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

TO CORRESPONDENTS. Qtr parcel from London did not arrive last night ; indeed there was not a single paper brought by the train. Ebt tiurpool (ttanbarb. TUESDAY MO RIVING, NOV. 10, 1846. The Irish anomaly of character really grows more and more a great fact. •In all other countries the failure of a crop, with the consequent famine of the population dependent upon it, is . svnonymous with a decrease of the means of that population. Decrease s, on the part of those having funds deposited or invested, a withdrawal of those funds, and their application to the purchase of the , or the ther wants of the nos- Eece:•sariea of lif 'lessor In Ireland, however, things are managed The failure of a crop, or any similar calamity, by no means infers the serious de terioration of the condition of the masses of that _ On the contrary, it seems that such an event can he handled by Paddy, so as to turn it very much to his own advantage in the long run. in a different manner Couni ry The process is simply to button up his pockets from all comers, to proclaim himself irredeemably ruined, and to throw himself upon the soil, and upon the energy and generosity of Great Britain for sup ort. if the landlord or the agent calls for his rent, be 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 fur 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 Lard money saved gods into the old stocking, hid in the thatch or buried beneath the mud floor. This process completed, he bets up a howl across the channel for help—for work and money, to enable bum 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 10th, 1846. Most men, taking up such a document, and remem 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 he 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 al being necessary. T'h'eir hoards are not altogether withdrawn from the Savings' Banks, or even di minished. On the contrary, in every province of 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 have exceeded the w thdrawals—that the classes using the savings banks are actually at this moment, whilst proclaiming to the world their utter destitu tion, better off, 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 9.600 .. 4,40) 80,699 .. 53,800 Leinstlr, Ulster . Connaught Munster 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 tne pupuldLiun of thot pity_ fallen !went; we shall find that the gross deposits have exceeded ,the withdrawals throughout the whole of the rest of 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 claimed—where relief has been fairly dragged from us in the shape of grants and presentments—there 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 only £3,300. Yet in all these localities we were given to believe. that during the whole of the past lelar the people have been in a condition of unpara led distress THE DOCK WAREHOUSES , The Lirerpool Mercury of Friday last has 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 the 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 Council ; and the object of their settled de sign is to get the dock warehouses transferred from the bands of the former, into those of a private individual or company." "The Town Council and the Dock Commit tee" our contemporary contends, " must know that the shameful mismanagement which has prevented two of the main advantages anticipated from the dock warehouses — economy and despatch—can only be regarded as proof positive of a foregone conclusion. The warehouses are not intended to answer as a public institution, under the same management as the docks, and, in fact, forming an essential part of them ; but they may, nevertheless, turn, out very lucrative affairs in the hands of individuals, by and bye." An awful charge this! The Dock Committee ought to be tried before a jury of their fellow-countrymen, if the authority making it were worth a button-top. They are wilfully endeavouring to "make the warehouse experi ment a ese trustees—fora venal purpose. Tbey " must know "—these same trustees—" that the shameful mismanagement which has prevented two of the main ad vantagekanticipat,,d from the Dock Warehouses—economy and despatch—can only be regarded as proof positive of a 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, Mr. Ripley, Mr. liorsfall,—how is it that w e lever hear your voices denouncing so very infamous a con. airacy ? Are you warehouse owners in disguise ? The 7 hig members of the Council, too—Mr. Eyre Evans, Earle, Mr. James Brancker, and others—are they :ted? for we hear few of their protestations against the wilful and venal mismanagement referred to. They never predicted the failure of the warehouses. They have no interest, that we know of, in their failure. What sadly changed beings they must be—these sleepers at their post when their capitol is threatened ! By the bye, it is clearly no intention of ours to compare them—although our reference to the defenders of the capitol of old Rome may by the spiteful appear to do,so—to the poor fowls who achieved the great achievements recorded in history. Our contemporary may, with greater fitness, claim the honor, should it unfortunately prove that there is any wisdom in his present sibillation. Seriously, boy though one may ever—for the charge is a serious one, al be excused for laughing at it, considering the quarter froin which it comes—where is this " shame: ful mismanagement" of which our contemporary talks? Dispatch, it is admitted by every consignee and ship owner who has used the dock, has been fully attained. Economy, too, if security is, at the same time, taken into account, has been also attained. Of course, however, there is much to be a t tained in this respect. A well-de vised rate of charges is not the wo r k o f a d ay ; yet suc h a rate will shortly be determined upon and l a id b e f ore th e merc a n tile public. We know that its prep arat i on i s now occupying the earne st . . attention of th e mem b ers of the 1% Dock Committee, and Conservative working toge ther harmoniously for its accomplishment. As to any other mismanagement, beyond }het which may originate in the experience of the subordinate offi cials in working a "new exper iment"—to use the terak applied to it by OW contemporary—we know of none. The warehouses, so far as possible, are conducted upon the much vaunted, and, we believe, excellent Lon don system, under the direction of two gentlemen tho- ints against them, it is on account of the faithful nfss with which that system is carried out; and in few cases—we believe in none—have the merchant , i 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 ask our sage contemporary to point to any "shameful mismanagement"—tor that is the only tan gible part of his charge, with the exception of that which imputes motives, upon which we shall ,ay a few words, although they are scarcely required. Our contemporary talks about a " predominant in owners in the Dock Committee we to 1, , o1; f r that predomi- fluence" of warehou& and in the Council. this year retired from the Council? In the Council, or in the Dock Committee, ee are no aware of the p esence of one individual who can be called a warel.ouse owner, in the invidious sense of the term. ?dr. William Earle, we know, is interested it► wan-house property; Mr, James Brancker is rather a Leviathan in that way. Few merchants of high standing and property in Liverpool are without some property of this desc,iption. Are all these men—some of whom the Mercury would faro call his chuMs, but who repudiate him a, a clog upon them politically—venal men? Some of the Dock Committee, too, we dare say, have warehouses, although we do not at present remember any such. Are all these venal! Is there any man in that committee, or in the Council, capable of the meanness and rascality imputed ro them by the Mer cury T If there be, we say point him out, by name! We are not afraid of any member of our own party; we should Izzl sorry to impute anything so scandalous, on loose grounds, to any political opponent. THE LATE REV, DR. TATTERSHALL As we announced in our last, the Rev. Hugh 11 , 1'Nei'e preached the funeral sermon of the lamented Dr. Tatter. shall, on Sunday morning, in St. Augu-tine s church. The edifice was- completely thronged. Every nook and standing place was crammed to exce s, and many—hun dreds we should say—retired from the doors regretting their inability to obtain admission. Never, indeed, did we see a desire so universally manifested to join in the last service in reference to any individual. It will perhaps be an appropriate sequel to the short biographical notice of Dr. Tattershall gi'en in the last Standard, now to print a portion of our notes of Mr. WiNeile's sermon. We feel assured the report will be acceptable to our readers, but at the sane 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 works. 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 Good who giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ." Mr. M'Netle com menced his discourse by an affecting allusion to the rea son for hls occupying the position—" the request of one whose circumstances were well calculated to awaken the deepest emotions of Christian sympathy." Having, 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—sheaving that the triumph over death and the grave is by faith in Christ, Mr. M'Neile specially referred to Dr. Tattershall in these words : Now, our dear departed friend participated in this holy triumph. He entered by faith and hope i❑ the enjoyment of this victory. He received, not in word only, but in power also, and in the Holy Ghost, and in much assurance, the 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 18 a precious theme, full of encouragement, compensating the anxious cares and and trembling tenderness of a mother's heart: True, indeed, it is, that saving grace is not hereditary ; but it is equally true that the God of all grace works by means, and is a hearer of affectionate, earnest, and persevering prayer. And it is true that the great Apostle of the Gentiles himself, the champion of free grace, was tilledwith joy in the remembrance of his beloved Timothy, because of the unteign ed faith which in his grandmother and in his motherunited. 1 es, it is a gracious blessing of God to be derived from a compara tively religious stock. This was the case with your beloved pastor. The celebrated John Wesley knew his parents; and upon the occasion of their marriage, his observation was, " They are a God-fearing race, amid God's blessing must rest upon them." It certainly was so in the case of their son Thomas. He was taught to lisp his infant prayers and hymns at his mother's knee; and his advancing powers of mind and body were watched and watered with many secret tears and aspirations. Upon his first removal from the imme diate care of his parents, be was placed under Dr. Johnson, of Bristol. There, in addition to very valuable domestic and classical advantages, he had the farther privilege of worship ping in the congregation of Mr.Viddal, an of hearing the 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 service every Saturday evening, not as a part of the school duty, but as a matter of private edification amongst them selves. A pulpit and desk were arrang,ea in their bed-room ; and in that species of imitation and approximation which is de lightful in children, some portion of the liturgy was used, and it sermon preached. This 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 auditor frequently in an adjoininpr room. Silto raid the oormone dolivorod were carefully prepared, and written out; and I have been put in possession of a very interesting fact concerning some of theseuvenile compositions of oar valued brother, namely, that Dr. Johnson arranged a small volume of them from manuscript, and _ . . _ them - ) a pious friend of his, the master of an Eait Indianian, to read to his crew during their voyage. As our dear brother advanced in years and knowledge, it became his ardent desire to continue his education, and his theological studies, at one of the universities. This wish was warmly seconded by his mother. But for a time his father demurred. His father's objection was not in the least degree of a sectarian cha- the notion of training his son to the ministry of the Gospel as a trade, and he disapproved of an entrance upon that sacred office without the evident call and pre paration of the Holy Spirit. His wife asked their son whe ther he designed the sacred ministry as the result of bis theo 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 St. Paul : " Woe be unto me, if I preach not the Gospel." Both his parents were satis- fled, and he was entered at Queen's College, Cambridge. Of his academical career Ido not speak. It is written upon dis tinguished record. But eminent as his attainments were, es pecially in mathematical pursuits, the wisdom of this world appearS never to have been his chief object. As a member of the university, he was favoured with the friendship of Mr. Simeon ; and whilst gaining golden opinions as a scholar, he was gaining what is better than much fine gold as a Christian. His call to the ministry of the church became manifest, and in due time he obtained the curacy of the small united parishes of Seygall and Charlton Abbott, in Gloucestershire. He preached his first sermon. in the church of St. NVerbergh, in Gloucester : his text was, " For as many as are led by the spirit of God remain sons of God." He remained in Gloucester shire only a few 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. The minds of many among you will readily anticipate anything and everything I could utter, concerning the fervent piety, the characterised his course'there Many there are who sti back to tbe little church in Key-street, and the schools con nected with it, as the scenes of some of their best and happiest hours. His ministry there was of a truth gr,ounded on God's blessing. No fewer than six of his young friends rose up around him to tread in his footsteps in spreading the truth. One went abroad to preach the Gospel to the heathen, and died in his Master's work. Who shall estimate how many of those who were called of God, through the instrumentality of our friend, have " crossed the flood," and are now hailing with de light the accession to their number of their beloved Father in Christ I Those, and others who yet remain and are alive, shall appear with him in the day o f triump h — hi s joy, his crown of Referring to Dr. Tattersh%ll, as the beloved minister of St. Augustine's, the Reverend preacher said : About fifteen years ago the church in which we are now as- sembled was erectec for our values labours was in some measure changed. The rest is known to you all. Whilst his mind was stored so as to reciprocate full ness in the communications of the most educated men, his disposition and character in matters practical continued those touch .the very depths of a subject of difficulty, and wheni compared what I then heard with what I knew of the imposi tions continually practised upon his unsuspecting heart, i often thought of applying to him in my own mind, the exhor tation of St. Paul to the Corinthians, which says, " Brethren be not children in understanding "—in malice be children,—but in understanding be men. Ile thoroughly understood, and was cordially attached to the Church of Engldnd. He rightly ap preciated both her fidelity and her toleration. He knew how to distinguish between unhesitating condemnation of false doc trine, and the slightest approach towards the persecution of them who held it. He would not have hurt the finger, no, nor needlessly have wounded the feelings, of any member of the church of Rome ; yet he was always ready to take his place— and it was a prominent place—in our dutiful defence of our National Protestantism. When some persons, alas I too many, either for want of real and therefore of permanent interest in the subject, or from prudential motives with regard to their their worldly interest, or from vain unexamined apprehensions of mixing politics with religion, or from any other cause, with drew themselves, and considered it their duty no longer to countenance or 'co-operate in our Anglican irotest, he was N ever steadfast—he was always to be depended upon. o world ly prudence, no sickly liberalism, no secret want of confidence in the word of God, ever interfered with his frank and free, and earnest advocacy. Oh I with what simple kindness he took and maintained his important post That post is now vacant. **. 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 bis flock, said : It was a fortnight yesterday since he was seized with his last illness. Up to that day he was in his usual health, going his usual rounds of affection and love. Only a day or two be fore, hearing of the serious illness of Mr. John Topham, he hastened to his bedside, to mitigate his `sufferings, and dispel his fears, by the glad tidings of redeeming love. I specify this the same day, and upon the same day were committed to the earth—" earth to earth, ashes to ashes, dust to dust." Our dear brother's case, up to Saturday, was such as to render him wholly unfit for the discharge of his public duty next day ; but, in the face of kind and repeated remonstrances, he persevered, to re deem the pledge which he conceived he had given to you, in the public announcement that he would plead the cause o f schools. You were witnesses of the unusual and alarming weakness which attended his last effort. You were afflicted with the intelligence that in the afternoon , and evening of the was accomplished. His disease rapidly progressed. Tile nature of it, and the frequently recurring necessity for the administra tion of opiates, rendered any prolonged conversation impracti cable, neither was it needed. A few things he did say. In his bodily agony lie observed, "This would be a bad time for a man to ask for his pardon." Mid in reply to a very different sort of comment upon the same subject, he said, Beloved, there is no occasion to despair.' He said he was quite happy,' and he repeated the expression " quite." He said "it would not be easy to realize----" he was unable to finish the sentence. The last connected sentence he had the power to utter was ad- THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD. dressed to his dear wife and his sister, who stood by either 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 aftei, he did go indeed to sleep—without a struggle, without a sigh—nothing to niark 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. Augustine's, deliver#.d a most interesting and impressive disc ur:e from the 37th verse oft. e 37th Psalm : " Mark the prrfect man, and behold the upright ; for the end of that man is peace." Towards the conclusion, he alluded to " the peaceful and triumphant end" of their late be. lovud ; and by way of addition to the testinalny - ier Mr. M'Neile, ~ o fir and ric!-. 'everenc to Dr. Tattershall, read the following letters from the Right Reverend the Lord Bishop, and from the Very Reverend Chancellor of the Diocese : Chester, October 30, 1846, DEAR Stu,—l was greatly shocked by 'the intelligence con veyed in your letter of this morning. The church at Liverpool has lost one of her most faithful, gifted, and zealous clergy and we were little prepared for the misfortune, having believed Dr. Tattershall to be in excellent health, and having looked for 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, and to . ie, gain. _ _ _ . _ _ I rejoice to hear that Mrs. Tattershall is able to find comfort in this assurance ; and with a sincere prayer that she may con tinue to feel this support, I remain, dear sir, faithfully yours, Rev. T. Tomline. J. B. CHESTER. Friday, October 30, 184E1, MY DEAR Sia,—l deeply sympathise kith you. and indeed with the church at large, in the loss which has been sustained in the departure of Dr. Tattershall. At all times he would have 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. Tomline. 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, tha this affl , cting dispensa• Lion of Divine Pr vidence 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 arrani:ernent has been come. to between the two boards, which mu-t he highly satisfactory to the shareholders in both companies; and, by placing the entire scheme under one rnanagtment, 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 inter-st for three years from the Ist of January, 1847 the first two years at the rate ot five per cent., and the third ye , r at six per cent. The earnings of the line during the three years, ot course, go into the amalgamated funds. The Cheshire Junction shares are to be rated at par, or £33 64.81. each. A meeting of the shareholders of each line will be c :lied 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 Jt.nction line will be cut by Sir R. B. Brooke, Bart., upon his pro perty 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 he conferred upon it, an calculated to be of infinite advantage to both sales of the river. THE MERCURY AND THE ELECTION FOR AB ERCROM 131. WARD Suffering is the lot of virtue. Everybody knows that the I iberals are the most virtuous party in the world ; and hence it is, we suppose, that they have continually to complain of cruel and unjust treatment of some kind or other. There never was an election in which the basest and most unfair means were not resorted to by their opponents, while they themselves have always chosen rather to suffer defeat than to follow the evil example 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 Mercury of Friday last. In the first place, we are told that Mr. Muncaster, one of the Conservative committee of that ward.—a gentleman not more distinguished iring energy ant ciples and inflexible uprigNtness ot 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 tha Ccmcorvative candidate was improperly returned, and that the Liberals have been again the losers solely by their own superior sense 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 a more malicious and unfounded story was never trumped'up. We will not say it is pure invention ; the practices alluded to 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 memory, and endeavoured to attach the stigma of corruption to one of the most honestly-gained victories in the recent or any former election. TUK MEXICAN WAR, &r. The packet-ship Joshua Bates, which 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 thf;lnterior by the several columns of invasion. Dysentery bad 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 States electioneering affairs attracted growing attention. Snow had fallen at Buffalo and Utica, and ice been formed at Phila delphia a quarter of an inch thick. '1 he intelligence received at Boston of the safety of the Great Britain's passengers had created much satisfaction. Previ ously to the receipt of the intelligence an insurance of twenty five yer 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 large number of persons on board, was believed to have been 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. SHORT TimE.—Free trade is working smartly in the manu facturing districts. At Rochdale, the principal mills (including Mr. Bright's) are working four days a week. At Bury, the same. THE LONDON GAZETTE.—On Saturday a London 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., proprietor of the Belfast Northern Whiq, for a libel, charging Joseph Napier, Esq., (Queen's Council,) with partial and im proper conduct as assessor. IRISH SOCIETY. —The anniversary meeting of the Liverpool Auxiliary to the Irish Society for the circulat►on of the Scrip- theatre. The proceedings 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, S cury, Cambridge Chronicle, London Record, and other papers CHARGE OF EMBEZZLEMENT BY A COLLECTING On Saturday, a respectably-dressed young man, named Whittle was brought before Mr. Rushton, on a charge of having em• Mr. Alexander Sleigh. It appeared thai the prisoner was ployed to collect the rents of cotton warehouses, and no sus- Clay,) 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 appeared that the prisoner had received 7, which he had not paid over or entered in the books. It appeared that he had re ceived a high character from his former employers, Messrs. 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; upon those he should send the prisoner for trial, and he mean 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 ' on and that therefore no resource but to discharge the prisoner. CHARGE OF EMBEZZLEMENT FROM A LOA N SOCIETY.--On Saturday a man, named Joseph Dixon , was brou g ht b efore Mr. Rushton, on a charge of having emb ezzled various sums of money belonging to the British Quee n Loan Societ y. it ap. p h e e it h r a ed d that lie f e was ro m form a f e e r m ly al i e nsgd a o s r a f n or in th st e al s m oc e i n eti the re payment of a loan granted to her of ..5, 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 w as not his part to re ceive it: Mit he would take it and pay it over onthe following tvivc. .., ... 11G "NUL.. 4.1. C. a% ........ r -- ., Tuesday. ' Fe 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,. bu t not this amount. The prisoner was himself a shareholder in th e society,. Another female, living at Aintree, had received a loan of .tl, and h ad sent the amount back in small sums, to be handed to prisoner by a friend in the town, but out of .el 145. thus paid to him, he had accounted only for Ms. On one occasion he had received ..f6 from the treasurer (a female), which, he said, was for the committee on stairs. but which he retained as a loan for him- self; but the signatures to the bond had not been written in presence of any of the officers; and upon it was the name of a man called Jones, who, the prisoner had 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 evidence of embezzlement, the prisoner was riher remanded. 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. HoncsoN, 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 the 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 too well known to require any eulogium from him, (Sir Thomas), and would plead far more eloquently than any words of itis could do. With this feeling, and looking at the cast amount of business which the Council had to get through that day, he would not presume 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 friends. (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, he 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, be 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 that, in his bands, 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, I feel it incumbent upon me to thank you most sincerely for the honour vou 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 merits which the Chairman of the Finance Committee of a popularly constituted body such as this, is destined to encounter. I cannot but fed this encouragement to ex cite me to still further exertions to secure your favour, and to prove myself wor by of this great reward. Gen tlemen, impartiality anti moderation have always been the chief characteristics of this chair ; and I hope front 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 an, 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 hare 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 be 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 th 4 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 MAYOR.—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 toAask 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? Hying received permission from the chair, he proceeded to complain of some acts of narrow economy which had characterised the conduct of that body, and re ferred particularly to Victoiia-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. AmouosE LACE said that there was no question before the Council. The proper time was when the com mittee was moved. — Sir THOMAS BRANCKER 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 bis 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 hereaft , r 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 be had just expressed. Mr. PARKER rose to oppose the motion, and con tended that the Council should, instead of providing magnificent thoroughfares and statf-ly buildings, devote itself to improving the sanatory condition of the people, many of whom in his own ward were sleeping upon damp straw. Mr. RATHBONE approved of Mr. Parker's remarks as to the importance of sanatory regulations,, but did not agree wish him in his objections to spending money npon improving the entrances to the town, which was most important to its health Th le committee was then appointed, consisting of Mr James Aspinall, Sir Thom; 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. BRAMLEY-MOOlM—Mr. Mayor, I believe Mr Danson has now entered the room. The MAYOR.—Is 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. Danson, and communicated with him ; and I hope the time of the Council will now be spared. Mr. DANSON.—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 bis 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, Danson had known Mr. Moore as well as we do, be 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 dis 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 it was his opinion 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 - bad 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 that Mr. Parker had 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, tbat was a matter for the decision of the Council, and he cared not one straw about it ; but he contended it was quite as 'expectable 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. HODGSON 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 he excluded from one com mittee, they could be excluded from all, although they bad 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 srlent. Any gentleman might be objected to, but a standing order, to the effect suggested, would tie up the hands 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. RATRIVONE said be 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 Vim. 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. Bu,,hbv, J. A. Tinne, Samuel Holme, C. Robertson, W. neut.,: 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 eentlemen form the Courts of Law Committee, viz. :—Messrs. J. Aspinall, W. Earle, R. B. Hill, J. B. Lloyd, Edmund M lyneux, James Plumpton, J. Stewart, J. A. Tinne, 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 P .rker, Charles Robertson, Thomas Toulmin, and J. Aspinall. _ . Mr. E MOLYNEUX moved the appointment of the Education Committee. consisting of Messrs. W. Bennett, T.lChilton,R.S.Crook, R. B. Hill, D. Hodgson, S. Holum, G. G. llornby, T. B. Horsfall, R. Houghton, sen., T. Kaye, C. W. Reade, Thos. Shaw, A. Swainson, and Ed mund Molyneux. Mr. kATHBONE 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. Hornby, R. Houghton, jun., D. Hodgson, W. Rathbone, Thomas Sands, and Robert Benn. Sir THOS. BRANCKER moved that the following gentle men form the Town-hall Establishment Committee, viz. ; the Mayor, Sir T. Branoker, Messrs. D. Hodgson, C. S. Middleton, J. B. Moore, J. 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, sea., R. L. Jones, Thos. Kaye, A. Lace, J. B. Lloyd, J. G. Morris, Jas. Parker, W. Rathbone, C. W. Reade, C. Robertson, J. A. Tinne, and T.. Toulmin. Mr. RATHBONE opposed the appointment of Mr. Tout min, on the ground that he would not work if elected, as he was known to have stated that be had only come for ward for the ward to keep out a worse man. Mr. TOULMIN, however, declared that he was ready to work on the committee, but would not withdraw his ex pres•ion that he cameforward 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. Jonee,-.1.-B.•Lloyd, W. Preston, T. Royden, V. Higgins, and R. S. Crook. Mr. LLOYD moved the appointment of the Borough Courts's Crook, s. ly Committee,i c,A . Ln consist.ofe . J. Messrs. Proctor.‘, % C. Rob P. Busbby, ert. R Robert son, W. Rathbone, and J. B. Lloyd. Mr. G. G. HORNBY proposed the Church Expenditure Committer, - to consist of Messrs. - R. Griffiths, A. Lace, E. Molyneux, C W. Reade, F. Shand, Sir T. Brancker, and G. G. Hornby. Mr. HIGGINS made some remarks upon the costliness of the Corporation Churches to the boroul,h fund; and wished that something could be done by which they c,uld 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 who 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 Corn ittee, to conßist of the Mayor. Sir Thos. Braneker, Messrs. Aikin, Booker, G. G. Hornby,_ H. Hornby, F. Shand ; Stewart, Swainson, Turner, S. Hotme, and Nicol. Mr. florisFALL 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. WOOD proposed that the Ferries Committee con sist of Messrs. Aikin, Atherton, Evans, Mann, hoyden, 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 theinformation 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 present clumsy-looking Custom House. He asked Where the money was to come from for any comprehensive schemes ? 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 of Sir T. Brancker, W. Nicol, T. B. Horsfall, J. Stewart, J. H. Turner, J. A. Tinne, H. Hornby, W. Earle, Samuel Holme, J. Aikin and A. Lace. On the name of Mr. S. Holme being put to the Council, that gentleman expressed his wish to be excused, although he fully approved of the object of the Committee being appointed, and its 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. He had himself, when in the Council, and the land in Cook-street was in their possession, proposed the carrying of a street of 24 or 25 yards 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 trifling 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 Bverton. 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 conies 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 d a y. Th e fi rs t consideration was, whether that supply co'uld be 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 supply, but, as a prudent man, he declined to give any positive opinion until 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. Reside! and 14Ir:Cubitt, both of ivlionl 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, Bendel referred Nov. 10, 1546. the committee to the case of Edinburgh, which for years had collected water from springs, but had been obliged to go for an. adequate supply 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 wou ld yi e ld, a t the first, that amount. But the question was, how long that supply would last, if four miliions 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 suming there would be that quantity, it was admitted, upon att 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 cosn 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 Bendel, were mentioned as taking a contrary view, it was from 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 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 objects 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 .4'450,000. This, of course, did not include the pipin4 in the town, but it would include even"- thing that the Bala Lake scheme included for £1,000,000 or .41,500,000. The committee, therefore, had thought it their duty to give the notices for this scheme, and with the approba tion of the Council they would carry it through. At the smile 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 somethinr , like* rate of 2s. in the pound upon the town for water, and that it would almost preclude the element being given cheap to tA 6 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 suthciency 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 an opposition to and destruction of private interests. Mr. PROCTER was sure the Council would affort the Corot 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 01 increasing the value of their property. He hoped the bin 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 Pr 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. I," any such case, the new works would he found able to supply the whole town, and the existing companies would find they had made a great mistake. Mr. Hum 'Ns 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. litooncs contended that in this case economy was no t advisable, as it must be recollected that the population was ra" pidly increasing vested the impropriety Of _ Mr. AIKIN rose to order, and sup details being entered into. Mr. LACE said he should not like Mr. Higgins' statemen" to•go forth without reading the following official letter frog , Mr. Hawkesley:— d wasiihrenufeiatrls 3 pettiti T esphr : en,rle - gcygf,coti:l:,aigeer. ground population olu S e t:nzi i he r ait , rn — aakgmr l eden a ai ups n nrotn i orftbi g pcaeu r otf e greatly tt y l t - tei leoo,r s orn i l e bu or si l aittrad:bi acquired, twelve i b ie a le r ; t l i e d t e. any : t i h: c afu a m ns n t " ad ' h t n h A etd e h e i : e en t , a t h . : L a . c o orr t asn lee n n e , sa a cal uo l w r . f s s o ' sb r i tu i e bn Would ed f i r n er wa p t o e u r n cdoendl,poernsmaotiroenthiannsteeaigdh of f h m un o dre ney d c t u h i o n u pe sa n n gs d : tio n n e an T d u s rt t a on and llowing some uwarteesrento.nni dischargedrinhwa-saste. measurement nearly 1 1-sth cubic feet per second, ehc hours of every working day (i.e. 310 days per year), from every hundred acres of collecting ground, a quantity sufficient to slip' ply.more than 120 people per acre ; so of other reservoirs in th e saffie neighbourhood. Alancliester is now seeking possessib n of a territory much less than yours. and calculates on high results. Why, then, should your friends doubt? Surely W, 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 continti4t3useraixri ence extending over a considerable term town of Li the proposed district will afford all the important during bytw pledge- myself to this, that hS regards quoafntrietcenandyqurality. . . verpooi can possibly require. My report is not ready for these sufficient reasons -Ist. Because I did not know it would be wanted before Mon n e 2 fi n t d d s; 13 3 r e : (lay. .a u p s e e . l u s h e a l d h n a o v t e d r eeeveoitveedd myselfn tt e s n o ee es p. r n s a e r t d y oacnua 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, T. irlAxix.ssLEY Wm. Shuttleworth, Esq . — a st 1.... - Mr. At KIN considered the whole of this discussion u . . est im politic. 'they Were discussing a . question of thP grqa` which'greatly affected the question. ' before The MAYOR said the whole subject must come agai n the Council. b ad- Mr. ; and in the meantime isolated facts were going forth. dressed some fu'rtherobservations upon the subject, Mr. thooiNs Mr. LACE, and Mr. EARLE, having each __ ing gentlemen were unanimously appointed the commit 1, Messrs. Rathbone, Stewart, Turner, H. Hornby, Tinne, N " Jas. Holme, Robertson, Horsfall, Earle, Shaw, and Lace. the follow POST OFFICE MANAGEMENT. Mr. ROBERTSON moved the appointment of a committ ee r. inquire into the defective postal arrangements between 1.. . pool and other parts of the kingdom, with the view of rei,":, senting to the proper authorities the necessity of granting' If (' creased facilities of communication in this department l al:,, further to report on the desirableness of making Li v erpool t4.' port of arrival and despatch for all Transatlantic Mails. A.' upon the necessity, 1 Robertson, in support of this motion, read a variety of details, which have already apgeared in one or more of the focal paPe rs ,' oaf number bdeerfecnftipvelaaerresrgeHme also n s e o n f la t r h g e ed post - office between o' 6 , • o , aking Liverpool. instead of Southampton, the port of arriva ! , ..---a chane.. - - and despatch for the West India mans—. _ -..ge 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, he should nor have He m h r o . p i e t t A l, T h il o ß w o ev N troubled the Council with this subject. But there was no such body in Liverpool. There were only sectional associatioxr most of which were dragging on an unprofitable existence, d seconded soeendtedhatthreeprmoaoctihonta,kaeliavvitaYvi• as carrie d had, from their isolation, no influence with the government. E unanimously. The following gentlemen were appointed the committee :I'i Messrs. Horsfall, Itathbone, Samuel Holme, Tinne, 5" Robertson. • The Council separated at a quarter past three o'clock The Earl of Ellesmere has been elected. Lord Rector of tlic University of'S Aberdeen SCHOOLSr the ensuing yeat h r. e attention of oU[ - Christian U public toa fo We b an advertisement . cianll another p ar present publication, respecting the schools connected wit ! ie bt Paul's Church. We regret to find that a considerable t!erf still checks their efficiency. They are situated in the i n to centre of the business part of the town, and give educati ° , t ed the children of the porters, carters, and boatmen conn e ,ef. with the trade. We cannot therefore but hope th a t the Ip s e chants, brokers, and others, will enable the conductors of toes schools to make them more decidedly and more widely a n olf sing, by contributing to remove the debt which so be' presses - upon them. es s DEATH BY STARVATION.—The Cork R e p or t er publis7 d at full note of the evidence taken at a coroner's inquest heyio Skibbereen, on the body of a man named M`Kennedy , died of hunger, although it was proved by several wit ° t oe that a fortnight's wages due to the wretched man at the of his decease, were withheld owing to a very ine''',;f tlO blunder on the part of the subordinates in the employ ,„„t it! - - - . _ . . _ mistake, and paid in his district the money in on CHURCH the road on MURIC.— which M' We ar e Kennedy died. „nee that the Rev. Canon M'Neilgelandasto kindly be ab; e to on s e e n: e te - de co , preach a sermon next Sunday moraine at Trinity Ch iir _ r ag St. Anne-Street, when a collection will be made tows„ defraying the expenses of the choir. The masicales7,, vices are here much better performed now than ftirm_r_.!, though there is still room for improvement, but tRe h to meet the necessary expenditure. ,JetO THE TATTEEHALL EXHIBITIONS. — ShortIy the illness and lamented death of Dr. Tattershall , a g e ! . e c g r u a t e i d o nfrboeming their limited liberality, the r h e a y s e n be n e e n w f b o i u ch n ' d h has shutifit c e ie r; sanctioned and encouraged a scheme for promoting stl ec n ii i tion among the poor of the town. This was, to f 0 6 . n ^ its perpetual prizes in connexion with each of the 1011 tional schools, and a larger number in connexion s/1,6 schools of a more general kind; so that the best beci, might be selected at Midsummer and Christmasre s P e s of ively, to receive a year's gratuitous education at the O h o school of the Collegiate Institution. The propositil met with universal approval, and the committee °O r institution have exhibited a laudable anxiety to give e as far as in their power, to the benevolent intentiolip of individuals or school committees. The congrege ti° die St. Augustine's Church has been the first to realis e t bli idea, and it is expected that their first prize pupil log new foundation, will be elected at Christmas. It Me em suggested, with great propriety, that " The Tatter, io. Exhibitions" would be a more appropriate name tb r , than "St. Augustine's 'Exhibitions; '—th e y won't' ;40+ in benefiting education, form a very suitable merno r 'ielC one whose name should not be forgotten, and who 9e public act was in behalf of the schools connected with LI V.EICPOUL : • TUESDAY, NOV. 10, 1846. PRINTED AND PUBLISHED iqa TUESDAY MORN- T - EVERY BY JOSHUA FLETCHER LACE, of 53, Grove.street, and LEONARD ADDISON, of 14, Great Orford .street. At No. 4. ST. GEORGIC'S CRESCENT Livearoot t 1 aed - Orders and Advertisements received by Messrs. Ne W .s ire7 6 Co , Warwick-square ; Barker and White. 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