The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1846-11-10 00:00:00

TO CORRESPONDENTS. 1 from London did not arrive last night ; indeed ther Int 7/14ir 301 'tanbarb. The Iris similar calamity ration of the con none. The warehouses, so far as posSible, are conducted upon the much vaunted, and, we believe, excellent Lon- If - there ar ccount of the faithful - - and in few roughly acquainted with that system complain►s against them, it is 0.. ness with which that system ig carried on Ps—we h ieve in none— have the mer ti of Liver- pool themselves, on proper enquiry into the existence of alleged grievances, come to any other conclusion than that the management is excellent. Again, we a imputes motive although they f id in the C porary to point to any rely required Are we to look f most deeply interested in in the Dock Committee, IA e are no of one individual who can be call of the term in the invidious we kno d in warehon hit which a few woe ominant in merchants of high standin some property c Mr, James whom the 'ercury would fain ati these teen—some call his chums, bat who repudiate him as a clog upon them politically—venal men? • Some of the Dock Committee, too, we dare say, have warehouses the meanness and rascality imputed to them by the Mer cury I If there be, we say point him out, by name! We are not afraid of any member of our own party ; we should feel sorry to impute anything s) scandalous, on D any political ( 3onetit THE LATE REV. DR. TATTERSHALL As we announced in our last, the Rev. Hugh M'Nei'e preached the funeral sermon of the lamented Dr. Tatter shall, on Sunday morning, in St. Augustine s church. The edifice was completely thronged. Every nook and standing place was crammed to exec s, and many—bun. dreds we should say—retired from the doors regretting their inability to oblain admiesion. Never, indeed, did we see a desire so universally manifested to join in the last service in reference to any individual. It will I biographic Standard, no M 'Neile's sermon 1 notice s be an a t propriate sequel to the short of Dr. Tattershail given in the last to print a vortion of our notes of Mr. We feel assured the report will be acceptable to our readers, but at the same time we hope the discourse will be published in a separate and complete form, as a lasting memorial of a good man's life and The text was taken from the 56th and 57th verses of the 15th chapter of the First Epistle to the Corinthi ,ns— " The sting of death is sin ; and the strength of sin is the law. But thanks be to God who giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ." Mr. M'Neile corm affecting allusion to the :ea- menced his discourse by a " the request of one fated to awaken the SDAY MORNING, NOV. 10, 1846 anomaly of c ereat fact. population dependent upon it, aracter really grows more it other cot synonymous with a Decrease part of the a withdra 13, 1846. 1 son for bering that the year in question has been one of fa mine—in which the population of Ireland have had to contend with the scarcity and dearness produced by the loss of two potato crops—would naturally ex pect to find the withdrawals of money out of the Savings' Banks seriously predonderating over the deposits. Such would be the case in this country, or in any country. The artizan or the peasant, de prived of the products of his labour, or thrown into a state of idleness from the failure of a demand for such labour, would draw at once upon the amount of his past savings, and exhaust them be fore he began to bawl to his neighbour for charity, or to resort to outrage. No such process of deple tion, however, occurs to the same classes in Ireland Their hoards are not altogether e Savings' Banks. or even di- as being necessary withdrawn from I minished. On th Ireland, with one apparent exception, which ceases to be so for the purpose of our argument when ex plained, we find from this return that the deposits ceeded the w thdrawals—that the classes using the savings banks are actually at this moment, proclaiming to the world their utter destitu tion, better of, and richer than they were at this period last year, or at any previous period. The following is the gross return for the four provinces:— Paid in. Drawn out. £260,915 .. £476,264 42,100 .. 23,560 4,40") Leinster, Ulster . Connaught Muns Totals £393,314 £558,024 The return states that " the sum £476,264 includes £223,800 drawn out by St. Peter's Parish, between the 25th October, 1845, a d the 3d January, 1846, occasioned by a rumour that the funds of the said bank were not sufficient to meet the demands of the depositors." Striking Dublin altogether out of the return—and the loss of the potato crop has not that fallen peculiarly upon the population of city— we shall find that the gross deposits have exceeded the withdrawals throughout the whole of the rest Ireland But a closer analysis of the return shows the rather singular feature that wherever the alleged distress has been greatest and the most loudly pro " imed—where relief has been fairly dragged from n the shape of grants and p resen t ments — t h ere the deposits have been the greatest in proportion to the withdrawals. Connaught, we were told, was a . province in which the existence of famine and desti tution was almost universal. Yet Connaught paid in, during the year, £9600, and only drew out £4400. Munster has been described as in a wretched condi tion, and has drawn largely upon the country for aid. Yet Munster paid in £80,699 and drew out £53,800, being thus richer, after a year's famine and the loss of two potato crops, by the pretty balance of £26,899. The improvement in the three provinces of Munster, Connaught, and Ulster is just £50,639. More striking results still might be found in the re turn of some particular localities. In the county Roscommon, for instance, we find paid in £3,300 ; drawn out nothing ; in Sligo, paid in £1,800; drawn out nothing ; in Clare, paid in £7,100 ; drawn out only £3OO ; Killarney paid in £7,300 ; drawn out £3,100; in Limerick paid in £18,200; drawn out ,300. Yet in all these localities we were given to believe that during the whole of the past year the people have been in a condition of unpara lelled distress ! only £ 31s occupying the position— whose circumstances were well calcu deepest emotions of Christian sympathy." Havinz, in his usual felicitous manner. expounded the words of the text, and enlarged upon their applicability to the circumstances of the congregation—and, indeed, of all—shewing that the triumph over death and the grave is by faith in Christ, Mr. IVl'Neile specially referred to Dr. Tattershall in these words : Now, our dear departed friend participated in this holy iumph. He_ entered by faith and hope in the enjoyment of and in the Holy Ghost, and in much assurance, Ale sublime truth of the resurrection of the body. Frequent were my com munications with him upon this very subject ; and whatever difference remained as to some of the revealed details, there was no difference in the "assurance" that entered into his soul. The word of God, simply taken, was the paramount au thority to his cultivated mind. His earliest impressions, even during childhood, were calculated to produce this unhesitating confidence in the revelation. Much has been said of a Chris tian mother's influence, and of the benefits and blessings in after life which may often be devoutly traced to that sweet and sacred source. It is a precious theme, full of encouragement, or a mother's neart. true, indeed, it is, that saving grace is nut hereditary ; but it is equally true that the God of all grace works by means, and is a hearer o f a ff ec ti ona t e, earnest, and persevering prayer. And it is true that the great Apostle of the Gentiles himselt, the champion of free grace, was filledwith joy in the remembrance of his beloved Tim o thy, b ecause o f the unteign •., • • • • • tively r rated John Wesley knew his parents; an( upon the occasion of their marriaze, his observation was Y lindmother and in his motherunit W es, tug of God to be derived from a compara . _This was the case with your beloved ie eel et prayers and anil his advancing Tiowers of with many secret 1 from the imme ider 1)r. Johnson, of waterec d and body were watched anc s and aspirations. Upon his first remov e care of his parents, he was plaa in addition to - very valuable domestic and had the further privilege of worship- stages, he truly were soon manifested. It became the custom, and it was be lieved to have arisen mainly from the influence of Thomas Tattershall, for the boys at Dr. Johnson's to perform church Saturday evening, not as a part of the school a matter of private edification amongst them and desk were arranzeu in their bed-room ; d in that Species of imitation and approximation which is de lightful in children, some portion of the liturgy was used, and a sermon preached. 'lbis became so attractive to our dear friend—then in his thirteenth or fourteenth year—that he was almost invariably the preacher. Mrs. Johnson, without in truding upon them, contrived to be an audltor fregnentlyin an adjoining room. tie said the sermons deliveredwere carefully prepared, and written out; and I have been put in possessi( , of a very interesting fact concerning some of these juveni composit them to a pious f to read to his ere advanced in year: East Indianian, luring their soya, to continue his educ :on, and hii theological studies, at one of nded by his This Wish was warmly s SI time his father cleimirrei objection was not in the least degree of a sectarian cha racter. Himself a devoted Christian, he recoiled from the notion of training his son to the ministry of the Gospel as a trade, and he disapproved of an entrance upon that sacred Ole without tile irit. His wife ident call and pre tsked their son whe- logical studies at the University, and, if so, whether he thought himself called to such an office. His reply has been transcribed for me verbatim by a near relative; it was this; "I will never, my dear mother, enter the ministry unless I feel the same obli gation laid upon me as was laid upon Et. Paul : " Woe be unto me, if I preach not the Gospel." Both his parents were satis fied, and he was entered at Queen's College, Cambridge. Of his academical career Ido not speak. It is written upon di tinguished record. But eminent as his attainments wet pecially in iatical pursuits, the wisdom of this world rs never to have been his chief object. As a member of ;ity, he was favoured with the friendship of Mr. id whilst gaining- golden opinions as a scholar, he what is better than much tine gold as a Christian. ap the univei His call to the ministry of the church became manifest, and in due time he obtained the curacy of the small united parishes ,nd Charlton Abtiott, in Gloucestershiie. He s first sermon in the church of St. Werbergh, in his text was, " For as many as are led by the spirit in sons of God." He remained in Gloucester 'ew months, and since that time his history be- longs to Liverpool. He'early attracted the attention, and was long favoured with the friendship of Dr. Ryan, Bishop of Glou cester ; and it was principally through his interest that the young pastor was presented to the church of St. Matthew. fhe minds of many among you will readily anticipate anything THE DOCK WAREHOUSES The Liverpool Mercury of Friday last bas been exer cising his powers in inventing a charge against the trustees of our docks, the substance of which may be very briefly stated. There is " a settled design" he says "on thh part of a certain class of individuals to make the ware house experiment at the Albert dock a failure." The in dividuals in question are the warehouse owners, who have now "obtained a predominance both in the Dock Comm t tee and the Connell; and the object of their settled &- sin is to get the dock warehouses transferred from the the former, into those of a private individual or ," "The Town Council and the Dock Commit contemporary contends, " must know that the mismanagement which has prevented two of the the dock warehouses v, nevertheless, -turn ratire affairs in the lianas of individuals, by An - tr. - dui charge this ! The Dock Committee ought to tried I efore a jury of their fellow countrymen, if the h a button-top. They are - Jo . g to "make the warehouse experi -these trustees—fora venal purpose. They '—these same trustees- 41 that the shameful ement which has prevented two of the main ad tt-d from the Dock Warehouses—economy meat a fai must Lnow vantageslantici :spatch—can on . foregone conclusion," - to show that "these warehouses cannot be advantageously conducted by a public body, and ought to be handed over to private individuals! Mr. Aikin, Air. Ripley, Mr. Horsfall,—bow is it that we u warehouse owners in disguise ? The of the Council, too—Mr. Eyre Evans, James Brancker, and others—are they few of their protestations age ;enient referred to. They never pri re of the ehouses. They have st, that we know of, in their failure. What d beings they must be—these sleepers at their 3v the bye. it is sadly ch , ost when their c of ours to compare them—although )ur reference to the defenders of the capitol of old Rome clearly no iotentio may by t achieved spiteful appear to do so— cne poor fowls who recorded in history. Our claim the honor, rcunately prove that there is any wisdom in reater fi his present sibillation _ Seriously, however• r the charg s a serious one, al 'mused for at it, considering he quarter frc 'al mismanage ..—wnere is this " shame- brother's case, u „,...ent" of which onr contemporary talks ? unfit for the disc .ch, it is admitted by every consignee and ship- face of kind und who has use d t h e d oc k , h as b een f u ll y attained. rputbillcPledc my, too,. if security i s , a t t h e same ti me , t a k en i n t o schools. - it, bag een also attained. Of course, however, weakness v much to be attained in this respect. A well-de- with the int Itti: of charges is not the work of a day ; yet such a 11 shortly be determined upon and laid before the . .• VIT I_ ted remonstrances, he perievered, to re __ which he conceived he had given to you, in nnouncement that he would plead the cause of his You were witnesses of the unusual and alarming hich attended his last effort. You were afflicted -...elligence that in the afternoon and evening of the day it became but too manifest that his work upon earth was accomplished. His disease rapidly progressed. The nature of it, and the frequently recurring necessity for the administra- _ .-..,... (oat its preparation is now • z ifon - "ol'Or)iiie - s - , - r - e a n - de - r - e - u j- ' any prolon g ed conversation impracti. occupying the earnest attention of the members of the cab!e, neither was it needed. A few things he did say. In his and Conservative working toge- bodily agony he observed, Dock Committee, Whig "This would be a bad time fora man ther harmoniously for its accomplishment. to ask for his pardon." And in reply to a very different sort As to any other mismanagement, beyond that which of comment upon the same subject, he said, ' Beloved, there is no occasion to despair.' He said he was `quite happy,' and he may originate in the experience of the subordina t e offi ~- repeated the expression " quite. " He said "it would not be cials in working a " new experiment —to use the easy to realize "he was unable to finish the sentence. The term applied to it by our contemporary—we know of last connected sentence he had the power to utter was ad- merca decrease of the means of t rally infers, on ti funds a aecessanes of or the other wants of the Dos- of a crop, or any rs the serious d e masses of that ner. The failt In Ireland, by no means ir ion of tt event can be handled by Paddy, so as to turn it very mnrh to his nwn ndvantnae in the limo run_ corner 3n up his pockets uined, and to throw I the en erg roclaim himself irredeemably imself upon the soil, and upon port. If the landlord or the agent calls for his rent, he has only to point to his lost crop and plead his entire inability to pay—a fact which these gentle men, believing just as much of it as they please, are compelled to pay some deference to, from its being found to be somewhat general, and the difficulty, on such occasions, of putting the laws in execution. The local usurer next puts in his claim, and is simi larly staved off. Then follows the collector for the Repeal, and finally comes the priest for his offer ings and his dues, who is with greater difficulty staved off, cheating the church being in all Popish countries a mortal sin. In such a season the Irish peasant is at all events released from the exactions . of agitation, and breathes freely, if he does not find food so plentiful in his cabin ; and the bard money saved goes into the old stocking, hid in the thatch or buried beneath the mud floor. This process completed, he sets up a howl across the channel for help—for work and money, to enabl him to buy the food which the elements have de stroyed, or his own resolute idleness has left to rot upon the ground. The practical effect of this plan of operations is most luminously shewn by a document just pub lished in the shape of a Government return of the sums paid in and drawn out of the Irish Savings' Banks in the year ending October 10 Most men, taking up such a document, a authoril willelly Lck to the little church in Key -1 t, as the scenes of some of their best and happiest ministry there was of a truth grounded on God's than six of his young friends rose up No few to tread in his footsteps In spreading the truth. road to preach the Gospel to the heathen, and died -'s work. 'Who shall estimate how many of those , light the accession to their number of their beloved - Father in Christ ! Those, and others who yet remain and are alive, shall appear,with him in the day of triumph—his joy, his crown of _ iTokeing in the presence of our Lord Jeeruti — Christ at his ever stead !), prudent THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD. dressed to his dear wife and his sister, who stood by eith side his bed; and his look of tender affection more than repaid all their kindness, whilst he said " Sit down, and let me go to sleep." His meaning was—death. Within about half an hour after, he did go indeed to sleep—without a struggle, without a sigh—nothing to mark the precise moment when the silver cord was loosed, and the golden bowl was broken. The sermon was concluded by a most touching appeal to the congregation to look in affliction, as they had b -en urged by their beloved pastor, to " the mercy, power, and wisdom of God in Christ," and to the assured hope of the resurrection of the body. In the evening, the Rev. T. Tomline, curate of St. rnpressive : `• Mark from the 37th verre of t; e 37th Nairn t man. and behold the nnriplit t for Nay of addition to the testimony MEETING OF THE TOWN COUNCIL--ELEC TION OF MAYOR. The first meeting of the Town Council, as re-consti tuted by the late elections, took place yesterday at twelve o'clock. There was a full attendance of members, almost all being present at the commencement of the proceedings. The retiring Mayor, Mr. D. HonGsoN, having taken the chair, and announced that the first duty of the Council was to elect his successor, _ Sir THOMAS BRANCKER immediately rose and said, that, as the first duty of the Council was to elect a gen tleman to occupy the seat which Mr. Hodgson now so worthily filled, he rose for the purpose of putting in nomi nation a gentleman who, in his opinion, and, he trusted, in the opinion of the Council also, was in every way qua lified to act as Mr. Hodgson's successor. The public and private worth of the gentleman, the zeal, the ability, and courtesy which he had at all times exhibited in ihe dis charge of his various duties, as well as, above all, the ad mirable manner in which he had filled for several years one of the most important offices under the Corporation, were tno well known to require any eulogium from him, (Sir Thomas), and would plead far more eloquently than lig could do. With this feeling, arid looking of business which the Council had to 'ay, he would not porne in the morningbv hisreverend brother Mr. s to the respect and aff, &ion of all class s, poor and rich, rend the Lord Bishop, and from the Very or of the Diocese : Right R Reverend Char Chester, October 30, 1846. shocked by the intelligence con- ward to his continued usefulness for many years. It has pleased Almighty God to disappoint this hope; and our only consolation is in the belief that with him, to live was Christ, tinue to feel this support, I remain, dear sir, faithfully yours, Rev. T. Tomline. J. B. CHESTER MY DEAR SIR ,—I dee any former election Dr. Tottershlll, as the beloved minister of een years ago the church in which we are now as s erected for our valued friend, and the scene of hi Ty depths of a subject of difficulty hat I then heard with what 1 knew ol ually practised upon his unsuspect t of applying to him in my own min( I'aul to the Corinthians, which says, ' tanding be men. lie thorot attached to the Church of both her fidelity and her to' Lly understood, and gland. He rightly i stion. He knew h guish betw d the sligh ko held it. -et he w estantism. When some persons t of real and therefore of perms rd to their 1, or froi I coniidered it their - duty no longer tc aerate in our Ai Oh ! with what ortant post ! A sketch of Dr. Tattershall's charac'er as a minister followed ; and Mr. M'Neile, referring to the final event which separated the pastor from his flock, said:— ace he v seized with his it health, going a day or two be • 1. II( ohn 'lop xings, and dispel ve. I specify this hat they both died iturday, was such as to render him wholy of his public duty next day ; but, in the Friday ? October 30, 1846. Ay sympathise with you, and indeed been much and deservedly regretted : at the present moment the withdrawal of his firm, well-balanced mind and gentle spirit must be regarded as a heavy affliction. He, however, has ceased from his labours, and we can only rejoice in the testi mony he was enabled to leave, both living and dying, to the hope that was set before him. Believe me, most truly yours, The Rev. T. Toinline. H. RAIKES. These kind expressions of svmpathis , ng sorrow from two dignitaries of the church, so distinguished for piety and evangelical usefulness in their high station, appeared infinitely gratifying to the bereaved congregation; and we cannot refrain from joining most cordially in the wish of the excellent curate, that this afflicting dispensa tion of Divine Providence may be productive of great good to the church, by softening the hearts of those who were but hearers only of the word, and making them lively and sincere members of the body of Christ. AMALGAMATION OF THE CHESTER AND BIRKENHEAD, AND BIRKENHEAD, LANCA SHIRE, AND CHESHIRE JUNCTION RAIL WAY COMPANIES. We are glad to learn that the difficulties experienced in the effort to amalgamate these two companies have at length been happily removed ; and that an arrangement has been corn.: to between the two boards, which must he highly satisfactory to the shareholders in both companies; and, by placing the entire scheme under one management, greatly facilitate the profitable working of these important Cheshire lines. The terms of the arrangement are the following. The Chester and Birkenhead shares are to be taken at £55, upon which the proprietors are to receive interest for three years from the Ist of January, 1847 — the first two years at the, rate of five per cent., and the third year at six per cent. The earnings of the line during the three years, of course, go into the ama- amated funds. The Cheshire Junction shares are to be rated at par, or £33 6=.Bd. each. A meeting of the shareholders of each line will be tilled ns soon as possible, to confirm the above arrangement of their respective boards. _ _ _ The extension line from the Chester and Birkenhead to the new docks will be commenced this month ; and on Sa turday next the first sod of the Cheshire Junction line will be cut by Sir R. B. Brooke, Bart., upon his pro ptrty at Norton. When these new lines are finished, and the whole, including the docks, warehouses, &c., at Birkenhead, are thus brought under one supervision, the commerce of our river will derive the most valuable ad juncts possible to be conferred upon it. an 2. calculated to be of infinite advantage to both sides of the river. THE MERCURY AND THE ELECTION FOR ABERCROM BI WARD. Suffering is the lot of virtue. Everybody knows that the iberals are the most virtuous party in the world ; and hence cruel and Unjust' treatment of some kind or other of resorted to by their opponents, while they follow the evil exampfe thus set them. We are not surprised, therefore, at the way in which the return of the Conservative candidate for Abercromby Ward, at the late municipal election, is accounted for in the Afercury of Friday last. In the first place, we are told that Mr. Muncaster, one of the Conservative for his untiring energy and activity, than for his sterlitig prin ciples and inflexible uprig"tness of conduct, —gained voters to his side of the polling-booth by promises of drink. Then we are informed that Mr. Hand, a member of the Select Vestry, made use of his influence with the officials appointed by that board for the same purpose. And lastly, we have a circum stantial account of certain Liberal voters being kept in a public house, and made drunk ; while the Tories, as a last resort, got together about thirty of their double voters. Thus it is per fectly clear that the Conservative candidate was improperly returned, and that the Liberals have been again the losers solely by their own superior senr t e of_ morality_ We are sorry to disturb so comfortable a conviction; but truth compels us to say, that the allegation is utterly false from beginning to end. We believe we could have the solemn affidavit of every person concerned in the election, on the Conservative side, that We will not say it is pure invention ; the practices alhided are much too familiar to Radical electioneerers to require the exercise of that faculty. But having a defeat to account for, and knowing well the sort of tactics most in vogue among themselves, they have settled the case by a simp , e effort of to one Of the most honestly-gained victories' in the recent or TH 14: MEXICAN WAR, Sce. The packet-ship Joshua 13ates,"kvhich arrived here on Satur day, brings accounts from New York to the 21st, and from Boston to the 22d ult. inclusive, The Caledonia 'steam-ship arrived at Boston on the 20th ult. The advices she took had advanced the price of flour 50 to 75 cents. The siege of Montery (Mexico) having been completed, affairs had there become qui eter. It is now said that the loss of life was greater during . the siege than before stated. Quiet advances were being made into the interior by the several columns of invasion. Dysentery had broken out amongst the American forces. These accounts notice no naval operations, either in the Gulf of Mexico or in the Pacific. According to an address of the Dictator, the war will be waged fiercely against the Americans. In the United States electioneering affairs attracted growing attention. Snow had fallen at Buffalo and Utica, and ice been formed at Phila delphia a ouarter of an inch thick. _ _ _ The intelligence received at Boston OT tne samiy ut the urreat Britain's passengers had created much satisfaction. Previ ously to the receipt of the intelligence an insurance of twenty five per cent. upon property on board the steamer was refused in New York. . The gale of the 12th ultimo had been experienced with great severity along the whole coast. A Government steamer, with a larFe'numb - er of persons on board, was believed to have be lost in the Gulf, between the Rio del Norte and New Orleans The prize for the English Essay at Trinity College Cambridge has been awarded to Mr. Edward Henry Bickersteth. he principal mills (including At Bury; the same THE LONDON GAZETTE.—On Saturday a Londois Gazette was issued, for the purpose of giving publicity to a large batch of parliamentary notices. It would appear that the next ses sion will be pretty nearly as productive of private business of various kinds as the last. On Saturday, the Court of Queen's Bench, at Dublin, granted a rule nisi for a criminal information against F. D. Finlay, Esq., proper conduct as assessor. , IRISH SOCIETY.—The anniversary meeting of the Liverpool Auxiliary to the Irish Society for the circulation of the Scrip- tures in the Irish language, was held last night in the Amplii . theatre. The proceedinii were protracted till half-past ten o'clock ; and the lateness of the hour prevents us from giving a report of the speeches in our presnt number. The biographical notice of Dr. Tattershall, which appeared in the STANDARD last week, has been copied into the Morning Herald, Church and State Gazette, Hull Packet, Sheffield Me re rest is known to I cum,. Cambridge Chronicle, London Record, and other papers. On Saturday, a respectably-dressed young man, named Whittl, .vac lirnmpht hafnra Air Thht,m /111 a rharcra of having an bezzled several sums of money, the property of his employer, Mr. Alexander Sleigh. It appeared that the prisoner was em ployed to collect the rents of cotton warehouses, and no sus picion of his dishonesty was entertained until that day, (Satur day,) when one of the clerks informed witness that he thought prisoner was spending more money in various ways, including betting, than the amount of his salary would justify. Inquiry was made of several of the tenants of the warehouses, and it was found that he had received rents in two instances, and had not accounted for them. When charged with the fact, prisoner said he was very sorry for it, that bad company had led him into it, and that he had received other sums besides those stated for which he had not accounted. One case was gone into, by which it paid over or entered in the books. It appeared that he had re ceived a high• character from his former employers, ➢lessrs. Paten and Roberts, cotton-brokers, which he deserved at the time. Mr. Rushton said that it would be necesary to put only two or three of the most recent cases into the indictment; time remanded him until Monday.—Yesterday, the prisoner, who said nothing in his defence, was accordingly brought up, when it was stated that Mr. Sleigh declined to come forward to prosecute, as he believed the prisoner had been led away by bad company, and that as his family were highly respectable, the exposure so far would be a lesson to him. Mr. Rushton had therefore no resource but to discharge the prisoner. CHARGE OF EMBEZZLEMENT FROM A LOAN SOCIETY.—On Saturday a man, named Joseph Dixon, was brought before Mr. Rushton, on a charge of having embezzled various sums of money belonging to the British Queen Loan Society. It ap. peered that he was formerly inspector for the society, and that he had received from a female 55., as an instalment on the re payment of a loan granted to her of ..t5, and that he had not paid over this sum to the society, so that the woman still re mained indebted on the books. It came out, however, that he had received the 55., in two sums of 2s. and 35., at different times ; ihat he said to the woman that it was not his part to re ceive it, but he would take it and pay it over on the following Tuesday. He also acknowledged to several of the officers of the society that he had received it, and that they were cognizant of, and had not for some time objected to, his receiving pay ments, some of which he had paid in, but not this amount. 'fhe prisoner was himself a shareholder in the society. Another female, living at Aintree, had received a loan of .t'2, and had sent the amount back in small sums, to be handedaid to prjsoner by a friend in the town, but out of Hs. thus pto lum he , had accounted only for 18s. On one occasion he had received 6 from the treasurer (a female), which, he said, was for the committee up stairs, but which he retained as a loan for him self; but the signatures to the bond had not been written in nrpaence of mot of the officers and unon it was the name Of a man called Jones, who, the prisoner Lad said at the time, had no existence. There was, therefore, no direct proof of embez zlement. One of the officers admitted that he had sent a mes sage to prisoner, on finding out his deficiencies, to the effect that he had better pay up, or get out of the way, for the sake of his family. The books and accounts of the society were kept, it appeared, in a very careless and imperfect manner, and as none of the cases brought forward involved sufficient evidencs of embezzlement, the prisoner was rther remanded. Referring St. Augustil of a littl touch t s of our v any words o rresume to occupy their time further than at once to proceed to move that Mr. George Hall Lawrence be elected Mayor for the borough for the ensuing year. (Applause.) Mr. Alderman TURNER said it afforded him very great pleasure to be deputed to second the nomination of Mr. Lawrence, for he believed that that gentleman's election to the high office of Chief Magistrate would be confirmed by the unanimous vote of the Council, a circumstance which materially enhanced the honour of the appoint ment, and rendered the election doubly gratifying to his Mends. (Hear, hear.) But Mr. Lawrence's friends were not the only persons interested in the proceedings of that day. He (Mr. Turner) might congratulate the Council at large on the choice they were now to make, for the gentleman they were about to appoin to the honourable post of Mayor was well qualified in every re spect for the situation. (Hear, hear.) He need scarcely remind them that Mr. Lawrence had been nine years in the Council, and that, during that long period, be had devoted the best energies of his mind to the performance of the various duties required of him. They were wit nesses of the untiring exertions, the unremitting zeal, and unwearied assiduity he had displayed ; and what stronger evidence could they have that, in the more exalted sphere to which they were now about to send him, he would be found equally zealous and faithful. They had an assur ance in the past that he would pursue the same meri torious line of conduct and discharge his more responsible duties with fidelity, and tbat, in his hands, re rights and privileges of the burgesses, and the honour and dignity of this great Corporation, would be maintained during his year in office in full integrity. He (Mr. Turner) had only to add a hope that Mr. Lawrence might enjoy his new berth with satisfaction to himself and advantage to the community. (Applause.) The MAYOR having asked whether there was any other candidate to be proposed, and there being no answer, Mr. G. H. Lawrence was declared unanimously elected. Mr. Lawrence then walked up the room amic loud cheers and clapping of hands, and took his seat as Chief Magistrate. He was cordially shaken by the hand by the retiring mayor, and was also congratulated on his eleva tion by several of the members. The usual preliminaries upon the acceptance of office having been gone through, The MAYOR addressed the Council as follows : Gentlemen, before we proceed to the ordinary business of the day, 1 feel it incumbent upon me to thank you most sincerely for the honour you have done me in requesting me to preside over your deliberations, and to act as chief magistrate of this important town for the ensuing year. I do indeed thank you for this vote, which abundantly requites me for all the little difficulties and discourage ments which the Chairman of the Finance Committee of a popularly constituted body such as this, is destined to encounter. I cannot but feel this encouragement to ex cite me to still further exertions to secure your favour, and to prove myself worthy of this great reward. Gen tlemen, impartiality and moderation have always been the chief characteristics of this chair ; and I hope from what I know of my own character, I shall not prove defi cient in this respect. But I am fully sensible of the most onerous and important duties which devolve upon me as mayor of Liverpool. I am fully aware too of my own deficiencies. I ant fully aware how much I shall stand in need of support, assistance, and, at times, of advice. But, gentlemen, I will not allow the difficulties that present themselves to my mind to press too deeply upon me, lest I despond. I will rather, upon the contrary, take courage •, I will rather, upon the contrary, call to mind that I have the opportunity and the power to look to the example of my excellent predecessors, who are my guides—whose steps I shall be anxious to follow, teaching me what to do and what to avoid. I shall rather call to mind the kindness and partiality you have shown me this day, believing as I do that that kindness and partiality will not be withdrawn from me upon slight grounds, but that, upon the contrary, you will put a favourable con struction upon all my actions, fully convinced of the honesty of my motives, believing that I have only those objects in common with yourselves—to maintain the honour and dignity of this council, and to promote as far as I can the best interests of the great community over which we have been called to rule. (Hear, hear.) With these observations. I again thank you most sincerely for the honour you have done me • and we will now proceed to the business of the day. (Hear. hear.) The Mayor's allowance was fixed at £2OOO. In reply to Mr. ASPINALL , The MAYOR said he should have great pleasure in attending St. Peter's Church, next Sunday, according to the custom of his predecessors. Mr. BRAMLEY MOORE here rose and said—lt was my intention to have claimed the attention of the Council for a few moments regarding a question of privilege affecting myself. An attack has been made upon me by a member of the Council, but I understand thit member is not present, therefore, with your permission, I will, upon his arrival, if th... Council will indulge me, draw attention to the subject, which I believe affects my character as re turning officer of the ward. The MAvoa.—Most certainly. The minutes of the last Council and the proceedings of the Dock Committee were read and confirmed. The three quarterly meetings were appointed for the first Wednesdays in February, May, and August. The annual officers of the Corporation were next ap pointed, and the Council were proceeding to the election of the Finance Committee, when Mr. WILLIAM EARLE rose to ask whether he was in order in stating previously a few reasons why a change should be made in the mode of appointing the Finance Committee ? Having received permission from the chair, he proceeded to complain of some acts of narrow economy which bad characterised the conduct of that body, and re ferred particularly to Victoria-place, and to the leasing of some houses in Commutation-row, when he was inter rupted by the Mayor, who thought he was entering into details upon a subject which was not precisely before them. .Mr. AMBROSE LACE said that tbere was no question before the Council. The proper time was when the com- ittee was move Sir THOMAS BRANCRER said a few words as to what were, in his opinion, the duties and proper policy of the Finance Committee, and proceeded to move a list, Mr. Earle promising to make his observations as soon as he came to Sir Thomas's own name. As this was the second on the list, Mr. EARLE went on with his comments, and com plained of the conduct of the committee with respect to allowing the land in Cook-street to be built upon, with expensive buildings, which precluded any good commu nication being formed hereafter from Castle-street to St. George's-hall ; and after referring to other similar alleged shortcomings, moved that Sir Thomas Brancker be not appointed to carry into the Finance Committee the views which he had just expressed. Mr. PARKER rose to oppose the motion, and con tended that the Council should, instead of providing magnificent thoroughfares and stately buildings, devote itself to improving the sanatory condition of the people, many of whom in his own ward were sleeping upon damp straw. Mr. RATHUONE approved of Mr. Parker's remarks as to the importance of sanatory regulations, but did not agree with him in his objections to spending money upon improving the entrances to the town, which was Most important to its health. The committee was then appointed, consisting of Mr. James Aspinall, Sir Thomas Brancker, S. Holme , George G. Hornby, Hugh Hornby, Richard Houghton, jun.. James Lawrence, John Shaw Leigh, Thos. Sands, J. Stewart, J. H. Turner, D. Hodgson, A. Swainson, and J. Proctor. Mr. BRAMLCY-MOORE.—Mr. Mayor, I believe Mr Dsnson has now entered the room. The M AYOlt.-I8 it a matter of privilege? Mr. BRAMLEY-MOORE.—Yes Sir, It is. The MAYOR.—Because it is only upon such grounds that you can be allowed to interfere with the regular course of business. Mr. BRAMLEY-MOORE.—I have already introduced myself to Mr. Denson, and communicated with him ; and I hope the time of the Council will now be spared. _ Mr. DA.NSON.-It was in consequence of an insinua tion thrown out by myself in an address I published to the electors of Lime-street Ward. Mr. Moore has, in this room, assured me upon his honour as a gentleman, there is no truth in the public report upon which I grounded the insinuation; and I believe it my duty, in consequence of that assurance, to make the amende honourable, and to say—in consequence of his saying there is no truth in it—l believe it to be so. (Hear.) The MAYOR.—I am very glad to hear what has fallen from Mr. Danson. If Mr, Denson had known Mr. Moore as well as we do, he would not have felt it neces sary to make any insinuation at all, for I am perfectly sure there are no grounds for any insinuations. (Hear, hear.) The standing orders for the regulations of the proccd ings of the Council, and for the government of the Com mittees, having been read, Mr. RATHBONE moved a standing order to the effect that no publican, spirit dealer, or brewer, be a member of the Watch Committee. In moving the adoption of this order, he wished it to be distinctly understood, that he meant no reflection or die respect to the gentlemen be longing to those professions who were members of the Council. In the case of the magistracy, it was the law of the country that no gentleman in those trades should sit at or interfere with licensing sessions; and is was his ?pinion that a similar provision had not been inserted in the Municipal Act simply from an oversight. He con tended that gentlemen in these trades who were upon the Watch Committee had an influence over the police. He knew of one instance in which the name of the hon. member for St. Anne's Ward had been mentioned as having wished to bully a watchman, but it was contrary to fact. Mr. DANSON seconded the motion, and said he was satisfied tbat Mr. Parker bad not sanctioned the use of his name in the case mentioned by Mr. Rathbone. At the same time, gentlemen in the trades referred to were placed in an invidious position by being elected upon the Watch Committee. Mr. PARKER considered that a direct accusation had been made against him, and that he was the most perse cuted man in the Council; but he bid defiance to all attempts to injure him. As to the constitution of the Watch Committee, that was a matter for the decision of the Council, and he cared not one straw about it ; but he contended it was quite as respectable to be a common brewer as a master porter. This proposition was a direct attack upon the tradesmen and shopkeepers of the town, who commanded all the wards of the town except perhaps two. Mr. RATHBONE disclaimed having made any accusa tions against Mr. Parker. Mr. Honcsosr asked the Town Clerk whether it was competent for any member to propose a motion for the exclusion of other members from any committee? If it were competent, it was most extraordinary; and more. particularly so, seeing the quarter when it proceeded. If particular members could ne excluded from one com mittee, they could be excluded from all, although they had been elected to discharge their duties as members of the Council. It was, indeed, the most monstrous as sumption of power, and one contrary to law, that could possible have been made. Mr. EARLE supported the motion. Mr. Parker had said, that if next year he ceased to be a member of the Council, a great deal of his time would be spared. He (Mr. Earle) was sure a good deal of the Council's time would be spared too. (A laugh.) The TOWN-CLERK, in reply to Mr. Hodgson's ques tion, said that a standing order like that now proposed, could not be supported. It was disqualifying certain members for performing certain acts, upon which the law was silent. Any gentleman might be objected to, but a standing order, to the effect suggested, would tie up the bands of the CounCil from proposing any person of those trades. It would be a disqualifying clause in relation to those gentlemen. Mr. PROCTOR and Mr. JAMES LAWRENCE both called upon Mr. Rathbone, or any one else, to prove, if they could, any interference on their part with the police. Mr. RATHBONE said he did not allege interference, but he contended that the police officers could not do their duty effectually against publicans and spirit dealers, when gentlemen in connection with those trades were upon the Watch Committee. After some further discussion, the motion was with drawn. Mr. JAMES LAWRENCE moved the appointment of the Watch Committee, to consist of the following twenty-five gentlemen, viz., Messrs. James Proctor, Wm. Atherton, J. Booker, Wm. Earle, G. G. Hornby, Hugh Hornby, R. S. Henderson. R. B. Hill, Thomas Littledale, James Parker, Charles Robertson. Wm. Preston, J. A. Tinne, J. H. Turner, R. L. Jones, R. Houghton, sen., Richard Griffith, James Holme, Robert Benn, W. P. Bushby, V. Higgins, J. G. Morris, James Stitt, William Bennett, and Wm. Watson. Mr. J. STEWART moved that the following gentlemen constitute the Improvement Committee, viz., Messrs. S. Plumpton, R. B Hill, R. L. Jones, W. P. Bushby, J. A. Tinne, Samuel Holme, C. Robertson, W. Nicol,: and T. Robinson. Mr. BRAMLEY-MOORE stated that there was only one vacancy upon the Dock Committee—that of Mr. James Aikin, and moved his- re-appointment. Mr. J. B. LLOYD moved that the following gentlemen form the Courts of Law Committee, viz. :—Messrs. J. Aspinall, W. Earle, R. B. Hill, J. B. Lloyd, Eimund M-Ivneux, James Plumpton, J. Stewart, J. A. Tinne, i s tin4 and J. A. Turner. Mr. ASPINALL moved the appointment of the Markets Committee, consisting of Messrs. James Lawrence, Eyre Evans, Thomas Kave, J. Cooper, C. S. Middleton, James ofe appointment of the Parker, Charles Robertson, Thomas Toulmin, and J. Aspinall. Edc M u r a . tio E n Alot,YilEtlx moved th Committee, eoos Messrs. W. Bennett, T.[Chilton, R.S. Crook, R. B. Hill, D. Hodgson, S. Ilolme, G. G. Hornbv, T. B. Horsfall, R. Houghton, sen., T. Kaye. C. W. Reade, Thos. Shaw, A. Swainson,.and Ed mund Molyneux. Mr. RAT BONE announced that, on a future day, he should move that the schools should be remodelled and managed upon the original system. Sir THOS. BRANCKER proposed the appointment of the Gaol Committee, viz.. :—The Mayor, Messrs. Jas. Aikin, Wm. Earle, Eyre Evans. John Holme, H. llornbv, R. Houghton, jun., D. Hodgson, W. Rathbone, Thomas Sands, and Robert Benn. Sir Tilos. BRANCKER moved that the following gentle men form the Town-hall Establishment Committee, viz. ; the Mayor, Sir T. Bianeker, Messrs. D. Hodgson, C. S. Middleton, J. B. Moore, T. Plumpton, and A. Swainson. Mr. A. LACE moved that the following gentlemen form the Health Committee, viz. :—The Mayor, Messrs. W. Bennett, J. Cooper. R. B. Hill, Jas. Holme, R. Hough ton, sen., R. L. Jones, Thos. Kave, A. Lace, J. B. Lloyd, J. G. Morris, Jas. Parker, W. Rat hbone, C. W. Reade, C. Robertson, J. A. Tinne, and T. Toulmin. Mr. RATHBONE opposed the appointment of Mr. Tout min, on the ground the.: he would not work if elected, as he was known to have stated that he had only come for ward for the ward to keep out a worse man. Mr. Tommie, however, declared that he was ready to work on the committee, but would not withdraw his ex pression that he came forward for the ward " to keep out awo se man." (Laughter.) Mr. CROOK moved the appointment of the Gardens' Committee. to consist of Messrs. R. S. Henderson, R. L. Jones, J. B. Lloyd, W. Preston, T. Itoyden, V. Higgins, and R. S. Crook. Mr. LLOYD moved the appointment of the Borougli Courts' Committee, to consist of Messrs. W. P. Bushby, R. S. Crook, S. Holme, A. Lace, J. Proctor, C. Robert. son, W. Rathbone, and J. B. Lloyd. Mr. G. G. HORNBY proposed the Church Expenditure Committee, to consist of Messrs. R. Griffiths, A. Lace, E. Molyneux, C. W. Reade, F. Shand, Sir T. Brancker, and G. G. Hornby. Mr. H tonnes made some remarks upon the costliness of the Corporation Churches to the borough fund;. and. wished that something could be done by which they c be better filled, and made to pay their own expenses, like some other churches in the town. which not only did so, but left a handsome surplus to those wbo had invested money in them. After a few words of explanation from Mr. J. Lawrence. Sir THOS. BRANCKER moved that the following gentle men form the Observatory Committee :—Messrs. Aikin, Higgins, Hill, R. Houghton, sen., Nicol, Plumpton, F. Shand, J. Tyrer, and H. Danson. Mr. Nicol moved the appointment of the Fire Com mittee, to consist of the Mayor, Sir Thos. Brancker, Messrs. Aikin, Booker, 0. G. Hornby, H. Hornby, F. Shand, Stewart, Swainson, Turner, S. Holme, and Nicol. Mr. HORSYALL gave notice, that at a future opportunity he should move, as an instruction to the committee,' that the old practice of holding inquests in cases of fires be revived. Mr. J. N. Wool) proposed that the Ferries Committee con sist of Messrs. Aikin, Atherton, Evans, Mann, Boyden, Stew art, and Wood. Mr. W. EARLE, on rising to move the appointment of a spe cial committee for the purpose of devising a comprehensive plan for the improvement of the borough, entered into some remarks upon the great importance of the subject. They had the borough extending itself in all directions ; and the vacant land in the outskirts was being rapidly covered with buildings of all descriptions, including confined courts, with no compre hensive plan adopted to secure good openings and wide tho roughfares for the purposes of health and ventilation. He was not afraid of having to incur the necessity of a borough rate for the purpose of carrying out this important object ; and pointed to what the inhabitants of Manchester were doing to improve their town. The expense of a rate would fall upon those who were best able to pay it. He concluded by moving the appointment of the committee. Mr. PA RKER opposed the appointment of the committee, and stated that although a similar one had been appointed on the sth of March last, they had done nothing until October, when they . presented a report, which he requested to have read for the information of the new members before he proceeded. The report having been read, detailing the present powers of the Improvement Committee, and the streets which they had _ . the power to improve, contended that they had sufficient work cut out for them for some time to come. He was confident the Council would never submit to the imposition of a borough rate to improve the approaches to the Town-hall and to St. George's Hall. They all remembered how they had mismanaged the funds under their former acts of Parliament, when, to get something more sightly to the eye, at the bottom of their new street on the site of Pool-lane, than a few coasting vessels, they filled up the old dock, and built upon it, at a vast expense, the present clumsy-looking Custom House. He asked where the public would not allow them to Put their hands into their pock ets. They had no powers now to move at all, but must go to the public for a rate, and thus place the Council in opposition to the mass of the people. The Committee was appointed, consisting W. Nicol. T. H. Horsfall, J. Stewart - of Sir T. Brancker gentleman expressed his wish to be excused ? although he-fully iis'usefulness in preparing information. He was most favour able to the principle of opening out new and wide thoroughfares for the ventilation of the town, and regretted that it had not been earlier attended to. Ile had himself, when in the Council, and the land in Cook-street was in their possession , proposed nr 9 , 1 vnrilft wide from it onwards, crossing Sir Thomas's-buildings to the Law Courts, by which a view of the portico of St. George's Hall could have been obtained from Castle-street, and the present thorough fares of Lord-street, &c., have been relieved. .This improve ment he was convinced might have been effected at a compara tively trilling cost. He was defeated, however, on the question, and it was now rendered impracticable. Another great mis take had been committed in .not carrying Burlington-street down to Regent-street, by which the current of air from the .river would have been carried up to Everton. The Committee would act as an excellent pioneer for such improvements. Mr. Holme ultimately withdrew his objections to sit. Mr LACE moved the re-appointment of the special committee appointed on the 24th of August last, to make the necessary preparations for carrying out the provisions of the Sanatory Act, which comes into operation on the Ist of January next, and to take all necessary steps for securing an adequate supply of water to the borough for domestic, manufacturing, and other private.and public purposes. It was due to the Council, as the notices for the Water Bill would appear in the Gazette of Tuesday next, to give some explanation respecting that measure. When the committee was first formed, their in- structions were to consider the best means of providing a plentiful supply of water at the cheapest rate—that was,twenty or thirty gallons per head per day. The Mat consideration was, whether that supply could he obtained near Liverpool. The committee immediately upon their appointment made in quiry; and although there was a general impression, from the known strata of Liverpool, that it could scarcely be obtained, they considered it their duty to obtain the opinions of scien tific men. The first gentleman who gave them information was Mr. Cunningham, the architect, who was also a geologist, and he was decidedly of opinion, from the strata in and about Liverpool, that the supply could not be obtained from this neighbourhood. Professor Ansted was next consulted: and he alluded more particularly to this gentleman, because, when he first arrived here, he did not see any difficulty in the way of obtaining an ample 811DDIV. but, as a prudent man, he declined tc! give *lily posiliveoiiaiuntil he had examined the whole district. He had now done so, and on the 31st of October he made a report, well worthy of the perusal of the Council. That report satisfied him (Mr. Lace) that it was totally out of the question to expect to obtain a supply of water from this neigh bourhood. The committee had also the opportunity of con sulting. Mr. Rendel and Mr. Cubitt, both of whom stood very high in their profession ; they deferred to the opinion of geolo gists, but both expressed a conviction that a supply from or near Liverpool was not to be expected. Mr. Rendel referred Nov. 10, 1846. the committee to the case of Edinburgh, which for years had collected water from springs, but had been obliged to go for an adequate supp!y to the Pentland Hills. Mr. Cubitt considered it impracticable to make the attempt here. On the other hand, there was only Mr. Simpson, who had made a report to the Highway Board, in which he stated that from the two sources of springs and surface water, together with the Green lane works, ten millons of gallons daily could be obtained. That, at the extreme of 30 gallons per head per day, would about supply the town of Liverpool, as it now was, but there would be no provision for the wants of a future time. (Hear.) Gentlemen would see, on looking over Mr. Simpson's report, that four millions of gallons were estimated to proceed from springs, and no doubt they would yield, at the first, that amount. But the question was, how long that supply would last, if four millions of gallons daily were pumped up? (Hear.) On that point, Professor Ansted and Mr. Cunningham had given very valuable information, showing' that it could not be expected. The red sand-stone might be perfectly saturated now, but it would not remain so very long. Four millions of gallons more, daily, were to come from the surface; but as- gaming there'woulifbe that quantity, it was admitted, 'upon an analysis, that the water would be of a brown colour. The Council would agree with him it would be most impolitic to begin a great work, at great expense, and when it was com pleted to be obliged to tell people the water, when they saw it, was clean. (Hear.) Mr. Simpson's was the only report the committee had in contradiction to those of the other parties ; and when the names of Cunningham. Ansted, Cubitt, and Rendel, were mentioned as taking a contrary view, it was front no disrespect to Mr. Simpson that their opinion was pre ferred. He (Mr. Lace) did not mean to say that ten millions of gallons would not be found, but it was doubtful whether one half of the quantity would be of a character fit to be given to the town. (Hear.) The committee had, however, taken the precaution of looking elsewhere. The first scheme that pre sented itself was the Bala Lake scheme. No doubt it was a grand scheme, and if it were not for the expense, was the scheme that ought to be carried out. It had a great many good pro perties, besides the immense extent of water; but without going into detail, the committee were borne out in estimating the ex pense at from .t 1,000,000 to £1,500,000 ; and as one great object, next to an ample supply, was cheapness, it behoved the com mittee to look nearer home. They turned their attention to the scheme mentioned to them in April last by Mr. Hawksley, which was to supply the town, from the east side, towards Chorley, and in the direction of Rivington Pike. They found that 20 millions of gallons per day could be supplied thence. The distance was about 25 miles ; the water would come along the roads most of the way ; it was of good quality ; and the expense would be about £450,000. This, of course, did not include the piping in the town, but it would include every thing that the Bala Lake scheme included for £1,000,000 or £1,500,000. The committee, therefore, had thought it their duty to give the notices for this scheme, and with the approba tion of the Council they wouloi carry it through. At the same time, they would continue the investigation into the goodness and plenty of the water, and if they found they had been mis taken, they would at once go to the Council and say so. They had no predilection for Rivington Pike, nor had they any pre judice against Bala Lake; but they considered that next to a sufficient quantity was its cheapness. Gentlemen must recol lect that an expense of £1,500,000 would be something like a rate of 2s. in the pound upon the town for water, and that it would almost preclude the element being given cheap to the lower classes. It was, therefore, of the utmost consequence to keep to the cheapest scheme. It would be seen, from the parliamentary notices, that power was taken to purchase the two water companies. This was not upon the ground of any fear of the sufficiency of the supply by the new scheme, but because it might be desirable hereafter to treat with those companies upon a fair and liberal footing, and to prevent au opposition to and destruction of private interests. Mr. PROCTER was sure the Council would effort the Com mittee every facility in prosecuting this great object, but the purchase of the two water companies upon fair and honourable terms should be insisted upon, because they had the power of increasing the value of their property. He hoped the bill would be vigorously prosecuted in Parliament. Mr. LACE was satisfied the committee would go on with the bill; and the ground upon which the existing companies would be purchased would be that of giving a fair remuneration for private property. (Hear.) If the companies required an inor dinate amount, or if they expected that by waiting till next year it would be doubled, they would be much mistaken. In any such case, the new works would be found able to supply the whole town, and the existing companies would find they had made a great mistake. Mr. MoorNs expressed his regret that the committee had decided upon the Rivington Pike scheme in opposition to the Bala Lake. By one the supply would be accidental and casual; by the other constant and certain. The distance from Riving ton Pike was twenty-five miles, and it would cost half a million. Bala Lake was not more than twice the distance. Mr LACE said the distance to Bala Lake itself was a hundred miles. Mr. MomNs contended that in this case economy was not advisable, as it must be recollected that the population was ra pidly increasing. Mr. At IN rose to order, and suggested the impropriety of details being entered into. Mr. LACE said he should not like Mr. Higgins' statements to go forth without reading the following official letter from Mr. Hawkesley:— Notingham, Nov ? 5, 1846. , My dear Sir,—l am greatly surprised at any question arising respecting the amount of water obtainable from the. Lancashire hills, for nothing can be better established than the actaal yield in the Anglezark district. About twelve thousand acres of col lecting ground are proposed to be acquired, and the area would supply a population of a million and a half, if the whole of the water were impounded, or more than eight hundred thousand, • after giving water compensation instead of money compensa: tion, and still allowing some water to run waste. The Turton and Entwisle reservoir has discharged by ad measurement nearly 1 1-sth cubic feet per second, during twelve hours of every working day (i.e. 310 days per year), from every hundred acres of collecting ground, a quantity sufficient to sup ply more than 120 people per acre ; so of other reservoirs in the same neighhourhood. Manchester is now seeking possession of a territory much less than yours, and calculates on higher results. Why, then, should your friends doubt? Surely the very absurd, though possibly well meant, articles in the local papers, cannot have disturbed their minds so far as to make them doubt the actual results of a daily and continuous experi ence extending over a considerable term of recent years.. I t p h le e d p g r e opo m s y e s d el d f is t t o ri t c h t is wi , ltlhaaftorhds all r e ga t h r e d s im quantity atonyrdnquoafrif verpool can possibly require. . . • My report is not ready for these sufficient reason Ist. Because I did not know it would be wanted before Mon day. 2nd. Because I had not received all the necessary docu ments And 3rd. Because I have devoted myself so earnestly and so long to the Liverpool inquiry, that I have been compelled to withdraw myself for a few days on other equally urgent affairs. Pray, therefore, excuse me, and believe me, my dear sir, ycrirs faithfully T. HAWKESLEY. Wm. Shuttleworth, Esq. Mr. AIXIN considi politic. portanc and in the meantime isolated facts were which greatly affected the question. The MAyoit said the whole subject must come ag the Council. Mr. Hioancs, Mr. LACE, and Mr. EARLE, having each ad. dressed some further observations upon the subject, the follow• ing gentlemen were unanimously appointed the committee: — Messrs. Rathbone, Stewart, Turner, H. Hornby, Tinne, Nicol Jas. Holme, Robertson, Horsfall, Earle, Shaw, and Lace. POST OFFICE MANAGEMENT. Mr. ROBERTSON moved the appointment of a committee to inquire into the defective postal arrangements between Liver pool and other parts of the kingdom, with the view of reprer senting to the proper authorities the necessity of granting in creased facilities of communication in this department; and further to report on the desirableness of making Liverpool the port of arrival and despatch for all Transatlantic Mails. Mr. Robertson, in support of this motion, read a variety of details, which have already apgeared in one or more of the local papers, of the defective arrangements of the post-office between this a number of p'aces. He also enlarged upon the necessity . of making Liverpool, instead of Southampton, the port of arrival „ and despatch 'for the West India mails—a change which has been repeatedly urged in the columns of this paper. Had there been a Chamber of Commerce in this town representing the trading interests of the community, be should not have troubled the Council with this subject. But there was no such body in Liverpool. There were only sectional associations most of which were dragging on an unpro fita bl e existence, d had, from their isolation, no influence with the govern ment. He hoped, however, to see that reproach taken away. Mr. RATHBONE seconded the motion, and it Was Carried unanimously. The following gentlemen were appointed the committe Messrs. Horsfall, Rathikorre, Samuel Holme, Tinne, Robertson The Council separated at a quarter past three o'clock The Earl of Ellesmere has been elected Lord Rector of the University of Aberdeen for the ensuing year. ST. Palm's ScnooLs.—We beg to call the attention of the Christian public to an advertisement in another part of our present publication, respecting the schools connected with St. Paul's Church. We regret to find that a considerable debt still checks their efficiency. They are situated in the very centre of the business part of the town, and give education to the children of the porters, carters, and boatmen connected with the trade. We cannot therefore but hope that the mer chants, brokers, and others, will enable the conductors of these schools to make them more decidedly and more widely a bles sing, by contributing to remove the debt which so heavily presses upon them. _ - DEATH BY STARVATION,—The Cork Reporter publishes a fall note of the evidence taken at a coroner's inquest held at Skibbereen, on the body of a man named 111`Kennedy, who died of hunger, although it was proved by several witnesses that a fortnight's wages due to the wretched man at tI of his decease, were withheld owin to a very inexcusable 5 in the employ of the Board of WorkS, it having transpired that one pay-clerk got in mistake, and paid in his district the money intended to be paid CHURCH Music.—We are glad to be ab:e i to announce that the Rev. Canon M'Neile has kindly consented to preach a sermon next Sunday morninz at Trinity Church, St. Anne-street, when a collection will be made towards defravine the ..xnuenses of the choir. The musical ere Is 81111 room Tor oupruvemem, being limited, the revenue which bjEr; e: accrued .roin their brra!iry haA been to meet the necessary expenditure. THE TATTERSHALL EXIIIBITIONS.—ShortIy before ct i i l 0 1 n n e e s d s a a n n d d en i c a o m u e r t a i t g e e d d a d e s a c t h h e moef for D Tall,r p . rom a o t t t e i r n s g h ec h a e .. sthane two perpetual prizes in connexion with each of the na- ad a 1 tional schools, a.- ger number in connexion with schools of a more general kind; so that the best boys might be selected at Midsummer and Christmas respect ively, to receive a year's gratuitous education at the lowet school of the Collegiate Institution. 'I he proposition has met with universal approval, and the committee of the institution have exhibited a laudable anxiety to give effect, as far as in their power, to the benevolent intentions of individuals or school committees. The congregation of St. Augustine's Church has been the first to realise the and it is expected that their first prize pupil on the new foundation, will he elected at Christmas. It has been suggested, with great propriety, that "The Tattershall Exhibitions" would be a more appropriate name for thea► than "St. Augustine's Exhibitions ; '—they would thus, in benefiting education, form a very suitable memorial of one whose name should not be forgotten, and whose last public act was in behalf of the schools connected with his church LI : TUESDAY. NOV. 10, 1846 PRINTED AND PUBLISHED EVERY TUESDAY MORNING JOSHUA FLETCHER LACE, of 53. Grove-street, and LEONARD ADDISON, of 14, Great Orford.street. At No. 4. ST. GEORGIC'S CRESCENT LIVERPOOL. Orders and Advertisements received by Messrs. 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