The Northern Daily Times. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1853-10-31 00:00:00

itlunfripaT eltrtion. TO THE ELECTORS OF SCOTLAND WARD GENTLEMEN, ITAVING received a Requisition numerously and respec tably, signed, requesting me to allow myself to be put in Nomination as a CANDIDATE to reprep‘mt your Ward in the Town Council, I have much pleasure in complying with your request. Should I be elected, it will be my constant endeavour to discharge the duties devolving on me in such a manner as will promote the interests of the Ward and the town gene rally..' • r have the honour to be, - Gentlemen, your obedient Servant, JAMES JACK. 123,"Mount Pleasant, Liverpool, Oct. 29, 1853. TO THE BURGESSES OF LIME-STREET WARD GENTLEMEN, I. Accept the invitation, which I h ave h a d th e honour to receive from a numerous and influential body of Electors of the Ward, to become a Candidate at the approaching Election, for a seat in the Town Council, as one of your Representatives. The subject which at this period more particularly enga ges the attention of the Council and the Inhabitants of the Borough, is, the Improvements of the Town. I b e li eve that no part of the community is more interested in this question than yourselves ; not only from the central position of your ward, but on account of its possessing so many places of public resort, viz : —the Theatres, the Concert-hall, St. John's Market, the Railway Station, and St. George's Hall. To this subject your Representatives have given their best attention, ,and have supported those Improve ments, which, in their opinion, are first called for, and which will be embodied in an application to Parliament in the ensuing Session. I take this opportunity of returning my sincere thanks for the kindness and courtesy which I have received from you, during the twelve yeas I have been honoured with your confidence, _ _ I remain, Gentlemen, you obedient Servant, JOHN B. LLOYD , Exchange Alley, 20th October, 1853 TO THE ELECTORS OF ,ABERCROMBY WARD. ' GENTLEMEN, ON TUESDAY nex' -you will be called upon to exercise the most I.onourable and responsible privi lege a citizen can en:4ly—that of choosing a gentleman to represent you in tlanocal parliament. _ Inhere ever was a time when this duty should be dis charged freely and fearlessly, most assuredly, it is the pre sent. Improvements in our thoroughfares have been de clared to be necessary, and considerable sums of money will be required' to give effect to this declaration. It is neces sary, therefore, that you should send into the Council Cham ber, a gentleman, competent not only to form a correct opinion, but possessing the ability to give expression to his conviction. In Mu. BRANCIIIt you have a Candidate of considerable attainment, of thoroughly independent principles, and pos sessing an extensive knowledge of the wants of the Town, combined with a full detrmination to devote his great abi lities to the benefit of his fellow-townsmen. The Election will take place on Tuesday next, and it is hoped you will early record your votes in favour of MR. BRANCXER, and thus secure an advavtage which shall give in the Council Chamber that position to Abercromby Ward, which its importance, and extensive interets demand. A personal canvass will not be attempted, and it is be lieved that the Electors will not regret this determination, as the opinion is. now fast gaining ground that it is a pro ceeding derogatory alike t 2 the Elector and Candidate. _ _ _ ... ... . Your faithful Servant, ROBERTSON GLADSTONE, Chairman. Committee-room, Mulberry-street, Oct. 28, 1853. The Committee for conducting Mr. Brancker's Election, meet every evening at Mr. Craig's Mulberry-street. TO THE ELECTORS OF ABERCROMBY WARD. GENTLEMEN, ADeputation from your Ward having waited upon me and requested me to allow myself to be nominated as a Candidate for your suffrages at the en suing Municipal Election, I have consented to place myself at your disposal, and if you are pleased to elect me, I will do my very best endeavours to serve the interests of your Ward, as well as those of the Town gene rally. As, if I enter the Council at all, it is my wish to go there perfectly unfettered by any previous pledges, I must request you to ask me for none, but to believe that my interest in the welfare of the Town is sufficiently large to ensure my enforcing such an economy in the management of its funds as may be commensurate with its safety, prosperity, and progress. _ I remain, Gentlemen, Your Obedient Servant, Y. HOUGHTON BRANCKER Liverpool, Oct., 27, 1853 THE' STEAM-SHIP GOLDEN A GE FOR AUSTRALIA. 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Simpkin, Marshall, and Co. P.Dttijtrit MONDAY, OCTOBER 31, 1853 The political intelligence brought by the Argo, from Australia, is of great importance. The colonial history of Great Britain is replete with events which show what the future destiny of the Anglo-Saxon race must inevitably be. Like the Trojans of olden times, our people will raise up empires, and found " eternal cities " for themselves; and having thus accomplished the great mission of their race, they will naturally seek for the sovereign control of their own affairs. In urging this demand, all ideas of gratitude to the parent State, are, we scouted, as so much morbid senti mentality ; .while the thoughts of independence carry with them a certain degree of enchantment. From a wild territorial possession, the steps towards a productive and wealthy State have been but very slow with the greater part of our Colonies, and where doubt and difficulties impend, the spirits of the people are less ardent, when everything con nected with government beeomes more a matter of expediency than force. But in Australia, we have to deal with phe nomena unequalled in any age. Here we have a vast continent, divided into three parts —west, south, and east, in which four distinct Colonies have been established. Eaeh of these divisions possesses a territory capable of supporting 60,000,000 of souls, and with wealth and produc tions little short of fabulous. To govern countries whose riches could purchase any means that they may: require, to accomplish almost any end, is indeed a task which needs much anxious care and surpassing skill ; while to coerce a people so circumstanced, and at so distant a part of the earth, is an undertaking which promises but little success. The movements which have taken place in these Colonies, are sufficiently significant to cause us much uneasiness. The demands of the colonists, with respect to the land question, are perfectly just and consistent. They ask why the sales of land, as a source of revenue, have been suspended, and a direct, or pole-tax, demanded, in the form of gold :licences. This course, it is contended, am ounrs to a flagrant abro ga ti on o f t h e esta b lished law bri,s Colony, and an act of great injustice towaia; lie mining classes employed in the heavy *CI laboriods work of the gold fields. At' the mee:tine s that Lave beeu held on this subject, er the loudest spirit of discontent and opposition has manifested itself. At the celebration of the Anni versary of the United States Republic, the general management of Australian affairs by this country was also asssailed with an unmistakable animus ; and in the present state of public feeling, both in Sydney and Port, Philip, a very trifling circum stance might produce endless mischief. And if anything would tend more than another, to hasten a breach, it is such language as we find in the columns of the London Times of Saturday. Our enraged and bellicose cotemporary thus approaches this most delicate subject : We have not now to deal with the ordinary case of a colony demanding from the home Government the manage ment of its internal affairs, but of a turbulent democracy, puffed up by the sudden and unforeseen possession of enor mous wealth to make the most unreasonable demands, and to prosecute them by the most violent and disorderly means. The gold-diggers of Victoria clai m , i n t umu lt ary pu bli c meetings, and with threats which it is impossible to mis understand, a reduction of the licence fee demanded by the Government, and an amelioration, in many other respects, of the hardship of their condition. It would be hard to conceive anything that could be less opportune, or more directly opposed to that conciliatory spirit which ought to be pursued by the Press of this country towards our Colonies. Without them, what would England have been ? What would have been her trade ? What would have been her revenue ? Our Colo nies, for the last quarter of a century, have been the recipients of considerably more than one-half of our annual exports, while our imports of Colonial produce have nearly equaled one half of tne entire imports of the United Kingdom ; and after we have millions of profits in trade, and fully one-half of the Custom's revenue from colo nial productions, the London Times, with the bitterest scarcasm, tells the Colonists, that " these discoveries of gold have raised the expenditure of the Government many hundreds per cent., and rendered an enormous outlay necessary in roads made by labourers paid at 10s. a-day, and in police receiving a still larger stipend, it is not unreason able that they who have caused all this expense should contribute something towards its liquida- After naming the several grievances put forward by the Colonists, our cotemporary goes on to say, " If they desire more, we trust that there is a sufficient power at the command of the Execu tive, to repel, if necessary, force by force;" and winds up its war-fermenting essay with these sapient remarks : " Sound policy would require a much higher tax; but to reduce it below its pre sent amount would be to betray the dearest interests, and hopelessly to subvert the social equilibrium of the colony." tion." The soundness of an exhorbitant taxation-policy has been tested already in our management of Colonies, and if we were to calculate the loss to this country, arising from the creation of hostile tariffs, and a system of reprisals which an arbi trary and insulting policy produced, we might perhaps convince the reflecting portion of the community, that the " sound policy " suggested by the London Times would, in the present case, be productive of incalculable injury to both England and her Australian dependencies. But " the sound policy of a much higher tax," on the production of Colonial gold, is not the idea of our cotemporary alone. The gentlemen of Thread needle Street, whose monopoly of the bullion powers of the empire is fortunately threatened by repletion, have long been trying the propriety of a prohibitory tax on the production of gold in our Colonies, forgetful of the fact, that such a line of policy would tend simply to increase the gold trade of California at the expense of our own possessions. Should such a lino of policy be attempted, it will be by no means difficult to anticipate the result. At present, Australia is contributing most largely to our industrial wants, fiscal stability and national greatness, and, to use re proachful, insulting, and tyrannical language, to a people to whom we are so deeply indebted, is most dangerous and impolitic. Indeed, it is impossible to disguise the fact, that we are this moment infinitely more dependent on the gold miners of Australia, for our present and future prosperity in trade, than they are on us either for protection, political aggrandisement, or the advancement of their social happiness. Let us hope, then, that the Colonial Office will keep a steadfast eye on the vast mutual interests at stake in this quarter, and that it will not allow itself to be drawn away from a conciliating line of policy, which will meet the demands of the Colonists, and so help to strengthen the bonds by which they are at present bound to the parent State. In giving to New South Wales full power to legis late on all matters relating to its internal affairs, and having, moreover, sanctioned the sale of land for the purpose of raising funds for the social ad vancement of the Colony and the relief of this coun try, by means of gratuitous emigration, it is per fectly absurd to talk of the lands belonging to the Crown, and the right of the Governor to deal with them as he may think proper, simply because the sheep range has turned out a gold field. A bar gain once made should be kept in perfect good faith, and when the Colonists demand the sale of the public lands, they ask no more than what law justifies, and common justice requires. improvements have been made on the old regime— and several legal enactments, which never could have laid claim to justice, have either been altogether repealed, or else have gotten into a state of desuetude. We hope that CAPITAL Puxisu. MENT is doomed to oblivion; and that our rulers may soon see the necessity for wiping it clean off the statute-book. Society has a two-fold motive for inflicting judicial punishment on criminals. The first, and more immediate, is the prevention of crime. The second, and more remote, the reformation of the offender. Now, any infliction which falls short of producing these results, is, to say the least, both impolitic and inexpedient. That CAPITAL PUN ISHMENT has signally failed in diminishing the higher class of crime, is notorious. Our crimi nal statistics show, very clearly, that when " the extreme penalty of the law " was most generally carried into effect, crime, so far from diminishing, increased in equal ratio, and that since a milder administration] thereof has been adopted, our criminal calendar has materially decreased, not only as respects the number, but in regard to the character of the offences themselves. This fact alone is a powerful argument in favour of the total abolition of a statute which authorises the taking away of human life. Next, as regards the refor matory object to be gained. It is quite evident that, if by a legal enactment, we deprive a felon of life, that object becomes immediately frustrated. So far, then, we violate the grand principle upon which all judicature should be based. Viewing it in either aspect, we find that CAPITAL PUNISHMENT fails to accomplish any beneficial end. Such being its inutility, we see no reason why it should not be altogether abrogated whatever other infliction may be adopted for criminals of a certain grade. However, independently of these objections, there are other reasons favourable to its abolition. There cannot be the least doubt but that the legislators of former times considered it proper to make public examples of those who violated the laws of their country, thinking that, by this means, they would not only satisfy justice, but present a wholesome check to evil-doers, and thus stem the torrent of crime. Unfortunately, however what is termed Justice may have been appeased —no other apparent benefit has accrued from such a course. Positive evils, rather, have followed ; and the pens of some of the most gifted in the nation have been employed in de scribing them. Few will forget Mr. CHARLES DICKENS'S inimitable letter to the Times, on the occasion of the execution of the MANNINGS ! Who, after perusing the fearful description therein given of callous vice and horrible depravity displayed in presence of such a sight, can advocate the repeti tion of so dreadful a tragedy ? Whilst JACK KETCH is sending a human being off the stage of exist ence, the artful footpad industriously plies his trade amid the anxious crowd, and before the majesty of the law (?). The swell-mobsman per severingly " dodges " his victims. Jibes and jokes are recklessly interchanged. The votaries of BACCHUS, with blood-red eyes and gin -blistered lips, congregate in numbers. The "nymphs of the pave," poor outcasts ! assemble with the motley throng, to " while away an hour," by witnessing, to them, an amusing spectacle—horrifying to every humane feeling—legally intended to expatiate crime and act as a salutary terror on the minds of the viciously disposed. We trust in GOD that such tragedies will cease to be enacted in a British land and before a British people ! Already the pillory, the cart, and other relics of barbarous times have disappeared. Let us not discard the lesser, whilst we cherish the greater evil. But vigorously set to work to obtain tho repeal of that horrible statute, which, in the name of Justice and Religion, demands blood for blood ! PASSENGERS PER H. M. S. ARABIA, Capt. Judkiis, from New York. 19th October, 1853, to Liverpool.—kr. Wilson and Lady, Mr. Child and Son, Miss Massett, kiss Guiseppi, Miss Guppy, Mr. Hamilton and Lady, two Misses Sprague, Mr. Sprague, Mr. Beswick 3 children and nurse, Mr. Callender and Lady, Mr. Bramwell, Mr. F. Bramwell, Miss Bramwell, Messrs. J. Bramley Moore; W. Wilson, Sledden, Bishop Spencer, Archdeacon Shelair. Rev. R. T. Huddart, Dr. Espinosa, Major Askwitb Capt. Spencer, Mr. Sidebotham and servant, Messrs. Runnie, Barr, Mr. Billings and lady, Mr. Case, lady child and nurse, Messrs. Bailly, Badnall, Spencer, Wattin, Rankin Garcia, Young, Teddriss, Stocko, Siluare, Cremonesi, Keith, Maclure, Valentine, Brown, Barker, Drege, Mir ling, Robins, Marsden, Jackson and lady, Partidge jun., Sanderson, Dr. Traenkel, Messrs. Bowkley, Sulli'an, Jones, James, O'Gorman, Colter, Chambers, Evary, Mrs, Belen, Fetherstone, Holmes, Thorburn, Linn, Gast )ormg, and Winters, Mr. Mark, and lady. Total 89. ADDITIONAL STRIKES IN LANCASHIRE There is reason to believe that the number of operatives n strike in the cotton districts has now leen increased to letween 60,000 and 70,000. Taking tie number out of employment at Preston to be 25,000, ant those in Wigan at 5,000, we have now to add to them 11,000 in the Eacup district, and 20,000 at Burnley and Padiham, making a to tal of 65,000. Besides these there we 1,000 hands on stele at Bury, and several thousand (including dyers) at Manchester. Altogether, therefore, tie number out of work is little short of 70,000. The Bacuy district includes the townships of Bacup, Newchurch, lawtenstall, Shareford, and Shawforth. At these places about 33 mills, including some of the largest concerns in the manufacturing districts, were stopped by the masters or the 20th inst. under circumstances analogous to those which have brought about the lockout at Preston. There me only four other mills in that district, and they stopped ox Saturday evening. The class of goods manufa . ctured in tlis district are mostly those which are taken for export, including madapollams, light T-cloths, and shirtings of India qualities ; but there are IN glancing at the history of the mos t civilised asoremthe i o •o n d ti y c e t r h s e ho o m o o f t t h r a e d o b e t: G e r o o c d l a s s s h o e f e t d i n o of e o s l t ot c h s, ar s u o ch s a o s al nations, we find that their progress from barba- made by one or two houses there. The employers had rism has been very slow. And even centuries a meeting h on Wednesday, at which, however, netting was r rd re o sr N e ov w em or b k o , n an A d a l l e a t d i j r n o adjournment after any decided advance had been made, we dis- took done place t until cover traces of their previous condition, in the cus- ratives was held the same evening, when they were ad toms and laws which then prevailed amongst the dressed by delegates from other towns, and some flattering people. Our own country, unlbitunatcly, dOOO not sottatteermtelini things weresi t was madestated o th b a u t oL ir l .o th n eir Tyr spi ri t. e4 A . m h on a § prove an exception to this rule. We also possess sent to the operatives on strike at Preston a chec k i for Z5OOl. laws and customs, which, however they may agree A rumour was industriously spread at the meeting also that with a rude Druidical epoch, a re cer t a i n l y ou t of the Earl of Derby had promised 2,0001. Burnly the mills stopped. An overture l'as made by place in this age, and amid the splendour of our some of the workmen at one mill with a view to accommo civilisation. However,we mean to confine ourselves, dation, but they were informed that the emyloyers did not for the present, to one law which stands forth .meet mill till the 19th of November, and flat in the mean time individual firms did not possess the lamer to negotiate conspicuous in our statute •- book, and which, for a resumption of labour. The number of mills now although it has, times without number, called closed at Burnley is 68, and some of them are very ex forth severe animadversions on the p ar t o f th e tensive establishments. At Padiham 4,11 the mills stopped public, still remains as a damning blot upon our yesterday except two. Of those corunuing at work the principle one. is that of Mr. Waddinpon ; the other is a co judicial code; presenting also a horrible contrast operative establishment, having about 300 looms only, and to the general humanity of our social institutions, 120 workpeople. Various classes if fabrics are produced at and the enlightened and benig n s pi r it o f th e Burnley, including a considephle quantity of printing clothes. Nineteenth Century. We allude particularly to At Accrington, the centre another district, the em what is termed CAPITAL PUNISHMENT. ployers had a meeting on nursday, ;when it appeared that osed to close their mills, but a portion of them were diD That there should be found, at the present day, the proposal met with son opposition, and the proceedings individuals who advocate the necessity and justice were adjourned for a we-k. The fabrics made here include of this doctrine, is to us the most incomprehensi- a good many of the b e 4,,er class of jaconets, such as are used ble of problems. At a time, too, when some of for hom. cs. The disKsiti home consumptioi, shirtings, for the same trade, and domestics. on of the employers here is to close the most benevolent and enlightened spirits of rather than run at the increased wages, because at the this country and the New World, consider it not -present market mites, they have no prospect of continuing only incompatibl e w i t h " t h e c h aracter o f mercy," at a profit. AF the hands at one of the nulls at Accrington were leaving work on Wednesday evening, some of them but morally wrong, to deprive even the lower took advantsge of the confusion and the partial darkness animals of existence, i n or d er t o a d m i n i s t er t o arising free. a great portion of the gaslights having be en human necessities. extinguisied, to draw knives across the warps of unfinished pieces if cloth in the looms. thus seriously damaging the Doubtless, there is perceptible a growing ten propey of their employers. Under these circumstances the dency on the part of judicial functionaries to lean milywners refused to allow the engine to start next mor to the side of clemency, and as p ower f u l a di s nog unless the operatives would disclose the names of the po- o tenders, and pay the damage. About half of the work sition evinced to a v oid the extreme penalty which people agreed to pay their share, but the others demurred, the law demands in certain cases. Still, this fact, and had not been allowed to resume work on Thursday, the of whilst it reflects honou r upon the geniu s o f tlze date At B our last Burp the operaccount. atives out of work are chiefly in the fus age, and the character of those who administer tian trade, and amount to about 1,000, but the employers of our legal jurisprudence,_ is far from dimin;shing a large number of other cotton spinners and weavers have given notice to their hands of a lockout unless they discou the stain which an gfete barbarism has left upon tinue their contributions to those out of work in their own the law itself. Within our own recollection, many town and Preston THE NORTHERN DAILY TIMES. ABERCROMBY WARD A Public "Meeting of the burgesses of this ward, favourable to the return of R. C. Gardner Esq., as its representative in the Town Council, was held on Saturday evening, in the Phcenix . Inn. The proceedings, which were advertised to take place at 74 o'clock, did not commence until past 8 o'clock —Mr. R. Gnirprrns presided. Mr. C. ROBINSON, the secretary, at the request of the chairman, read a letter of apology from Mr. Hugh Neill, for his non-attendance in consequence of ill-health. Mr. Neill bore testimony to the efficiency and activity of Mr. Gardner while in the council, and censured Mr. Robertson Gladstone, and Mr. Earle for acting as " judicious bottle-holders to the opposite party." The CHAIRMAN said that up to Friday morning they were under the impression that they would have had a quiet day of it on the First of November ; but to the surprise of all a meeting was held on that (Friday) evening of the liberal party at a neighbouring public house. The meeting, which was, however, a small one, accor di ng l y t oo k p l ace , and resolved and pet a young and inexperienced gentleman, Mr. Braneker, in opposition to Mr. Gardner. Mr. Robert son `Gladstone, and Mr. Earl e , a tt en d e d th a t meet i ng and indulged in a great deal of abuse amainst the Conserva tive party, for the other side never lost an election but they always attributed it either to bribery, fete-ing, and clam paig,ning, or something of that sort. (Hear, hear.) But whatever the Conservatives did in that way, if they did any at all, they knew that the other . party did a great deal more. (Hear, hear.) But what was sin in them was grace with the others. (Hear, hear, and laughter.) Mr. E. ARNAUD, Collector of Customs, proposed the first resolution. He said that it was very unusual for him to appear at a meeting of this sort, and that he would not have attended if he did not consider that it was a most important matter to elect a proper representative for this ;ward. If death, or any other casualty had deprived them of their re presentative they should take pains to elect a fit person in his place ; but when an old and faithful representative and servant, as in the present instance, was before them, it would be extremely fickle in than if they did not support him, or if they showed any want of gra titude for his services (Hear, hear). Therefore impelled by a sense of public duty he came forward to pro= pose the following resolution :—Resolved, that the best thanks of this meeting are due and hereby accorded to R. C. Gardner, Esq., for his past services in the Council, and that this meeting pledges itself to use its utmost exertion to insure his re-election. (Cheers). Mr. R. IV. WADDINGTON seconded the resolution. He thought he need not say a word in its support, for they.all knew what Mr. Gardner had done, and that his conduct in the Council had given them very great satisfaction. (Hear, hear). He had no doubt but that Mr. Gardner would be returned by a very large majority. (Cheers). Mr. TOULMIN T. C. then sp o ke i n su pp or t o f th e reso lution. He said that not being a burgess of the ward he did not know that he had any right to take an interest in the proceedings, bit that knowing the value of their proposed representative, he felt that he might tak e th e lib er t y o f testifying to his, (Mr. Gardner's) merits, ( hear, hear). The next question that at . present agitated the public mind ii Liverpool was "town improvements," an d in the promotior of these measures of improvement, he did not know an: member of the Councill who took a more active or efficien part than Mr. Gardner. (Cheers). Mr. Toulmin then pro ceeded to say that a man should serve a certain servitude tc become acquainted with the business of the Council, an( that it was improper, and injurious to the public interest, tc discard a man the very moment he had, through his ex perience, become a useful public servant. This was the cast with Mr. Gardner, and he therefore hoped they would return him by a triumphant majority (cheers). The resolution was then put and adopted unanimously. Mr. GARDNER on presenting himself, was loudly ap plauded. He said that they would excuse him for feeling a little diffident in rising, after the warm eulogium passed on him, particularly by so good a man as his old and esteemed friend, Mr. Arnaud. Very few occasions would have induced him (Mr. Arnaud) to come forward in public, but he saw on this occasion that industry was about to be neither rewarded nor fairly treated,• and therefore he attended on that evening to do him that justice which he (Mr. Gardner) hoped the meeting believed was his due. (Hear, hear.) It was due to them that he should touch upon a few matters that were at present before the council. The first he would speak on was the sewerage of the town, and that they all knew had been very much and well attended to, as the present healthy state of the town, of which they ought all to feel proud, fully testified. Much had been done, but much should and would be done ; and of this he was convinced, that when they studied the health of the town, and the poorer inhabitants, they were protecting the rich. (Cheers.) He would now refer to a matter with Which he thought they were not well ac quainted, and which would be a great advantage to the ward—he alluded to the improvements that was going on the Wavertree estate. He had always a d voca t e d, an d had been ably assisted by Mr. Toulmin in doing so,' the purchase of that land, because' he conceived that it would afford the purest and the best of plea sures b o th t o th e r i c h and poor. (Hear, hear.) He had succeeded in that advocacy, and now the poor man might take his family there, and give them that instruction which really was the most christian of all tcaohing, nml pnintinv out to them the nature and the beauty of the planets, and so leading them to wonder at and admire the works of the creation. (Applause.) They had heard a great deal of saltwater baths; and though he had been at variance with the committee on this subject a long time ago, yet he was bound to say that, one by one, they were coming round to his views. The present situation of the baths was both un pleasant and inconvenient, for if a gentleman took his family there to enjoy the luxury of a saltwater bath, he had to traverse the dock gates, and come in contact with that which was very disagreeable to the feelings. He had always advocated central saltwater baths, for he believed that they would not only be self-supporting, but would pay a per tentage—(hear, heer); and if they were to have such baths, he was convinced that the best site for them would be in the neighbourhood of St. George's-hall. (Hear, hear.) Re should persevere, even though single-handed, until this was accomplished; and if any gentleman in the meeting differed with him on this subject, he would be most happy to give him, if he called at his office, every reason for the soundness of his views. 'With regard to the town improve ment, they had to deal with many opinions and many men, some of them with a great flow of language, but, he was sorry to say, very litte sense. (Hear, hear, and laughter.) Mr. Gardner then proceeded to observe that, of course, every thing could be done, and every body satisfied, if the Council had sufficient money; but that net being the case, they could carry out only those improvements which were most wanting, and would be most serviceable. And he, for his part, was not one of those who would tax the present for the benefit of a future generation. (Cheers.) He then alluded to the improvements which were about to be carried out, and observed that they would open up an amount of property and do more good to the town than many were aware of. He would, however, always do with the corpora tion money only what he would do with his own, and thif he conceived was the duty of every faithful and honest representative. (Cheers.) There was another matter in which he took a very deep interest, namely, the Library and Museum, which would be, through the munificent grant of Mr. Brown, and of the Corporation, and the contribu tions of other gentlemen, such an advantage to Liverpool, as very few towns possessed. (Hear, hear.) It was a matter of controversy, certainly, where it should be placed, but it seemed to him that it was the wish of the Council that it should be near St. George's Hall. And that it should be so, he thought right, for they should d o ever ythi ng i n that locality to set off the beauty of so noble a building. (Hear, hear.) They had sent him into the Council before, and he did not know whether he was fortunate in having beaten Mr. Robertson Gladstone; but if they returned him again, having now greater experience, he was sure that he would render them even more satisfaction than he had here- tofore done. (Cheers.) In conclusion, Mr. Gardner — said that he would go into the Council unshaken and unpledged, for as their common object was the welfare of the towu, he would support only that Arhieb WAR rATIIIIIIIIVA to ellt4l All end. Mr. Christian proposed the second resolution, which was to the effect that a Committee be appointed to carry out the election. Mr. Nicholson second the resolution, which was unani mously adopted. . Mr. H. Dawson then came forward and moved a vote of thanks to the chairman, and observed that Mr. Gardner having amassed a large fortune by industry and perseverance, was now wishini to devote 'the experience which he had so acquired, to the public service. It was, therefore, absurd to put a young man, a perfect green-horn, (hear, hear, and laughter), in the place of one who had per formed his duties so efficiently, and in whom the ward had so much confidence. Mr. J. GARDNER seconded the resolution, and after testi fying to the services which his fath er rece i ve d f rom t h e chairman, alluded in condemnatory language to certain ex- pressions which had been made aethe liberal meeting. 4 His father ' he observed, was objectionable to th e o th er s id e , an d solely from this fact, that he had made many friends among their own party. (Cheers) The resolution was unanimously adopted, after which the meeting separated. (Before EDWARD JAMES, INVESTIGATION INTO THE ACCOUNTS OF THE GAS COMPANY At twelve o'clock on Saturday, Mr. EVANS attended at the Assize Court, St. George's-hall, to make an application to the Recorder for the appointment of a qualified person to inquire into the accounts of the Liverpool United General Gas Company. Mr. Raye attended with Mr. Evans. Mr. Carson, secretary to the company, Mr. King, engineer, and Mr. Beloe, one of the gentlemen appointed last year to report upon the accounts, were also present. Mr. EVANS said : I am instructed, sir, to apply to you under the various clauses which give you authority, in two acts of parliament, the first being the Liverpool Gas Act, and the other the Gas Clauses Act, of the one section 41, and of the other section 35, to make the usual appointment of accountant to look over and report to you upon the ac counts, and the reports which have been recently filed. I was only thus instructed this morning, and I wish I had been instructed before, as I should be able to state at much greater length and with greater accuracy than I am able to do now; but there appears to be loud complaints in the town upon the subject. You will see that there are two very important parties concerned in it, this large company and the great number of consumers. The latter complain bitterly of the proprietors of the company that no reduction has been made in the price of gas. Whether, upon exami nation of all the 'accounts the complaints are correctly founded, I are not in a condition to state, until we shall have had the report of a competent person ; but it appears ,there is a reserve fund of £2,046, that is up to June, 1853. Cotrizr : What accounts are there ? Mr. EVANS : Up to June, 1853. COURT : I do not think I have before me any account so late as that. Mr. EVANS : They are filed, sir. There is a balance of receipts over payment of £48,231 Os. 10d. out of which the February dividend was paid, amounting to £22,521 65., leaving a balance of £25,709 15s. 10d. Then suppos ing the August dividend to be similar in amount to the Februarfdividend, £22,521 65., and that we deduct that also from the balance, there will be a balanca remaining of £3,188 10s. 10d. above the £2,046 Os. 9d., placed to the credit of the reserve fund. I do not know, sir, how • far your powers will enable you to do anything beyond dealing with figures in this matter. I see that the clause is so framed that the accountant is to report upon the general concerns of the company in addition to the figures, but I do not see very clearly what powers you have to authorise the company to do anything except where the figures appear to war r a n t a re d uc ti on. COURT : I apprehend that I have no rower, except to appoint some gentleman as accountant. Mr. EvAivs : Just so at first. But our complaints are manifold. In the first place we complain of the company ; when - money was very cheap, paying off a bond of 31 per cent, which enabled them at once to charge the ;consumers with ten per cent. Mr. CARSON : The bond was at five per cent. Mx. EVANS : It was at five per cent. I am t o ld, b u t th ere is another at 3. 1 . That enabled the proprietors to take out of the consumers five per cent, at once. Mr. CARSON : Unless Mr. Evans is able to show all this, it is not fair that it should go to the public. He is quite in error. Mr. EVANS : Another complaint is, that the company are extending their works into the out districts, to the Freat injury of the co nsumers i n th e town d i str i cts, because it requires, I am informed, considerable pressure to drive the gas up to the distant parts, in consequence of which a great portion of the: gas is consumed without being burned, and the result of that is, that parties are paying for what they do not get in light. COURT : But are the company authorised ? Because you see if that be the case, the effect is that it is giving more extensive accommodation. True it may be at greater cost to some parties, but still you see it is a beneficial result. Mr. EVANS : To somebody at the expense of others. Mr. KING, engineer to the company, stated that the increased pressu re did not a ff ect the quality of gas burned at all, for parties did not use beyond the amount they required. Mr. EveNs : I do not want to press you to do anything beyond authorising an accountant to inspect and report upon the accounts. Mr. CARSON : I can have no objection to Mr. Evans making all these statements provided we are allowed to answer them. I have to observe, that the act of parliament gives the company jurisdiction over a certain area, and that they have not violated their act in any way whatever, and the inhabitants who live within that area are authorized and lustified by the act of parliam en t t o i ns i s t upon t h e company ighting them. They do always consider, with the greatest care, every application that is made to them to extend their works to our districts, and they have re f use d var i ous appli cations, unless where they saw that there would be a profit to the company, which would enable them to deal fairly with the people of the town. Mr. EVANS : It is quite possible that there may be a profit in the out districts, .but a profit at the expense of parties in the town districts. Whether you have this au thority is a matter that, looking into the act of parliament, I cannot say, but it is my duty to state, that there are com plaints made in the town of Liverpool, that the inhabitants of the outskirts are supplied at their expense. Mr. CARSON : There are also complaints in the outskirts that, having acquiecsed in the act of parliament, they were not lighted. Mr. EVANS : We were led to suppose, that by reducing the gas to 4s. Gd. per 1000 cubic feet, some great boon would be conferred upon us ; but, in point of fact, that does not test it, inasmuch, as if this state of things continues, so much is taken out of our pockets for gas which i s was t e d , for which we are paying, an d which gives us no light. COURT : I rather think that my powers are confined to the appointment of a gentleman to Investigate and report upon the accounts. I have previously appointed two gen tlemen, both exceedingly competent and of the highest character, and we have had their reports. I must say, that I felt considerable difficulty regarding the last report, and that I was very much disappointed at there being no reduc tion in the price of gas, of which there was a hope held out. When the former report was read, the accountant used the e th s e p r r e es s s h ion oli t a b hat oa he r h ed op uc e t d io t n h . e time the ewas i.o n t i.eotfarrordt that istant time whoa still seemed rather remote, in regard to which, I felt con siderable disappointment. The only point which I would now wish to suggest is.this ; that in the report there seems to have been a fresh creation of capital to the amount of £3,000, which, in my opinion, would be undesirable upon principle, unless it were absolutely necessary. I think 10 per cent. should be paid upon the capital before any benefit can be given to the consumers, and therefore, unless there seems a very sufficient reason for the fresh creation of capital, I think it quite undesirable. Ido not mean to say that it is a very great amount, for it is not; but I only wish to appoint some gentleman who would use his intelligence to see how the matter is working, and if the creation of that £3,000 capital at all postpones the benefit to the consumers. I am afraid all I can do is, to appoint a gentleman to make the report. Mr. CARSON : Under the 23rd section of the act of 1848, a certain amount of new shares was to be created, some of which were to be sold above a certain amount of quarter shares, which were to be appropriated to the holders of shares in the new Gas and Coke Company. That company was entitled to have the shares allotted to them, and that was a stipulation in the amalgamation, and sanctioned by the legis lature, that of the new shares thus appropriated, 1270 to the new Gas and Coke Company. In the regular course the shares were issued, and the amount required by the act sold, and in the 25th. section it says that after the said last mentioned shares shall be sold the remaining 1270 shares shall be offered to the proprietors of the new Gas and Coke Company. The directors allowed some years to elapse before they did so, and as it required floating capital to carry on their business, they thought the time had arrived when the new shares should be created, but that no greater charge should be placed upon the company than was possible, and they first called up £2 10s. upon those shares which made the £3OOO complained of, and they have no intention, as far as I am aware, of calling in any more. Mr. BELOE said in th e conclusion of his report he did say that he hoped the directors would not only liquidate all arrears, and pay a dividend, but pay something to the reserved fund. And he was happy to see, from a glance at the ac count, that such was the case. He apprehended the time for a reduction might not be very remote. Some large charges had to be set against the revenue for buildings at Newington, and other matters of the kind, but these were only temporary charges. CounT : What about the land ? Mr. BELOE : Part of it has been sold, I understand, to the corporation, and that will come to the credit of capital, making less necessity than ever for calling up anything. They have no arrears of dividend now, your honor, to pay at all. Mr. CARSON: The £15,000 bond has been paid off, so that the company are gradually getting relieved. Mr. EVANS should be very glad that the attention of the accountant was directed to the fact, that although they had gas at 4s. 6d., in point of fact it was much the same as when they paid 6s. That was the universal cry of the town. He did not care about the details, but wanted to know how that fact was accounted for. COURT : Can I do better than simply appoint an accoun. tant ? Mr. EVANS : No, your honor, unless you would intimate to him that he should apply his intelligeiiee to the particular fact, that, the amount levied upon the consumers is about the, same as it was when the charge for gas 'was 6s. Comm I am afraid I can only direct him generally to investigate the accounts. He, I see, is to appoint a person Df sufficient judgment to examine and furnish a report. • The discussion then closed, the recorder having intimated that he would appoint the gentlemen who previously per formed the duty. COURT OF PASSAGE.-SATURDAY ESQ., Q.C., Assessor.) HOWLAN v. ROAN. —Mr. Aspinall and Mr. Raffles, in structed by Messrs. Fenwick and Aspinall, appeared for the plaintiff; Mr. Blair and Mr. McAubery instructed by Mr. Snowball, were for the defendant. The plaintiff is a porter 'in the employ of Messrs. J. & D. Malcolm, and the defen dant is a master stevedore, and the action was brought to recover damages for injury done to the plaintiff through the negligence of defendant's servants. It appeared that the plaintiff was assisting on the 15th of March last, in the re moval of the " National Eagle," which was lying in the Bramley Moore dock, that the servants of the defendant, who were discharging the cargo, pitched a bale of cotton from the ship, while the plaintiff was in the act, of removing a package. The bale fell on his leg, and he was, in con sequence, confined to the hospital for thirteen weeks.—Ver diet for the plaintiff, £l7 10s. damages. BowErt v. hinAcocx.—Mr. McAubery instructed by Mr. Hughes, appeared for the plaintiff ; and Mr. Millward, in structed by Messrs. Lowndes & Co. for the defendant. The plaintiff is a colour merchant and painter, carrying on. busi ness at 22, Pitt-street, in this town, and the defendant is a ship broker, and the Liverpool agent to the Grand Junction Canal Company, at Duke's-dock; and the action was brought by the plaintiff to recover damages for the non delivery of goods which had been consigned to him. It ap peared that on the 23rd of last August, the plaintiff had ..,., him q!,;1 had eight casks of colours consigned London, carriage paid. The plaints invoice in due course, his clerk made apP i "" , goods. It seemed that the goods were not paid, and the defendant's clerk conseq uen deliver them, unl e s s the freight, a!, which am°°',2 was paid ; this the plaintiff refused to do—t lw , v not delivered, and hence the present actioa:7; hi s having failed to prove the case, was non-sinv ew , WELSH v. W IL S ON AND ANOTHER.--MI% oa , structed by Mr. Rob y , appeared for th e p lo Brett, instructed by Messrs. Curry and Wit, the defendant. The plaintiff is an accoun 4(1! fendants are a lodging.-house keeper and her t i e peared that the phuntiff lodged in the house the o and . having fallen into arrears in his reaq, 1. 1 , 11 seized his clothes, those of his wife and 41 . ( them. In consequence of this, plaintiff '!" a ' s , , 111 his room for some days until a friend lent .' l l4 and thus enables him to go out and plat' — to s The present . action was accordingly brought : 4 a pensation for the loss the plaintiff has su!taulp value of his goods. Verdict for the plainufri fl BARRATT AND ANOTHER V. ALLAN AND c l u t t a lo p: appeared esdo some that w t the ork defendants, thev had a Aspinall and Mr. Brett, instructed by . Mr. ; for the plainriffs ; and ' Mr. Blair and Mr. "„ structed by Messrs. J. and H. Gregory, fo r gc. I tct he Hughes, are millwrights and enneers, an?",, of some cottage property;belonn. Barrett, and Michael Trueman ° d insertedViili3lll!l J 0 1; 4 : . 6 , objectionable manufactu r e in — the - biildi l lr from the noise and offensive smells cawi s ble. % houses of the plaintiffs had become untenan, 4 % case had been opened,_ a consu lt a ti o n t. 00 . ,', y side, and it was'agree'd that the matt Mr. Raffles, as arbitrator. HARDY V. WIGNALL.-Mr. M'Aubrcy, Black, appeared for the plaintiff, and gr . • by Mr. Radcliffe, for the defendant TbePnt owner, and the: defendant, who IP a 1 owner, but much more extensively engatcr ect o than the plaintiff. It appeared that on the 0 e ail the plaintiff purchased a horse of the defencl s . t tse servant, for £l6 10s. Th e h orse was wa rra! when taken to the plaintiff's stables, it lc', Ur t was labouring under a disease of the len, under a cart, but would not draw, and 00. the fourth day after the purchase he died' ,ty ii accordingly brought the present action to ree° f( which he had paid for the horse. Forth contended that no war r anty was given, and in f j. had no power to do so , an d it was further th e horse, at the time of th e sa l e , was in a perfe ct ' ti rl dition. Verdict for the plaintiff, £l6 10. lk" ) ; AsHCROFT BRADSHAW.—MT. Bl a i r , in , Owen, appeared for th e pl a i n tiff, and Nrior strutted by Messrs. Flet c h er an d Hull, was .6g( ant. In stating the case , M r . Bl a i r obserre`', ( j ' 1 )1 of the case were very simpl e , an d th a t if Cr to be as he was instructed, it was one of the fr'', to impose on. a respectable lady th a t h a d er e ,." ti his notice. The 'pl a i n tiff res id e d i n a 110 r George's-square, where her husband, who hP officer in this town, had lived fo r sev e ral.' ral . ger husband's decease, the plaintiff increase(' , th which were rath er limited, to a very by letting lodgiiigs, but in the month A e ie a ', ; she deemed it advisable to let the h ous e and 41 t), put a bill into the w i n d ow f or t h at purpose. ico, ate` defendant, who is a medical officer in the te' , 11 ] ,„ the house, and agreed t o t a k e it at £5O a 'tr quarterly in advance. An ag r eement to ta s tt drawn up and sig ne d by both parties, and th e i 1 4 4 being paid at the s t a t e d p er i o d , Dr. Brads° i N having apologised for the delay, gave a he would pay the money on a certain FridaY,', afterwards he called aga in , an d asked to see ~ on its being shewn to hi m , sna t c h e d i t from v4N hand, crumpled it up,.put it into his pocket, an nbh I have changed my mind, and let it to whoto4 ep o Gross and unjustifiabl e , h owever , as t hi s c one OSJ plaintiff was willing to put up w ith it, an d she accepted the offer of another medical gentleman' c urt son, to take the house at a rent of £55 a fear'. ' 4l it circumstance came t o th e k now l e d ge o f the l e 'f it called on Dr. Thomps on , t o ld hi m t h at h e ha ' o L ev house already, and that if Dr. Thompson eg ' ' 1 04 4 would do so at his peril. Dr. Thompson aeco fl off his agreement, by w hi c h th e plaintiff, havo, notl her furniture and got rid of her lode e( very serious loss. For this the present brought, and damages were laid at £2OO. t ie( was then examined and deposed to the facts Mr. Blai r i n his statement. She denied ha,, e v i 'a] conversation with D r . B radshaw as to her pc"i house, and produced a copy of the aoTeemen; ' ~( 111 11 Dr. Thompson was about t o enter withe'her. n fast was then examined, and deposed to the fact % entered into an agreement w ith th e plaintiff the house, and to his having refused to fulfil it in 0 re in consequence of the caution of the defendant., A \ , Mr. Atkinson th en a dd resse d t h e j ury for t 4 nhgerved. tllat the lieepsa ,the Council babo , more abused than it ha .been by Mr. upon the conduct of the defendant. To r ',„. ca certainly, h th e !. ( t co D un n oil ß ) radshaw had tater , t o 't meat, conceived that his ta u in so doing, inasmuch as he had been inf° rgl ' `` ) el let authority, that the plaintiff h a d no power t° "j il t i and had Mrs. Ashcroft sati s fi e d hi m on this r ot r 'll 4l fendant would have c arr i e d ou t hi s agrearil e l e No witnesses were examined for the defenee; e after a careful summing up, an d ana ly s is of °o , e and complicated pleas on the record, found a plaintiff, £lOO damages. P o i n t s h ave been res e ' court above. ~;,, - The business of the court, which was more t ,`` t ir protracted, in consequence of the irrelevant duced into several of the cases by the council — which more than once called forth the censure "' Lr terminated at Six o'clock, when the jurors we re and received their certificates of attendance. CHARGE OF DEFRAUDING THE CO Ill't) I 4 On Saturday, Joseph Rosson, and Williatn,ierl former a contractor, and the latter the late Clef , Works at the New Borough Gaol, Walton,) `1, 5(1 ., ..,:' before Robert Benn, Esq., and Thos. Bootb9„,' -, • Police Court, charged with defrauding the ll° ., 4 'r Liverpool, of a sum of upwards of £1727, in o yn o ' ''l 1 the supply of bricks for the erection of the Net / • Simon prosecuted on behalf of the Corporati O Snowball appeared for Rosson, and Mr. Bremner:, Mr. SIMoN, in opening the case, said, he was 41 appear on behalf o f th e C orporat i on, to pre f er a c" IN two parties who had been summoned, Jose Pit,, 1,1 William Clarke, the p ar ti c ul ar nature of w hi c h c . ," be determined h e r ea ft er , w h en t h e evidence had be T i throughout. It m i g h t b e t h at t h ey would have t°, I,' with conspiracy, or f a l se p re t ence , or both. It, st o '0 in 1849, the c or p orat i on o f Li verpool commenced i.,1 of a new b oroug h gao l, i n a fi e l d near Walton« 1 . ) v l other contracts m a d e f or th e purposes of the b ul '1(14 ° E between the corporation of Liverpool, on the one r defendant, Ross on , on th e ot h er, f or t h e supply cof - gY , necessary for the erecti on o f th e b u ildi ng , Mr. Pd. manufacture the bri c k s i n a fi e ld i n t h e ne i g hb o uril o supply them to the extent required for the buildiohr (4 0 11 to carry out the co n t rac t, wor k men were emplaYeu 0 1 , t l l, and over those w or k men , a c l er k , name d H a rper , 0; 1.'41 whose duty it was t o su p er i n t en d t h em, an d t o co , r , '',„ , k t ., day, the bricks whi c h th ey ma d e, an d to inspect t h li i', l l l .l ie and then to hand th ose returns to t h e Cl er k o f tb° 'rl behalf of the corporation. The Clerk of the worn t1„ 111 by the corporation, was Win. Clarke, one of the de Ot the present case, and it was his duty to act as 3 c,,,, 1t workman's returns, a nd o n th e returns of liar& also his duty, in order to ensure correctness and ac c "o through the fields from time to time, and inspec t f ,toi l and count the number made. The mode of mat l iott hm this---the men were appointed to work at ser,, t . , " There were eight stools in the field, at which t", ~,i I were employed in the manufacture of bricks, s o tl O ,ll tv , a facility afforded thereby to the person whose d A ut2 t o Ti t i , count the bricks, to go through and perform that u" (4` k the inspection and correction of the accounts in 0' „, v'' (Mr. Simon) had mentioned, it was Clarke's Jul, return to the surveyor of the corporation, who '' to the Finance Committee, who paid the am from time to time, Rosson would be entitled. have to show the magistrates that, in making t h ., there were falsificati ons o f th e mos t extreme eharac`" ionnt~e~b commencement. At the very outset of those ope f Ati only were there f a l se accoun t s, i n t h emse l ves f falsified to a considerable magnitude. They eve s extent, they charged for an additional st( actually in use, so that all the bricks chat head of this separate stool was a perfect irni tion practised upon the corporation, and th a t by 6 servants, in collusion with the contiacto of bricks alleged to have been made, o corporation, was 6,167,230, for which r to the amount of £5,124. 18s. 9d., whe of bricks made, he should prove to have thereby showing a fraud on the corporat.— , s upwards of £700,--a fraud perpet ra t e d by in"' charge of the number of bricks alleged to have mb bee o f Mr. Wight man, corporat i on surveyor, and ah oB o, were examined, t o s h ow t h at a n uer o f brie d ~b, lO , siderably less in number than the quantity eharse on the ground, and at the conclusion of the Simon applied for a remand. M r . snowb 3 il Bremner resisted this, contending that there .vas i, tra to justify a reman d . The magistrates grant" t but intimated that bail would be taken for Clarke The amount of bail was fixed at £5OO )1 . lew tt era 7., tm. e ts DARING ROBBERY.—On Friday 1 1 -g h mises of an extensive baker in Brownlow-hi'' into, the safe was dislodged, and placed in a Lebv"o and carried to an unoccup i e d h ouse i n the n w - c ier A t• e 4 The safe was the re bl own open with gunr . re n d though a large b oo ty was expecte d , t h e theivesoi. C owd a few pounds. Th e ques ti on ar i ses h ow a sa ooh been carried in a wheelbarrow through such 3 t here. without the knowledge of the officers on duty ~~~~; f I'n,.