then renewed his motion of Monday night, for the issuing of a writ for Ludlow, stating that if he could findthree members to support him, he should persevere, and stop all other business till that motion was decided. Mr. STANLEY again said that he wished the subject to be deferred until Lord J. Russell was present. He thought that this was an instance in which the issuing of the writ might fairly be postponed, bribery and treating having been proved to have taken place to an alarming extent at the last election for Ludlow. Mr. HoRsmAN having moved that a select committee be appointed to inquire into the extent of bribery and corruption that prevailed at the late and previous elections for the bo rough, and that pending the inquiry the writ be not issued ; The house divided, when the motion was lost, the numbers being—for it, 180 ; against it, 216. Majority, 36 against the amendment. Mr. WA u.su RTON then moved that the further consideration of the subject he deferred until Thursday next, to give time for, the presence of Lord J. Russell in the house. --- After . further struggles, the subject was again postponed, the understanding being that no public business should be proposed before Thursday. The house accordingly adjourned. HOUSE OF LORDS.—MONDAY. The House of Lords did not meet this day. HOUSE OF COMMONS.—MONDAY. Many petitions were presented, one of which called forth conversation as to the printing petitions containing objec tionable matter, attention being directed to the subject by Lord Stanley. He made no motion on it, in consequence of the understanding that no public business should be brought forward till. Thursday. Mr. HAMILTON stated, that, in committee on the sale of beer bill, he would move the insertion of a clause to reduce the amount of duty from five guineas to two guineas. Mr. FRESHFIELD gave notice that he would move for the return of the copy of the warrant appointing Mr. Serjeant Curry a Master in Chancery. Mr. ESTCOURT stated that on Monday next he would move for leave to bring in a bill to amend certain parts of the enclosure act. Mr. BAINES moved that the house do adjourn. Lord STANLEY said he wished it to be understood that the Ludlow writ would come on the first thing on Thursday, taking precedence of the Cambridge. The SPEAKER observed that it was a matter of privilege, and therefore would, of course. The house then adjourned. COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH.-MONDAY. THE QUEEN V. FE AIIG US O'CONNOR. This morning having , ; been specially appointed to pro nounce judgment on Mr. Feargus O'Connor, for publishing a seditious libel, the Court of Queen's Bench, and all the avenues leading to it, were crowded at an early hour. The back seats of _the court were in a moment filled by the lead ing radicals of the metropolis, who appeared to take a deep interest in the proceeclings. The gallery was also crowded. Mr. O'Connor arrived some time before the learned judges entered the court ; he looked very unwell, and seemed con siderably agitated. On their lordships taking their seats, the case of the Queen v. O'Connor was called on. _ Mr. O'Connor said, before he addressed the court in miti gation of punishment he wished a number of additional affi davits to be read. _ The Attorney-General di d not wish to take any step which would operate injuriously to the defendant, but he thought it was not regular to read additional affidavits. Lord Denman.—Such a practice in some cases might lead to inconvenience, but perhaps it would not in the present case. The Attorney-General was in the hands of the court. The affidavits, amounting to upwards of 70, were then put in, but only about 20 were read, the remainder being to the same intent 'and purport. They in effect stated that the speeches of the defendant were not calculated to promote sedition or breaches of the peace; but on the contrary, to promote good order amongst the people. Some of the affida vits also stated.that the defendant was most particular as to what articles were inserted in his newspaper, the Northern Star, and he gave the most positive orders, and showed the greatest anxiety that no libels or seditious speeches should appear. The reading of the affidavits occupied nearly an hour. At the conclusion, Mr. O'Connor said, having placed these numerous affida vits before the Court, he wished previously to speaking in mitigation of punishment to thank their lordships for the courteous indulgence they had shown in postponing his case on two occasions. In now addressing the Court he was aware of the difficulty he had to contend with in confining himself to the subject matter under the considera tion of the Court. It was quite true he had been found guilty at York on an indictment tried before Mr. Justice Coleridge, and be was convicted of what was called a libel. The learned Judge on that occasion most impartially summed up the evidence, and impartially commented on the speech which he (Mr. O'Connor) made. His lordship told the jury that they might find the defendant guilty on some of the counts in the indictment, and if they thought proper and right acquit him on others ; but notwithstand ing this, the jury without scarcely any deliberation — in fact, in the most indecent haste—the Foreman said, "We find the defendant guilty on all the counts in the indictment." Under such circumstances, he had an undoubted right to call upon their lordships to arrest judgment, and grant a new trial. If only one count in the indictment had been found in his favour, it would be suffici ent for him to hang a peg upon in moving for a new trial •, but, in the present case, their lordships would bear in mind that his (Mr. O'Connor's) liberty was at stake. He stood before the Court that day to defend his honour and his cha racter, and fearlessly contended that the speech for which he had been convicted was not libellous, but, on the contrary, calculated to promote peace and order, and worthy of appro bation rather than censure and punishment. Mr. O'C. then remarked on the facts stated in the affidavits, and on observ ing on the speech for which he was indicted said, it had been erroneously reported. He denied recommending phy sical force, and advising that those who opposed the people should meet with a warm reception. Mr. O'Connor, after proceeding at great length in his observations on the circum stances attending the events which gave rise to the prosecu tion, indulged in a most bitter invective against the present whig government, who, he declared, had instituted proceed ings against him sol e ly because Daniel O'Connell who it was well known was their master (and whom they dare not offend) had commanded them to do so. O'Connell had denounced him (Mr. O'Connor), and that was sufficient motive for his being prosecuted. The defendant addressed the court for upwards of two hours, but we are unable, from want of space, to give more than the above outline. The Attorney-General addressed the court on aggravation of punishment, at the conclusion of which Their lordships consulted for a short time, after which Mr. Justice Littledale pronounced the judgment of the court. His lordship remarked on the dangerous and inju rious tendency of the publication of which the defendant had been convicted, and concluded by saying that the sentence of the court is, that you, Feargus O'Connor, be imprisoned in the custody of the gaoler of York Castle for the space of 18 months, and at the expiration of that time you find security for your good behaviour for two years, yourself in the sum of £3OO, and two sureties in the sums of £l5O each, and you be further imprisoned until such sureties are entered into. Mr. O'Connor said, he understood York Castle at the pre sent time was very full of prisoners, and as he was in a bad state of health, he trusted their lordships would not send him to York, but order him into the custody of the marshal of the Queen's Bench prison. Lord Denman said inquiries should be made as to the al leged crowded state of York Castle, and in the mean time the defendant would be kept in the custody of the marshal of the Queen's Bench. Mr. O'Connor was then taken from the court in custody of the tipstaffs, and removed in a hackney coach to the Queen's Bench prison ; he was followed by the crowd, who had congregated in the court and neighbourhood, and when the coach drove off, loudly cheered, but no attempt wa s made to rescue him from the officers. FRESH ROLLS.—A passenger, in rather a long voyage, who could never keep his feet, but was perpetually rolling about the deck, complained to the captain of the hard bis cuit, and the absence of " soft tommy" (bread). Wh y, p, replied the captain, " you ought to be satisfied, for you have fresh rolls every minute." When Sir Thomas More was at Bruges, some bold doctor offered a challenge to the world, to dispute on any given sub ject. More readily accepted the challenge, and proposed the following question :—Whether beasts taken in whithernam can be replevied ?'" This question, touching a point of our municipal law, abashed the sophist who pretended to univer sal knowledge, and who at once withdrew from the field. VESSELS ENTERED FOR LOADING. (SINCE OUR LAST PUBLICATION.) EAST INDIES, CAPE OF GOOD HOPE, Bcc. Horatio, W Howland, 470 Sincapore and China, " ' ^ Baring Brothers &Co Superior, J A Taylor, 748 Bombay, Boid tic Starkey WEST INDIES AND MADEIRA. 633sypium, J Brown, 626 Demerara, Bold & Starkey It val, F Sutherland, 144 Nassau, J M Wood M try, J Nelson, 306 Demerara, P Girvin SOUTH AMERICA. Richard, J N Simpson, 296 Valparaiso, J Poole & Co Cheshire, W Hallin, 376 Rio Janeiro, • W& J Pyrer Sir John Franklin, Borthwick, 244 Rio Janeiro, Imrie & Co Bengal, P Hicks, 390 Maranham, Moon Brothers UNITED STATES. Alliance, J Haley, 570 Mobile, T & J Sands & Co Orpheus, G A Cole, 543 New York, Baring Brs & Co Riga, 0 Smith, 382 Boston, Roskell, Ogden &Co Condor, E F Churchill, 372 Baltimore, J Holford & Co Frances de Pau, C Forbes, 605 New York. Hughes, Cowie &Co Auguste, J Jaegher, 150 New York, Bahr, Behrend & Co Leonidas, G G Gardner, Bristol, Isaac, Low & Co North America, A B Lowber, 578 New York, Baring Bra & Co Colossus, J Wyle, 399 Philadelphia, H Cram BRITISH AMERICA. Actress, 469 Quebec, J 0 Johnson & Co Unicorn. W Douglas, 389 Halifax, N.S. D & C M•lver Magdalen, G Bowen, 102 Newfoundland, W Tarbet EUROPE. Allegro. J A Regeser, 160 Stettin, Bahr, Behrend & Co Charlotte, G Abbinett, 70 Terceira, W Farrar Lady Harvey, J Leader, 106 Rotterdam, Bahr, Behrend & Co Regalia, D Cobb, 186 St. Petersburg, Bahr, Behrend & Co Emilie, J P Bradhering, Riga, Bahr, Behrend & Co Idea, R Cooper, 190 Hammegest, A F Moore Royal William, J Miller, 111 Leghorn, Bahr, Behrend &Co Julerne, P Jenson, 140 Collunborg, Bahr, Behrend & Co Ainalia, J 1' Albrecht, 200 Danzic, Bahr, Behrend & Co Auguste, P Vander Kirkhoven, 212 Ostend, Bahr, Behrend &Co Adolphine, G D Roggensack, 194 Revel, C G Weber & Co Helen, J Kinnear, 117 Riga, Campbell & Rudd Harmouie, F Habeck, St. Petersburg, Bahr, Behrend & Co Wismar, H J Krohn, 240 St. Petersburg, C G Weber & Co Argo, A M Vianello, 162 Trieste, .0 G Weber& Co Factor, G Hart, 149 Tromsoe, A F Moore Martha, P Martin, 99 Alexandretta and Beirut, II Smith or J Moss & Co Galway Lass, J Stevens, 224 Hamerfest, A F Moore Providence, L T Maas, 352 Danzic, C G Weber & Co Anna Dorothea Othilia, J H Jessen, 71 Fannoe, C G Weber &Co Sancho Palma, A Smith, 144 Gibraltar, A F Moore Speculation, E A Schmidt, 80 Antwerp, Bahr, Behrend &Co Pet, E Bulkeley, . 117 Beirout and Alexandretta, M& A Wilkin Dorothea, B J de Boer, 108 Amsterdam, Bahr, Behrend & Co Charlotte Frederica, C D Schibc, 140 Christiana, Bahr & Co Die Krone, J J Burghardt, 140 Hambro', Bahr, Behrend &Co THURSDAY, MAY 14.—Wind S.S.E. ARRIVED.—New York, Barstow, from New York; sailed 20th April—Clarence, Betts, from Savannah—Louisa, Elliott, and Myrtle, Carter, from Lisbon—Maria Wilhelmina, Nieman, from Wismar— Phillyra, Lovering, from Messina—Johanna, Brandhoff ; Jason, Hammer; Ida Maria, Behrendt; Jupiter, Klawitter ; Der Lachs, Jantzen, and Pomerania, Brandt, from Dantzic—Oddecinde, Peter son, from Nieustadt—and Ann, Gordon, from Sligo. SAILED.—Chase, Ritchie, for Bahia—Lima, Newby, for Brazils— Thomas Lee, Woof, for Calcutta—Sandbach, Bispham, for Deme rara—Rica, Darmer ; Continance, Simulin. and Hammond. M`Nabb, for Elsinore—Clipper, Parker, for Gibraltar—Lightning, Le Seur, for Marsala—Ann, Whinfleld, for Maranham—John & Robert, M'Kechnie, for Quebec—Adolphine, Rogginsoch, for Revel—Yberia, Lustacha, and Christiana, Ogenaja, for Havana— Syren, Foster, for Leghorn—Eliza Scotland, Smith, for Rio Janeiro —City of Durham, Smith, for Odessa, &c.—Almira, Weeks, for New York—Active, Beard, for Baltimore—and Anna Dorothea Othelia, Jessen, for Fannoe. Arab, Delgarno. from Trieste, at this port. On 12th April, in lat. 38, long. 7, spoke the Thetis, hence to Odessa Royal Mint, , from Jamaica for Liverpool, off St. Domingo 24th March Lady Stormont, Griffiths; Bombay, Gay, and General Washing ton, Marbury, hence at New Orleans Corsair, Harland, hence at Savannah Ulverstone, Smith, from London, ditto Colchester, , hence to Bombay, was spoken 26th March, in lat. 5, long. 20 15 _ _ Bruce, Campbell, sailed from Havana for St. Petersburg 27th March Ambassador, , hence to New Orleans, was spoken 21st April, in lat. 33, long. 37 Orontes, Gardiner, hence for Narva, at Kingston John Walker, Gaskin, hence off New Orleans Vesper, Johnstone, hence at Mobile Garrow, Henderson, from Batavia, at Helvoet Elizabeth, Engelsman, and Anna Jaberdina, Ugen, hence at ditto Antigua Planter, Jones, hence at Dunkirk Bloreuge, Banks, hence, and Sascar, Mackie, for Cork, sailed from St. Helena 18th March England, Gardiner, from Mobile for Liverpool, at the Cove. On 2nd May, in lat. 52 43, long. 26 8, spoke the Loyalist, hence to Pictou, which had on board the crew of the John Skinner Blackaller, -, sailed from Maraeaibo for Liverpool 29th March Phoenix, Maack, from Rostock for Liverpool, off Lough Swilley Thomas, Perry, sailed from Jamaica for Cuba and Liverpool 23rd March . • Agnes, from Lima for Liverpool, was spoken sth instant, in lat. 20 Indian, Frost, hence for Bombay, 'at Llanelly Robert Finnie,. Beverley, from Valparaiso and Arica, off Cork. On 29th April, in lat. 43, long., 25, spoke the Georgina, from Valpa raiso to Liverpool Lorina, , from Monte Video, off Deal, for Antwerp John Cock. Tillson, from Huasco, at Swansea Sir W. Scott, --, hence to Miramichi, was spoken 24th April, in lat.'4y, long. 21 For HALIFAX and BOSTON The letter bag of the Steam Ship Unicorn, will leave the office of David M'lver and Co. on Saturday morning, at half-past eight o'clock. TELEGRAPH OFFICE, MAY 14, 1840. Off Holyhead. inward bound, at 5 a.m. No. 366, Cordelia, B.S. from China—No. 31, Wm. Jardine, B.S. from Calcutta, and 1497, Blorenge, Bk. (by Marryatt's code) from Calcutta, at 7 a.m.—No. 377, Shaw, A.S. at 10 a.m. from Mobile—No. 1195, Lowell, A.S. at 11 a.m.—No. 235, Georgina, Bk. from Valparaiso ; 348, Mars, B.S. from New Orleans, and 2013, Washington, B.S. from Savan nah, at 1 p.m.—No. 718, Adirondack, A.S. from New Orleans, and 1517, JohViaring, A.S., no time received. Emparts. EAST INDIES, CAPE OF GOOD HOPE, Sc. Malcolm, (237) J Sim, from Sincapore, 1 box curiosities, F Mar tin-1 do, J J Starkey -1 do, G Scholefield-4 cases do, G Mallet -368 bags sago flour, 1226 bags coffee, 81 bags pepper, !2 bags betel nuts, 44 cases bees' wax, 407 slabs tin, 2 casks tortoise shell, 1580 bundles rattans, go bags black pepper, order-2168 bags coffee, 180 bags black and 65 bags white pepp er , 4 34 b ags sago fl our, 1 4 8 bags pearl sago, 214 hides, 49 boxes tea, 1 box musters, 38 boxes bees' wax, 70 boxes and about 7310 loose mother o' pearl shells, 10 boxes nankeens, Murray, Syme and co-371 bags black pepper, 47 . bags white do, T Ripley-95 bags coffee, 35 bo xes te a , 3 boxes feather fans, 1 canister cubebs, 6 tea caddies, the master—P D AFRICA. Falcon, (112) J Turner, from Africa, 850 casks palm oil, Agett and Hemingway—K D WEST INDIES AND MADEIRA, Judith, (go) rliamon, fir;n 7 cit7Tbomas, 4 serous red dye, 1 box samples, F Whitley and co-477 bags diVidivi, 16 bales cotton, 50 tons fustic, C Thompson-1 box succades, F Whitley-9 cases wine, G Stubbs, jun-1 parcel bullion, F M'Cleave-1 box contents unknown, E P Walker-9 do, Duncan, Morrison and co—G D Isis, (20) J Graham, from Jamaica, 130 tees 103 brls 2 hf brls 6 casks coffee, J Holt-40 tees 14 brls 1 hf brl 3 casks coffee, J Adams-23 tees do, J M Wood-32 tees 3 brls do, J Hall and co-2 tees do, C Horsfall and Son-7 brls 4 casks do, D Martin and co -8 tees 3 brls 2 casks do, H Itoose-66 tees 114 brls do, Wilson and Derbyshire-16 tees do, no consignee -32 ton s lo gwood , 77f tons fustic, 2 bales returned goods, pimento, 4 cases pickles, J HoA , cases 77 kegs succades, 3 box es —25 salted hides, 14 tons logwood, J Adams—l box arrowroot, 1 keg tamarinds, 10 cases presents, J Hall and co-1 parcel samples wood, C Horsfall and Son-150 salted hides, D Martin and co-4 packages returned goods, Mrs. Jainieson-2 cases pickles, 2 cases succades, 1 case presents, 1 case tortoise shell, 1 parcel pindars, Lucas and co-140 lancewood spars, Priestley and co—l keg tamarinds, 2 cases presents, MWoolf —1065 salted hides, 16i tons logwood, 1 ton fustic, 1 hhd tortoise shell, Wilson and Derbyshire—G 1) SOUTH AMERICA. Robert, (119) R Lawson, from . Savanilla, about 90 tons fusti c , R Henderson and Sons-30 tons . linne and Tomlinson-250 dry ox and cow hides , Robinson and Hadwen-27 set ons corosus, Luse and Sibith—G D Courier, (142) R Iluntn.s, from Valparaiso, 1 box contents un known, order-1 do, J M'Lean and co-345 bags cotton, Gibbs, Bright and co-25 bales do, about 94 tons copper ore and regulus, Todd Naylor and co-100 serous bark, Gibbs, Bright and co-437 hides, Darthez Brothers-5 tons Nicaragua wood, order—P D PRICES OF SHARES, MAY 14. Prices. This day Last RAILWAYS, &c. Per Share. Prices Birmingham and Gloucester BO paid 70 10 0 Ditto and Derby IOU .... 82 0 0 Birkenhead and Chester Ditto, new 5 13 2 6 .... 13 5 0 Bolton and Leigh lOO paid .... Bolton and Preston Bristol and Exeter 25 .... 20 0 0 .... Chester and Crewe 45 .... 53 0 0 .... 54 10 0 Dublin and Drogheda Eastern Counties Edinburgh and Glasgow Ditto Leigh and Newhaven 9 paid .... Glasgow, Paisley, & Greenock 17 paid 19 10 0 .... 19 10 0 Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmar 1 30 paid Greenock, and Ayr — • • Grand Junction lOO .... 240 0 Oexdiv246 0 0 Ditto half shares 3O .... 97 0 0 .... Great Western 65 .... 89 lo 0 .... go 10 0 Ditto new shares 3O .... 42 5 0 .... 42 15 0 Hull and Selby Lancaster and Preston 42 10 0 32 15 0 . Ditto, new Liverpool and Manchester Ditto quarter shares Ditto half shares London and Birmingham 9O .... 171 0 0 . Ditto new shares Ditto quarter shares Ditto and Southampton 39 .... 53 0 0 ... Ditto & Brighton London and Croydon Leeds and Manchester 6O .... 83 0 0 .... Ditto half shares Leicester and Swannington 5O .... 71 0 0 .... Ditto, (new) Manchester, Bolton, & Bury Manchester and Birmingham 25 .... 23 5 0 .... 23 5 0 Ditto and Ditto Extension Midland Counties lOO .... 96 0 0 .... Newcastle and Carlisle lOO .... .... 89 0 0 . 13 0 0 .... Ditto quarter shares North Midland lOO .... 106 0 0 .... 106 10 0 New North Midland 2O .... 33 0 0 .... 33 0 0 South Eastern and Dover North Union St. Helen's and Runcorn Gap lOO paid 0 0 0 .... York and North Midland 5O paid 64 0 0 .... BANKS. Royal Bank of Liverpool SOO .. 746 10 oex div Bank of Liverpool £l2 lOs paid 20 12 6ex div. •••-•'— Commercial of Liverpool 10 .... 17 2 6 .... Liverpool Union lO .... 13 7 6 .... Northern and Central Albion North and South Wales lO .... 6 10 0 .. of Manchester lO .... 10 2 6 .. M'chester & L'pool Dsct. Is .... 9 17 6 .. South Lancashire Liverpool Banking Company Borough Bank Commercial Bank of England East of England Phcrnix Bank Wilts and Dorset 7 10s. GAS, WATER WORKS, &c. Exchange Buildings L'pool and Harrington Water } 350 .... 477 10 0 Works Bootle Ditto Stock.... 325 0 L'pool Coal Gas Company Stock.... 370 o 0.. L'pool New Gas & Coke Co. .100 .... 191 0 0.. Ditto new shares are now paid up. ASSURANCE COMPANIES. Liverpool Marine Assurance) 9 5 paid 210 0.. Company Ocean Assurance Company.... 10 .... 526 ex div, Liverpool Fire and Life 2 10s. 1 13 0 ex div DOCKS, FERRIES, NEW COMPANIES, &c. Anderton Carrying Company l5 Woodside Ferry Egremont Ferry l2 10s. Rock Ferry Monk's Ferry Steam Tug Company lO . . Harrington Docks 100 .. Apothecaries' Company Asphalte (Liverpool', (Polonceau) 2.. 8 U 0 ... 15 U 0 .... 15 2 6 5... ' 10 .... 8 0 0 6 5 0 .... 7 5 0 .... 6 12 6 .... 57 0 0 6 17 6 0 14 6 .... 1 0 0 .... Oarittts. LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET, MAY 14. There has been but a moderate business doing in Cotton to-day. The sales are 3500 bags to the Trade, with a fiat market, and in most instances -id per lb lower. LIVERPOOL PROVISION MARKET, MAY 14. New Butter goes off upon arrival at full prices ; notwithstanding the present very favourable weather for production.—Belfast Pork, of middling quality, has been sold at 76s per barrel for shipment to the West Indies.—Prime Beef is scarce, and commands readily our late high quotations.—Not any alteration of importance in the Bacon trade. LIVERPOOL CORN MARKET, MAY 12. Since Friday last the imports of Grain, Flour, and Oatmeal, from Ireland and Coastways, have been very trivial, except of Malt ; of Flour from Foreign ports very small, and of Wheat only to a very moderate extent, in some degree owing to easterly winds ; duty has been paid during the present month, particularly on the 7th and Bth instant, on about 84,000 qrs. of Wheat, and about 147,000 brls of Flour, being fully three-fourths of the Wheat and Flour, and on all the Barley, about 14,500 qrs.) and Indian Corn (about 5000 qrs.) which we had in bond here on the Bth instant ; but although so large a quantity of Foreign Grain and Flour has thus been realised for home-use, and although we have had within the last three or four days abundance of rain, all over this district, we have expe rienced a pretty fair demand here, and in our country markets, and our last quotations have been fully supported for every article in the Coln trade, throughout the past week. The duty on Wheat from Foreign ports has increased (3s per qr.) since Friday last to 16s 8d per qr. and on Flour (22d per brl) to lOs 04d per brl. ; on Beaus it has decreased to 6s 6d per qr.; on other kinds of Grain there is no alteration ; duty has been paid as above mentioned; leaving about 35,000 qrs. of Wheat, about 50,000 brls. of Flour, and about 14,000 qrs. of Oats in bond here on the gth instant; of all other Grain little or none in bond ; in London duty has been paid on a little more than one-third of the Wheat there in bond, leaving still about 130,000 - qrs. tjlere in bond : they seem to have confidence there of a speedy reduction in the duties. Sales have been made here of Flour, and also of Wheat, free and in bond, in the past week at prices last quoted ; Oats in bond are nominally quoted, there being little demand for export ; but the scarcity of this article affords a lair prospect of their soon being admitted for home use at a moderate duty. The import has been considerably increased by arrivals yesterday of Wheat, Flour, and Barley, from Foreign ports, and at this day's market there was a very good attendance of our own millers and dealers, and of those from distant markets, but the great decline which occurred yesterday in the London market had its full effect here, and very much limited the purchases which would otherwise have been made; the prices last quoted were, however, generally obtained, and we can make little or no alteration therein. WHEAT, per 701bs S. d. S. d. INDIAN CORN, le 4801 b. English Scotch 9 6 10 0 White 37 0 40 0 Irish 5 3 8 6 BEANS, per quarter. Bonded BARLEY, per qr. Irish 42 0 44 0 English .. 37 0 38 0 PEAS Grey 3B 0 42 0 Chevalier 3B 0 41 0 Scotch, per 601 b. 410 5 3 Irish 3 10 5 3 Foreign, in bond, 0 0 0 0 OATS, per 451 b English Scotch. White 42 0 46 0 SHIP BREAD, per 1121 b. In bond l4 0 17 0 FLOUR, English, per 2801 b. Fine 48 0 54 0 Irish 44 0 52 0 Amer. 19 brl. free 41 4 4 41 4 4 Sweet U.S 36 0 37 6 Sour 35 0 36 0 OATMEAL, per 2401 b. English 33 6 34 0 Ma LT, per qr. fine.. 68 0 70 0 Ditto, new 34 6 35 6 Irish 3 4 4 1 Foreign, in bond 3 6 310 Ditto, duty free.. 4 0 4 4 RYR, per quarter .. 36 0 38 0 middling 0 0 66 0 Scot Ch... 33 6 34 0 GRAND JUNCTION RAILWAY. The following are the Times of Departure from Lime-street, Liverpool, and from Liverpool-road, Manchester : TIMES OF DEPARTURE FROM LIVERPOOL AND MANCHESTER TO BIRMINGHAM. 3 30 a.m. First Class, joins London Train at 8 30 a.m. 6 a.m. Mixed 8 15 a.m. First Class 10 30 a.m. First Class 12 15 p.m. First Class 4 p.m. Mixed 7 p.m. First Class ~ 12 FROM BIRMINGHAM TO LIVEKPOOL AND MANCHESTER 2 15 a.m. First Class—Meets N. Union Train to Preston at Parkside 1 15 p.m. 4 p.m. 6 p.m. 6 a.m. Mixed Train do. do - 7 do. 11 30 a.m. First Class 2 15 p.m. First Class 2 45 p.m. First Class—Meets N. Union Train to Preston at Parkside. 3 30 p.m. Mixed 5 p.m. First Class On Sunday the Departures will be 3 30 a.m. First Class, joins London Train at 8 30 a.m. 8 15 a.m. Mixed Pf SI 1 30 p.m. 10 30 a.m. „ 7 p.m. „ ~ ~ 12 2 15 a.m. First Class 7 30 a.m. Mixed 11 30 a.m. „ 245 p.m. , The Trains on ' Sundays stop at First Class Stations only LIVERPOOL AND MANCHESTER RAILWAY. FROM tirooL TO MANCHESTER, First Class Second Class - Morning.. 7 0 Morning 8 45 „ .. 10 0 ~ FROM MANCHESTER TO L'POOL. First Class Second Class - Morning.. 7 0 Morning 9 0 ~ .. 10 0 „ 11 15 ..11 4 5 ~ 2 0 Aftern. 45 Aftern. 5 0 ~ • • 5 30 7 15 Evening .. 7 15 Mixed I Stop only at Newton & Prkside I his Train does not start till Three. 'NDAYS. First Class Second Class 8 0 Morning.. 7 0 Mornin 5 0 Aftern. .. 5 30 Aftern. 7 15 Evening.. 7 15 Mixed 1 Stop only at Newton & Prkside, AND WIGAN. FROM MANCHESTER. 9 0 Morning.. First Class 11 15 „ 2 45 Aftern. 5 0 ~ 715 ~ NDAYS. 7 0 Morning.... Mixed 5 30 Afternoon. ILTON. 11 0 _ll 45 2 0 Aftern. 2 30 Aftern. 4 45 „ 5 30 715 Eveiling 715 Mixed ll Stop only at Newton & Prkside Except on Saturdays, when ti ON SU . First Class Second Class 8 0 Morning.. 7 0 Morning 5 0 Aftern. 5 30 Aftern. 7 15 Evening.. 7 15 Mixed 1 top only at Newton & Prkside I TO PRESTON PROM LIVERPOOL. 8 45 Morning.. First Class 11 0 ' , 2 30 Aftern. Second Class 4 45 „ .. Mixed 7 15 „ .. First Class .. Second Class .. Mixed .. First Class 7 0 Morning.... Mixed 530 Afternoon.. „ TO 11 FROM LIVERPOOL. 5 45 Morning.... First Class 12 0 1 30 Afternoon .. Second Class 8 30 FROM MANCHESTER. 9 0 Morning.... First Class 11 15 „ .... „ 2 45 Afternoon .. Second Class 5 30 'DAYS. 7 0 Morning.... Second Class 5 30 Afternoon.. ~ ELENS. ON su 7 0 Morning.... Second Class 5 30 Afternoon .. „ TO ST. I FROM LIVERPOOL. 7 15 Morning.... Second Class 10 0 •••• 11 45 •••• 2 30 Afternoon.. 5 30 ~ ••.. FROM 'MANCHESTER. 7 30 Morning.... Second Class 10 0 PP 11 45 PP 2 45 Afternoon .. 5 30 PP ON SUNDAYS. 7 0 Morning.... Second Class I 7 0 Morning.... Second Class 5 30 Afternoon ~ 5 30 Afternoon.. PORT OF LIVERPOOL. Number of Vessels, with their amount of Tonnage, Reported in wards at the Custom-house, from the 25th March to the 24th April, 1840, viz.—. British. Foreign. TOTAL. Vessels. Tons. Vessels. Tons. Vessels. Tons. Africa .7 1342 0 0 7 1342 Azores l2 961 0 0— 12 961 British America Belgium 0 0 9 1369 9 1369 China Denmark East Indies France Germany Holland 0 0 27 2965 27 2965 Isle of Man 29 1605 0 0 —29 1605 Jersey 2 226 0 0 2 226 Mediterranean 33 6430 1 200 —34 6610 Madeira 0 0— 0 0— 0 0 Portugal 8 1035 0 0 8 1035 Prussia Russia Sweden, &c. 0 0 8 1382 8 1382 South America ' 18 3785 0 0 18 3789 Spain United States West Indies Ireland and Coastwise.los7 119822 0 0 —057 119822 - - - - -- 1272 172285 185 57540 1457 229825 Vessels and Tonnage entered the Port of Liverpool, in the Months ending 24th April, 1839 and 1840. 1840 Liverpool.... 1457 vessels 229825 tons Runcorn .... 228 12021 1658 vessels 241846 tons. 183 g Liverpool. Runcorn . 171977 7297 1383 teasels 179274 taus. illere44e SO2 62572 tons ineresse LONDON GAZETTg"-TuisDAY, MAY 12. PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED. T. Whiteside and J. B. Deacon, Liverpool, eating-house-keepers —J. Hall and E. W. Croxon, Liverpool, merchants—J. W. Cross and J. Robinson, Greenacres-moor, Lancashire, cotton-dealers — T. Lockwood, J. Thornton, and H. Leah, Salford, cotton-spinners ; as far as regards H. Leah—A. Lees, sen. and A. Lees, jun. New Earth, Lancashire, coal-merchants. BANKRUPTCY SUPERSEDED. John Thomas Baron, Great Bolton, cotton-spinner. BANKRUPTS. _ John Chamberlain, Lisson-grove North, Paddington, glass mer chant. Charlton Henry Sloman and Henry Phillips, West Strand, Lon - don, cigar-dealers. John Caffyn, Howard-street, Strand, London, picture-dealer. Robert Roberts, Yoxford, Suffolk, currier. John Wheatley, jun. Leicester, grocer. William Howells, Old Mill, Herefordshire, miller. Rodney BanesMerthyr Tydvil, Glamorganshire, draper. Noah Backhouse, Southwold, Suffolk, whitesmith. James Brown and Benjamin Brown, Birmingham, grocers. Samuel Tildesley, jun. Leamington-priors, Warwickshire, coal. dealer. Abraham Bryant, Wells, Somersetshire, auctioneer. Thomas Eagles Jones, Birmingham, leather-seller. William Nicholl, Warley, Yorkshire, worsted-spinner. Thomas Ely, Gedling, Nottinghamshire, farmer. Joseph Al'Untock, Ilitrnsley,linen.raanufacturer. Thomas Nash, Salharnpstead Banister, Berkshire, grocer. DIVIDENDS. _ _ June 6, B. W. Franklin, Liverpool, banker—June 4, D. Smith. Regent-street, London, coachmaker—June 2, S. Wise and C. Brenchley, Maidstone, paper-makers—June 2, R. Jones, Pavement, Moorflelds, London, linen-draper—June 2, J. 1). Stevens, Two Waters, Hertfordshire, paper-maker—June 2, C. Hart and T. Lewel lin, Newgate-street, Loudon, woollen-warehousemen—June 4, T. H. Macleod, Tokenhouse-yard, London, merchant—June 4, T. H. Macleod, Pinner's-hall, London, wine-merchant—June 4, W. Goodall and J. Turner, Garlick-hill, Loudon. merchants—June 4. June 4, T. Johnston, King's-place, Commercial-road East, London, draper—June 4, J. Reynolds, Idol-lane, Tower-street, London, wine-merchant—June 4, W. Reynolds and M. M. Wright, Idol-lane, Tower-street, London, wine. merchants—June 2, E. Saunders, Chesham, Bucks, grocer—June 2, P. Gregory, Manchester, cotton spinner—June 3, J. P. Butler, Cheltenham, wine-merchants—June 3, A. Davis, Arundel, chemist—June 3, M. A. Slattey, Shropshire, money-scrivener —June 12, J. Lockitt, Congleton, grocer—June 11, J. Bradbury, Sheffield. cutler—June 4, T. Berk s, Manchester, provision-dealer—June 5, D. B. Smith, jun. Birming ham, tea-dealer—June 5, J. Hiley, Bordesley,Warwickshire, builder. CERTIFICATES To be granted unless cause be shown to the contrary, on or before June 2. J. Allen and F. Phillips, Birmingham, lamp-manufacturers—VA. Howe, Bristol, umbrella-manufacturer—L. W. Lloyd, Richmond, hotel-keeper—J. M. D. Kieffer, Southampton-street, Covent-garden, London, baker—C. Watson, Braintree. carpenter—W. Bracher, Great Ormond-street, London, painter—J. Jenks, Nottingham, lace • manufacturer. SCOTCH SEQUESTRATIONS. William Howe and David Duff, Dundee, merchants. Kenneth Mackenzie Beauly, Inverness-shire, merchant. William Aitken, Cumnock, ironmonger. William M'lsaac, Edinburgh, tailor. MEETINGS OF CREDITORS FOR LIVERPOOL. MAY HOUR 15. Joseph Banks, (Ist) Clarendon Rooms, 11 15. Joseph Taylor Hobson, (div.) 15. Richard Abram, (Ist) 16. Henry Rigmaideu, (final aiv.) 1 16. Thomas Lee, (div.) TIDE TABLE. Days. I lllra. Eva. Height. Sundays, Ilutycluys, H. 11. H. M. F. Friday .. 15 10 28 10 51 15 2 Saturday 16 11 6 11 25 15 3 Sunday 17 11 3g 11 55 15 4 4th Sunday after Easter. Monday 18 0 0 0 12 15 3 Tuesday 19 0 26 0 45 14 10 Wednes. 20 1 3 121 14 7 Thursday 21 141 2 1 14 11 'j ON SU THE WORKHOUSE. Statement of the average number and expense of paupers in the Workhouse for the week ending Paupers. •• • • 1794 . 1746 May 2, 1840 4, 1839 Per Head. 2x. Id. 1 11i Per Week .t'lB7 10 4 171 15 0 More 48 More o 11 More 15 15 4 Statement of daily relief paid out-door poor the week ending May 11, 1840 2158 families, per week, 4'252 11 4 12, 1839.. More 128 More £9 0 2 LIVERPOOL DISPENSARIES. Number of new patients entered on the books of the Dispensaries during the last week:— North. South. Tots! Received advice and medicine atthe Insti tution 355 339 69 4 Visited at their own houses and supplied with medicine 149 317 488 101 Total at each Dispensary. . 543 VISITORS. North—Mr. W.F. Macgregor,-Rev. Dr. Buck, and Mr. C. Booth. South—Mr. Jordan, Mr. J. Wilkinson, and Rev. C. Morrall. R. WEDGWOOD, Secretary. Dispensaries' Office, 1, Fenwick-street, May 11. 1840. LIVERPOOL INFIRMARY REPORT. May 9, 1840. DISCHARGED. In-patients cured 3O ( In-patients Relieved and at own request . 6 Out-patients Made Out-patients 0 / Casuals during the last week 6 Irregular . 3 Remain in the house . l 9B Dead 4 ADMITTED. Consulting Surgeons, Mr. Forshaw and Mr. Dawson. Chaplain Rev. R. Davies. House Visitors . . . .. Mr. Semple and Mr. Martin. Apothecary, Mr. W. Burgess. House Surgeon Mr. Nottingham. Admitted LOCK HOSPITAL. 9 I Discharged Remain in the house 5ll MONTHLY REPORT.] OPHTHALMIC INFIRMARY, S LATER-STREET, Established A.D. 1820. New Patients admitted in the month of April Patients prescribed for, and who have received Surgical 1;33 Assistance during the month of April.. ----- Total since the commencement.... 26,9 15 Dr. Edwards and Mr. Neill, Surgeons. Mr. W. P. Hutchinson, Treasurer. BIRTHS. On the Bth instant, at Ebbw-vale, Monmouthshire, the lady of CHARLES LLOYD HARFORD, Esq. of a daughter. of On the 13th instant, in Bryanstone-squa re , L on d on , the lady FREDERIC THESIGER, Esq. M.P. of a daughter. MARRIED. On the 11th March, at Bombay, Captain JOHN DAVIES. of the Bombay Army, fourth son of the late Solomon Davies, Esq. of the. Elms, Epsom, to SARAH ANN ELIZABETH, second daughter 01 JOHN HARRISON. Vsq. R.N. late of Upinarden. On the 28th ult. at Bispliam Church, Mr. EDWARD KNOWSS , (a native of Prussia,) watchmaker, of this town, to ELLEN, daugh ter of Mr. JAMES ROGERSON, horticulturist, Layton, near Black pool. On the 2gth ult. at Limerick. by the Rev. Andrew Bennett, Mr• WILLIAM GREIVE, merchant, Haw•ick, son (,f James Greive, of Branxholm Braes, Roxburghshire, to CHRISTIAN GRAHAM , daughter of Mr. John Graham, the manager of Closeburn Limo works. On the 30th ult. at St. David's Church, Mr. SAMUEL GEORGE. , coach-builder, Longden, to DRUSILLA HEIGHWAY, on ly daugh ter of Mr. Robert Heighway, Woolstaston, Salop. On the 3rd instant, at Ormskirk, by the Rev. J. T. Horton, Mr. W. OR "Lir'', boot and shoe maker, to Miss J. SMITH, confectioner , both of Ormskirk. On the 4th instant, at St. Philip's Church, Mr. WILLIAM WEST GARTH, joiner, to Miss HANNAH HETHERINGTON. On the sth instant, at Childwall, JOSEPH GREEN WILSON, of Wem, to MARTHA JEAN, eldest daughter of WILLIAM LUCAS' Esq. Wellington lodge, Wavertree. On the 11th instant, DAVID BROMILAW, Esq. of llarr Finch , house. near St. Helen's, to HARRIET SUSAN, eldest daughter of JAMES SOTHERN, Esq. of Eastwood•honse, Yorkshire. On the 12th instant, at Norwood Church, the Rev. WI LL14 1,1 AYLING, of Tillington, near Tetworth, to ELEANOR WI LLVI'' eldest daughter of OSGOOD HANBURY, jun. Esq. of Lombard street,. banker. On the 12th instant, at the Scotch Secession Church, Mount', pleasant, the Rev. HUGH CRICHTON, to JESSIE, daughter 0 ' GEORGE HENDERSON, Esq. merchant, of this town. On the 12th instant, at St. Helen's, Mr. JAMES SCARISBRIC IC to Mrs. ELLEN BROWN, both of Prescot. DIED. At the Priory, Woodchester, GlouceStershre, in his 4 oth year, M e t i HENRY SHUTTLEVVORTII, late of Market Harborougb, ay A Great Bowden, Leicestershire, having survived his beloved 101 ,7 affectionate wife little more than three mouths, and leaving young children to lament their orphan state. On the 7th March, at Bombay, to the regret of all who knew b 10" Captain FRANCIS D. lIAGSHAWE, of the sth Regiment Ben. Native Infantry, seventh son of the late Sir W. C. B ag shawe, of U' Oaks, Derbyshire. On the sth ult. at St. Leonard's-on-Sea, ELLA SOPHIA, Baugh' ter and last surviving child of the late Sir T. STAMFORD RAFEL aged lg. On the 27th ult. at Widnes, Mr. WILLIAM GANDY. On the 2nd instant, aged 68, Mrs. HOLDSWORTH, Nile-Stree t ' late of Hull. On the 3rd instant, at his residence, St. Paul's-square, Bedfor d the Rev. THOMAS GADSBY, M.A. aged 81. On the sth instant, aged 7 years, MARIA ISABELLA, daughter of Mr. WILLIAM CROUCH, and granddaughter of Mr. EdWa ra Osborne, Seel-street. Same day, at Park gate, aged 21, JOHN, eldest son of Mr. JO/ 114 BIRCH, of this town. On the 7th instant, at Great Malvern, aged 17, REBECC A CATHERINE, the youngest d aug h ter of the late Rev. Sir PH ILIP GREY EGERTON, of Oulton-park, in the county of Chester. Same day, in Arthur -str ee t- east, Monument, London. MAR.! the beloved wife of LYON FALKNER, Esq. of the Ordnance , 1 " her 65th year. Same day, after a long and painful illness, JOHN CHARLE S PHILLIPS, only son of the late Lieutenant Thomas Phillips, K r!' On the loth instant, after a day's confinement with the small pox, aged 33 years, Captain RICHARD WATKINS, of the sloor Bellona, of Aberystwith ; a young man much respected. On the 10th instant, in his ti3h year, J. THACKERAY, Vq . formerly of Garrett-mill, Manallester• Same day, at King's-house, Boughton, Chester, EMILY, Wife d. RICHARD HELSHAM, Esq. Same day, at his residence, Dix's-field, Exeter, in his 82nd Yea r Colonel THOMAS ABERNETHIE, K.H. on the reti re d li s t o f Royal Marines, universally esteemed and regretted. On the 10th instant, at Tonbridge Wells, ELIZA LEONORA, t he wife of HENRY ALEXANDER, Esq. of Cl aren d on-p l ace, HY park, London, aged 51. On the 11th instant, WILLIAM BARTLET, late of Park-va le ' Blackheath. On the 11th instant, at his residence, No. 4, Tavistock-pla ce ~j 1 Cheltenham, after a l ong ser i es of bod i ly suffering, borne v.' — in the O t" exemplary patience and res i gnat i on to the D i v i ne will, year of his age, JOHN THOMAS ROGERS, Esq. who for 1 1, °'; than two years filled th e e dit or i a l department of the Cheltenb lo ' Journal. hie On the 11th instant, at this residence, Streatham-common, in 64th year, CHARLES MORTIMER, Esq. late treasurer to the /W l ' East India Company. Same day, at his residence, Plainfield, near Ringwood....- - ", WILLIAM WHATELEY, Esq. elde s t so u o f th e l a t e R e v. m" Whateley, of Nonsuch-park, Suffolk. 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